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Drug discovery activities have yielded agents effective against a novel target in staphylococci.
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The rapid immunochromatographic urine test Binax NOW was found to be a valuable, sensitive, and rapid test for diagnosing pneumococcal pneumonia even after antibiotic therapy had been started.
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New video reviews teen birth control options; NAMS issues revised menopause guidelines
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The next patient in your exam room is a 32-year-old woman with type 2 (adult onset) diabetes. While she is obese, she does not smoke, and her chart shows no evidence of hypertension, nephropathy, or retinopathy. What birth control options can you offer her?
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Just-published papers in the Journal of the American Medical Association add to heightened concern regarding hormone therapy (HT).
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Findings from a new Australian study indicate that use of modern, low-dose oral contraceptives (OCs) containing 50 mcg estrogen or less do not appear to appreciably raise the risk of ischemic stroke in healthy women.
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The word is getting out about emergency contraception (EC). A just-released national survey reports that two-thirds of women ages 18-44 are aware that there is something a woman can do to prevent pregnancy in the few days following sexual intercourse.
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If you have any patients who use 28-day packages of Nortrel 7/7/7 oral contraceptives (OCs), be sure your clinic has initiated its patient notification plan following the July 9, 2003, voluntary recall issued by the pills manufacturer, Barr Laboratories of Pomona, NY.
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Pyrazinamide was the most frequent cause of drug-related adverse events, especially hepatitis, among patients with tuberculosis receiving first-line drugs.
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The Platelia Aspergillus EIA for detecting Aspergillus galactomannan in blood has been recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States.