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Risk factors for spontaneous dissection of carotid and vertebral arteries include smoking, migraine, and a tall, thin body. Women are at increased risk of dissecting multiple arteries.
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Postanoxic status epilepticus does not necessarily imply irreversible and fatal brain injury.
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The spontaneous development of anti-amyloid antibodies may have an impact on the development of plaques and Alzheimer's disease.
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Deep brain stimulation significantly increases "on" time, reduces dyskinesias, reduces "off" time, and improves various quality-of-life measures compared with best medical therapy in patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson's disease.
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Your next patient is an adolescent female who has requested immunization with the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV). When she asks specifically about the vaccine's safety, what can you tell her?
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The next patient in your exam room is a 17-year-old female who uses the contraceptive injection depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) for birth control.
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Research findings presented at a February 2009 international conference indicate that an investigational gel known as PRO 2000 (Indevus Pharmaceuticals; Lexington, MA) proved about 30% effective in preventing HIV infection in women.
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Reproductive health advocates are throwing their support behind the Obama administration's move to rescind a controversial "conscience" rule that would expand the right of health care personnel and institutions to refuse to provide or assist in the provision of services on moral or religious grounds.
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Today, women account for more than one-quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Access barriers to the dedicated emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) Plan B are set to be lifted. A federal judge has instructed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make Plan B available to 17-year-olds and ordered the agency to review whether to make the ECP available to females 17 and under without prescription.