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Ticagrelor vs. Aspirin in Post-TIA and Stroke Patients
Aspirin should remain the drug of choice, except for patients who are aspirin-intolerant.
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Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Patients
Would it be safe for serodiscordant couples to omit barrier methods entirely?
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Hospital Consult - August 2016
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FDA Approves Lixisenatide for Type 2 Diabetes
The FDA approved lixisenatide (Adlyxin), a once-daily injection, to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.
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CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreaks Related to Backyard Poultry Flocks
Taking precautions can help prevent illness.
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Mosquito Transmission of Zika Virus in Florida Confirmed
The first U.S. cases of local Zika transmission come two weeks after Congress failed to pass Zika funding bill.
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Approach May Be Effective Against Genital Herpes
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, working with scientists from Germany, have shown that zinc oxide nanoparticles can prevent the herpes simplex virus from entering cells.
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Are Antibiotics Overprescribed for Possible STIs? Check Your Practice
With growing resistance to antibiotics noted in the United States, what’s your practice when it comes to prescribing them? According to a recent study, three-quarters of ED patients who received antibiotics to treat suspected STIs tested negative for such diseases.1
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Having Providers Talk with Adolescents About Condom Use Remains Essential
Condoms provide excellent protection from STIs, and they have the added benefit of acting as a method of pregnancy prevention. -
Researchers’ Index Could Help Detect Women at Risk for Rapid Bone Loss
Researchers have developed an index to predict which women may experience faster bone loss across the menopause transition.1 Such a tool may prove helpful. Estimates indicate that as many as 50% of Americans older than 50 years will be at risk for osteoporotic fractures during their lifetimes.2 Osteoporosis has a fivefold greater prevalence in women than in men. In the United States, although women only have twice the fracture rate of men, they sustain 80% of hip fractures because older women outnumber older men.3