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Cervical cancer, once one of the most common cancers affecting U.S. women, now ranks 14th in frequency among American women. Thanks to the introduction of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, the incidence of invasive cervical cancer has seen a dramatic drop. Between 1955 and 1992, U.S. cervical cancer incidence declined by 74%.
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Thinking of new ways to reach out to patients? Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (PPCW) in Portland, OR, has linked services to the Internet.
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When it comes to HIV in the United States, young people are disproportionately at risk: An estimated 50% of new HIV infections occur among those under age 25.
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Use of the benzodiazepine-like hypnotics (z-hypnotics), zolpidem and zopiclone, is associated with an increased risk of crash, particularly in young people.
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Hypovitaminosis D was found to be highly prevalent in U.S. adults with CVD, particularly those with both coronary heart disease and heart failure.
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Vitamin B12 was effective in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
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The FDA has approved another selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor for the management of fibromyalgia (FM).
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Actinic keratoses (AK) areat bestprecancerous skin lesions, and at worst (a belief held by many leaders in the skin cancer field), skin carcinoma in situ.
