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Dowson and colleagues performed a randomized, controlled trial to assess the efficacy of PFO closure in reducing the incidence of migraine with aura.
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Vernakalant is a new investigational anti- arrhythmic drug. The compound is relatively selective, blocking the early-activating potassium channel and the frequency-dependent sodium channel.
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A Washington, DC, HIV prevention intervention targets a population of mostly African-American women who come from such abusive backgrounds that their risky behaviors even place their children at risk of mother-to-child (MTC) transmission.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) of Los Angeles, CA, recently raised a stir when the organization's president and its medical chief announced that it was time for the federal government to stop funding research for the HIV vaccine and to put that money into prevention and treatment that works.
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Over-the-counter contraceptive products that contain the spermicide nonoxynol-9 (N-9) now will carry a warning label to alert consumers that such products do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV/AIDS, following a final ruling by the FDA.
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When a Boston, MA, research team decided to study HIV/AIDS prevention among the mentally ill, a group that is particularly vulnerable to infection with the disease, they had to ensure their research volunteers were recruited with appropriate privacy safeguards and thoroughly understood their research participation.
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Since many medication adherence programs were developed with HIV-infected urban and coastal populations, it is legitimate to ask whether these strategies will work with a deep South minority population.
