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Withdrawal of statin therapy in acute ischemic stroke may lead to increases in death and disability.
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Circle the calendar now for the annual Contraceptive Technology conference. Sessions will be held March 6-8, 2008, in Boston, and April 3-5, 2008, in San Francisco.
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The richer nations of the world have stepped up their collective response to the global AIDS pandemic, with the number of HIV-positive people in low- and middle-income countries receiving treatment increasing from 400,000 to 2 million between 2003 and 2006.
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Good news: Recent research indicates that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil (Merck & Co.; Whitehouse Station, NJ) also provides about 40% cross-protection against other common oncogenic strains of HPV, in addition to its established strains.
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When payday rolls around in your office, are envelopes met with grins or grimaces? For providers in family planning, 2007 proved to bring fewer smiles on the salary scene.
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Intrauterine contraception is safe and effective, but many clinicians continue to exclude it from their list of contraceptive options.
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Officials at the District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) are retooling the city's condom distribution program after meeting public resistance to its customized condoms.
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Your patients may be asking you about research news that indicates that use of oral contraceptives (OCs) increase cancer risk for women who use the method for more than eight years.
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Progress toward an effective HIV vaccine has encountered a major roadblock with the cessation of a HIV vaccine clinical trial sponsored by Merck & Co. Meanwhile, the need for an effective vaccine continues to grow: The number of new infections in 2006 rose to 4.3 million around the globe, 400,000 more than in 2004.
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Benefits of Coronary Prevention: WOSCOPS; Topiramate for Alcohol Dependence; Job Strain and Recurrent CHD; Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Metabolic Syndrome: Nutrition Intervention; Confirming the Diagnosis of Premature Ejaculation; A Possible Relationship Between CAD and Colonic CA