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While Many Pharmacies Have EC, Can Teens Access It?
In 2013, the Food and Drug Administration removed age restrictions on emergency contraception (EC), allowing it to be sold over the counter to all consumers. However, results of a new study indicate that barriers to and disparities in access for adolescents still exist.
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Data Indicate Efficacy of Liletta IUD for Four Years’ Use
Four-year data from the ongoing multicenter, U.S.-based pivotal trial of the 52 mg Liletta levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD) indicate its safety and efficacy for four years of use in nulliparous and parous women, as well as in non-obese and obese women.
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More Teens Using Contraception, Data Show
While more relying on IUDs and other methods, pill use remains common
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Troubling Trend Emerges From CTE Study
Researchers discover alarming rates of degenerative disorder in brains of deceased football players.
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Commission Calls for Simple Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce Dementia
In a sweeping report, international experts argue targeted global health initiatives could prevent more than one-third of dementia cases.
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Sudden Onset Headache
This article will outline the presentation of sudden onset headache in the ED, with a focus on important history and physical examination findings, associated differential diagnoses, and the appropriate workup and treatment of each condition.
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Fungus Among Us? Dermatophyte Infections, Mimickers, and Treatment Options
Tinea refers to a superficial fungal infection of the skin, hair, and nails caused by dermatophytes, which are filamentous fungi. Trichophyton rubrum is the most common cause of dermatophyte infection, accounting for nearly 70% of infections worldwide. These infections are extremely common, but are more prominent in warm, tropical climates. Tinea is seen more commonly in black and Asian patients, has a predilection for young adults, and is three to four times more common in males.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
How Dirty Is That Sandbox?; Rebuilding the Pyramids; Resistant TB in India: Unrecognized Mutations
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GASP! Increasing Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea threatens to make the infection untreatable in some patients.
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Genital HPV in Men: How Common Is It?
In this U.S. cross-sectional survey, the prevalence of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in adult men was 45%, of which 25% were high-risk subtypes. The overall rate of HPV vaccination among those who were eligible was 11%.