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Results of a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show about 13% of high school students have been tested for HIV, despite the fact that this age group harbors a disproportionate number of undiagnosed cases.
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What is your facility doing to stop the spread of chlamydia? Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States.
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It is now widely accepted that cancer of the cervix is caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). The infectious etiology of cervical cancer was first suggested when the second wives of some HPV-infected men whose first wives died of cervical cancer also developed the disease.
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This issue is the second installment in a two-part series on breast cancer. The first part covered epidemiology, histologic types of breast cancer, screening, diagnosis, principles of treatment, and surgical management. This issue will cover chemotherapy, radiation therapy, endocrine therapy, metastatic breast cancer, and primary care for the breast cancer survivor.
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Comparing blood pressure medications, determining optimal length of androgen-deprivation therapy, red yeast rice for LDL reduction, and FDA Actions.
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Aspirin reduces the risk for myocardial infarction in men ages 45-79 and for stroke in women ages 55-79; however, its use must be balanced against the increased risk of serious bleeding events in each individual patient.
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Group visits of diabetic patients have the power to foster lifestyle change, improve the control of diabetes and related cardiovascular risk factors, and lower health care costs.
