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Just six years ago, a national report asked, Is the secret getting out? when it comes to emergency contraception (EC).1 If results of the 2003 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey are any indication, ECs message now is being heard loud and clear.
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The next patient on your schedule is a 41-year-old woman who smokes 12-15 cigarettes a day. She would like to use combined oral contraceptives (OCs). Will she leave your office with a prescription for the Pill?
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A total of 215 providers participated in the 2003 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey, which monitors contraceptive trends and family planning issues among readers.
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When discussing contraceptive options with your female patients, what choices are available at your facility? If they include the contraceptive patch (Ortho Evra, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ) and the contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing, Organon, West Orange, NJ), you join the majority of respondents to the 2003 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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While new birth control methods are attracting attention from new and established contraceptive users, family planning clinicians say many women continue to choose combined oral contraceptives (OCs) for safe, reliable pregnancy prevention.
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Get ready for a major change to occur in the way birth control pills are prescribed and used with the arrival of Seasonale, the first dedicated extended-regimen oral contraceptive.
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The test lab in the engineering department at the University of Colorado in Boulder looks very much like a hospital room, complete with a patient hooked up to a hanging IV drip. However, the patient is a mannequin being used to study the effectiveness of ultraviolet light to reduce health care employees exposure to tuberculosis.
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A new integrated disability program to close long-term disability (LTD) and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) claims was developed by the federal government and a public/private partnership. Called Ticket to Work, the program targets two areas: existing/maintenance claims and early intervention claims.