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Clinicians who opt to use azithromycin for treatment of early syphilis should review recently published research that indicates that at least 10% of syphilis samples from patients at sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in four cities had a strain resistant to the antibiotic.
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Checking your next patients chart, you see that the young woman uses depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera, Pfizer, New York City) for birth control. When you ask about her last injection, she tells you she missed her scheduled shot because she was out of town.
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If your practice includes care of lesbian and bisexual women, and most practices do, dont dismiss taking their reproductive histories. New research indicates that previous pregnancy, induced abortion, and hormonal contraceptive use are common among women who report sex with women, regardless of whether they identify themselves as lesbian.
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Want to see more adolescents at your facility? Planned Parenthood of South Palm Beach and Broward County (PPSPBBC) in Boca Raton, FL, has captured teens attention by packaging a comprehensive health screening with a years supply of free birth control pills.
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Where does your state stand when it comes to funding for abstinence-only programs? A new report released by the New York City-based Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) details the amount, type, and use of federal abstinence-only-until-marriage funds in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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One in five children in Lincoln County, OR, has no health insurance and nearly 50% are living below the federal poverty level or close to it.
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The Center for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Access is monitoring Medicaid coverage for diabetes and has reported on coverage in five states California, Colorado, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington chosen for their diversity in size, geographic location, and anticipated range of policies.
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Medicare and insurer reimbursement in clinical trials is so complex that even the National Academy of Sciences couldnt simplify things. In fact, proposals offered by a task force convened to address the subject five years ago were never adopted.
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A report prepared by the House Committee on Government Reforms Democrat staff special investigations division, presented results from a survey of every juvenile detention facility in the United States to assess what happens to youth when community mental health services are not readily available.
