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Women with inactive or stable systemic lupus erythematosus a disease in which the bodys immune system mistakenly attacks and damages healthy tissues of the skin, joints and internal organs need effective contraception When women with inactive or stable systemic lupus erythematosus need effective contraception, clinicians rarely prescribe oral contraceptives (OCs) due to fears that the Pill might increase disease activity.
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The last patient on your list is a young woman with a positive test for a sexually transmitted disease (STD). When discussing strategies for protection from future infections, she tells you she is not comfortable with using a female condom and has problems negotiating male condom use with her boyfriend. Outside of abstinence, what are her options?
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When discussing prevention strategies against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with your patients, do you discuss immunization against hepatitis B? The message may not be getting through; 42% of 1,150 adults ages 18-35 participating in a 2004 national survey did not know they could protect themselves from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection through vaccination.
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Contraceptive use has been reported as a risk factor for cervical cancer; however, since the discovery of the strong link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer, evidence has been unclear on its association.
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While women wait for a decision from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the status of moving emergency contraception over the counter (OTC), some family planning providers are looking at using the telephone and Internet to help expand access to the method.
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Sports and recreation-related injuries commonly are seen in the offices of internists, family practitioners, and pediatricians. They may be the first physician to whom the injured athlete turns, or they may be referred from an urgent care or emergency department.
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Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study.
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This study ran from November 2000 to May 2002, recruited 611 patients from 58 centers predominantly from Europe, and set out to compare the efficacy and safety of these drugs for treating febrile, neutropenic patients with cancer and either proven or suspected infection due to Gram-positive bacteria in a prospective, blinded randomized controlled trial.
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The California Influenza Strain (A/California/07/2004 [H3N2]), first isolated in our own backyard in Santa Clara County, included in the 2005-2006 trivalent influenza vaccine, has been given the boot!
