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Results of a new survey released by the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) indicate that most of the 1,000 women polled often confused myth with fact when quizzed about cervical cancer prevention.
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Good news for your patients who use oral contraceptives (OCs): A new analysis of 45 epidemiological studies shows that use of such pills during a woman's lifetime gives substantial long-term protection against ovarian cancer.
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Data released at a recent international conference suggest that adult male circumcision, which has been seen as possibly reducing the risk of HIV transmission in Africa, could raise the risk for women there whose male partners seek the procedure after they are infected.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised labeling on the contraceptive patch (Ortho Evra, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Raritan, NJ) to include new epidemiology data on the risks of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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Does Published Evidence Reflect the Whole Story?; Vitamin E levels and Physical Decline with Aging; Effort, Efficacy, and Effectiveness; Comprehensive Diabetes Care: The Whole Enchilada; The ENDORSE Study: Preventable Hospital Deaths; Risks of Stopping Clopidogrel
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In a news conference February 8, 2008, officials from the CDC announced that preliminary data suggest there is a mismatch between circulating influenza virus in the United States this winter and this year's influenza vaccine.
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (formerly known as Pseudomonas maltophilia, Xanthomonas maltophilia) is a motile, gram-negative bacillus that is widely distributed in nature, particularly in water and soil.
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Over the past decade, tremendous progress has been made to increase the tolerability of treatment regimens and to reduce the pill burden for HIV-1 infected patients.
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This study from the California collaborative treatment Group examined renal function over time in 146 patients included in the CCTG 578 prospective, randomized clinical trial of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM).
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I've Heard of TIA, But What The Heck is a TNA?, Advancing Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Previously Treated with Glargine Plus Oral Agents, A Relationship Between Linolenic Acid and Neuropathy in Diabetics