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There are a variety of models for research ethics consultation services (RECS), but a common factor that has made these new ethics boards appealing to top U.S. health officials and foundations is the idea that they can work collaboratively with IRBs to improve human subjects protection, an expert says.
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The Office of Protocol Research of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston developed its administrative research-monitoring plan (ARMP) as a simple, user-friendly systematic tool.
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Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis within two years of becoming sexually active, according to results of a recent study.
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If your clinical practice includes care of college-age youth, you will want to review the results of a new study of university students.
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When it comes to HIV/AIDS, the nation's capitol is experiencing some of the highest rates in the United States. At least 3% of District of Columbia (DC) residents have HIV or AIDS, according to a 2009 epidemiology report by the DC HIV/AIDS office.
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HIV-positive women have a much higher risk of developing cervical and uterine cancers than do women without the disease, due to their impaired immune function.
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For women who request emergency contraception, ulipristal acetate might be an effective alternative to levonorgestrel, according to results of a new study.
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Family planning clinicians are familiar with the hormones that regulate human reproduction. Research has identified a new hormone that suppresses reproduction, which opens the door to possible development of a new class of contraceptive.
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When hospitals start a discharge planning huddle, the key is to make it brief, an expert says.