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How can clinicians reach at-risk teens? Take a look at the SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities with Teens), a one-stop, drop-in center in St. Louis aimed specifically at the 13- to 24-year age group.
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Need to catch up on your reading when it comes to teen sexuality issues? Stay current on adolescent health topics with the following reviews of six recently published papers:
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The burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States is high. Public health officials estimate there are 36 new STD infections every minute, with half of those among people ages 15-24.1 The annual cost to treat those infections? The estimate is $14.7 billion.
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One in 25 older Americans, and almost 10% of older men, are at risk for serious health problems such as bleeding and muscle weakness because they take an unwise combination of medications; half the time a non-prescription medication is involved.
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Peppermint oil, psyllium, and antispasmodics are all effective in the treatment of IBS.
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Although colonoscopy is associated with reduced deaths from colorectal cancer, its effect seems to be limited to deaths from cancer developing in the left colon.
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These investigators derived and validated a risk score that predicts incident kidney disease.
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A new antiepileptic drug with a novel mechanism of action has been approved for the treatment of partial seizures.
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JNC 7 is probably the consensus document most utilized by U.S. clinicians to make decisions about HTN.
