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If your clinical practice includes treatment of perimenopausal women, the subject of hot flashes is familiar territory for you. In a 2002 national survey of menopausal women, hot flashes (70%) led the top four reasons for seeking medical attention, followed by night sweats (68%), mood disturbances (50%), and sleep disturbances (49%).
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Recent research findings indicate that young women who use the commonly used epilepsy drug phenytoin for one year showed significant bone loss compared to women taking other epilepsy drugs.
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The woman in your exam room says she is experiencing a painful, burning sensation when urinating, and reports increased vaginal discharge. The test is positive for gonorrhea. What's your next move?
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The teenager in front of you says she has some bumps on her genital area. A closer inspection shows several flesh-colored, flat growths on her vulva. What's your next move?
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Your last patient has left the exam room with a prescription for birth control in her hand. You counseled on proper use and covered the expected side effects. Is she now protected against unintended pregnancy?
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For the first time, newly proposed guidance puts a number and a cost to the respirators needed to protect health care workers during an influenza pandemic: 480 respirators at a cost of about $240 to protect a single employee, or a single reusable elastomeric respirator with three filters at a cost of $40 per employee.
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Pennsylvania has become the first state in the nation to receive the federal government's permission to spend federal Medicaid dollars on services that enable autistic adults to live more independently.
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Almost all states are actively engaged in e-health strategies to facilitate use of information technology to make the health care system more efficient and provide greater value and higher quality.
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Medicaid cuts in Oregon were followed by increases in both hospital emergency department (ED) use and hospitalization of the uninsured. A study published online April 17, 2008, in the Annals of Emergency Medicine says federal legislation facilitating similar Medicaid changes in other states may lead to higher ED use and hospitalizations elsewhere.
