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If your adolescent patients are not using condoms for protection, are you exploring the reasons behind such decisions? Results of a just-published survey of more than 1,400 adolescents and young adults indicate that teens who don't use condoms were significantly more likely to believe that condoms reduce sexual pleasure and also were more concerned that their partner would not approve of condom use.
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When discussing risks for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), you cover such topics as condom use, but do you also address alcohol use, specifically binge drinking? Results of a new study indicate that you should.
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On July 30, President Bush signed a law revising and renewing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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Terminally ill cancer patients who had end-of life discussions with their physician had better quality of life during their last week and their caregivers had an easier bereavement.
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A new agent has been approved by the fda for the treatment of thrombocytopenia associated with chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP).
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Previously undiagnosed cancer is frequent in patients with an unprovoked VTE and is more often detected with an extensive cancer screening strategy than with a limited screening strategy.
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Lubiprostone, the new drug for idiopathic constipation, improved PEG-based colonoscopy preparation.
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Approximately 50% of b-cell function has been lost at the time of initial diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
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Ongoing safety review of tiotropium; raloxifene reduces the risk of endometrial cancer; one-day treatment with famciclovir may be as effective as 3-day treatment with valacyclovir; new Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians regarding pharmacologic treatment for low bone density and osteoporosis; FDA Actions.
