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If your hospital is a large urban facility, you may have large numbers of staff with individual departments responsible for performance improvement, patient safety, and data collection and abstracting. Unfortunately, many quality managers at smaller facilities are not so lucky.
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UNAIDS and other international organizations have been drawing attention in recent months to the plight of women in nations where HIV infection is pandemic and likely to continue the trend of disproportionately affecting women.
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A recent study shows that there is no difference in high level of sexual risk-taking behavior between HIV-infected populations who have drug-resistant virus and those that dont, which suggests that a public health problem may worsen unless its addressed through targeted intervention efforts.
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About a year ago, it seemed to be a pretty safe assumption that HIV incidence was on the rise in San Francisco due to documented increases in sexually transmitted diseases among high-risk populations, including men who have sex with men who use the Internet to find anonymous sexual partners.
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The microbicide research field is varied and diverse, with the potential for products that will include vaginal and/or rectal gels, films, creams, or suppositories to oral medications, which have active ingredients that range from hormones to antiretroviral drugs, fusion inhibitors, or surfactants.
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Your next patient is 19, sexually active, and says her boyfriend infrequently uses condoms because she takes an oral contraceptive and is protected against pregnancy. What information should you share with her about protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
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While African-Americans account for just 12% of the U.S. population, the impact of the AIDS epidemic has taken a disproportionate toll on them. More than half of all AIDS cases in 2002 in the United States were among African-Americans, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
