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In the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, there was a report of a small randomized trial that might generate some cautious optimism regarding the treatment of PTL.
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The primary care physician is often asked to deal with foot pain. This issue covers many of the common chronic and acute conditions that plague patients and provides differential diagnoses and therapeutic approaches.
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Sweeping new changes have been made to the guidelines for prevention of endocarditis in patients undergoing dental procedures.
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Clinicians now have a dedicated continuous use oral contraceptive. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given final approval to Lybrel from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals of Collegeville, PA. The drug represents the first combination contraceptive pill designed to be taken 365 days a year, without a placebo phase or pill-free interval.
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In 1997, federal block grant funding for abstinence-only sexuality education went into effect. Despite limited research on the efficacy of such programs, many states applied for a portion of the $50 million in federal dollars.
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The next patient in your exam room is a young female adolescent. How can you help motivate her when it comes to condom use?
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As the first year of the two-year 110th Congress gets under way the first time in a dozen years that Democrats have been in charge of both chambers reproductive health advocates are working with a sense of cautious optimism.
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Get ready to tackle a resurgence of syphilis among males who have sex with males (MSM). Results from a new study indicate that increasing syphilis cases among this population group account for most of the recent overall increase in national syphilis rates and may be a harbinger of increasing rates of HIV infection among MSM.
