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The CDC published its first recommendations for management of exposure to HIV in the occupational setting in 1990, at a time when the only available antiretroviral was zidvudine. They first addressed the issue of non-occupational exposure in print in 1998, at which time they, however, concluded that the available evidence for or against post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in this setting was inadequate to allow them to make a recommendation applicable to the United States.
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Sildenafil Citrate for Erectile Dysfunction in Men Receiving Multiple Antihypertensive Agents, Risk of Fracture after Androgen Deprivation for Prostate Cancer, Chronic Stress Accelerates Ultraviolet-Induced Cutaneous Carcinogenesis, Air Contrast Barium Enema, CT Colonography, and Colonoscopy, Risk Stratification for In-Hospital Mortality in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure, Obesity, Weight Gain, and the Risk of Kidney Stones.
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Clinicians share a common goal in respect to early diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, yet the optimum pathway with which to reach this goal is controversial.
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Contradicting previous studies, no evidence was found in a large review of cancer patients that deaths were postponed relative to significant life events.
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A standardized work-up will reveal a cause for drop attacks, which are sudden collapse without loss of consciousness, in 90% of cases.
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Stopping aspirin may be hazardous to your health, according to recent research.
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In late September 2004, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a new round of national and regional grantees for the infant adoption awareness-training program. Given the dubious track record of this program during its first three years of operation, many family planning providers are hopeful that this will bring much-needed changes to the national training curriculum.
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What is your approach when checking for copper allergy in women considering use of the Copper T380A (ParaGard, FEI, Addison, TX)? What are your directions on use of the levonorgestrel-only EC, Plan B (Barr Pharmaceuticals, Pomona, NY)?
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Put your diagnostic skills into high gear to spot lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), a sexually transmitted disease caused by a type
of Chlamydia trachomatis.
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Researchers are taking a hard look at the forgotten half of the transmission equation of human papillomavirus (HPV). Investigators are recruiting 3,000 healthy men, ages 18 to 44, in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil to determine mens roles in spreading the sexually transmitted organism, which is linked to cervical cancer in women.
