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Has your treatment of menopausal women changed since the initial findings released from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized, controlled trials of hormone therapy (HT)? Findings from a just-published secondary analysis of data from the WHI indicate that women who initiated HT closer to menopause tended to have reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), while women further from menopause tended to have a slightly higher risk for the disease.
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Global policies are being updated with the recent issuance of recommendations from an expert consultation on male circumcision for HIV prevention.1 But what impact do the recommendations have on your practice?
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In 1992, reproductive health advocates estimated that emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) could prevent half of all unintended pregnancies and abortions in the United States each year.
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Consider the following patients: a 15-year-old young mother, a 30-year-old married woman with no previous pregnancies, a 30-year-old single woman with no children, and a 30-year-old HIV-positive woman with three children. When discussing contraceptive options, do you include intrauterine contraception in talking with these women?
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Update your practice when it comes to treatment of gonorrhea: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommends the fluoroquinolone antibiotics ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin as a treatment for gonorrhea in the United States.
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As clinicians begin to integrate use of the first cervical cancer vaccine (Gardasil, Merck & Co.; Whitehouse Station, NJ), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to review the application for a second vaccine.
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Greenfield RH. Tai gee! Immune augmentation and tai chi. Altern Med Alert 2007;10(5):59-60.
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Lee R. Kava: Piper methysticum. Altern Med Alert 2007;10(5):49-55.
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Left unchecked, stress can have significant effects on your overall health and well-being. Stress can impair your immune system, making you more susceptible to infections, and can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease.
