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Katrina Crist, MBA, was recently named the new chief executive officer at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology in Washington, DC.
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"Sand; tiny, discrete particles with substance but basically without fixed structure, frequently accumulating in forms of great beauty or built into 'castles.' In this elemental form sand, and data, present great danger, able to blind us or even bury us." Walter J Hierholzer, Jr., MD
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In this double-blind protocol, normal-weight (body mass index [BMI] 19.0-24.9 kg/m2) and obese (BMI 30.0-39.9 kg/m2) women with regular periods and normal ovarian ultrasound took one of two types of oral contraceptives (OCPs): either 21-day monophasic pills with 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol/100 mcg levonorgestrel or 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol/150 mcg levonorgestrel.
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In this issue: ACEI/ARB therapy for AS; safety alert issued for dronedarone; statins and cancer risk; nesiritide and heart failure; and FDA actions.
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Due to the frequent identification of metastatic disease at diagnosis and its high associated mortality, ovarian cancer has been the persistent focus of many screening efforts.
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Two recent studies have re-energized discussion regarding the safety of ultrasound a subject that pops up periodically and then disappears until a new study surfaces.
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A quick search on pubmed finds 122 manuscripts published in the first half of 2011 that reference the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study in the title, abstract, or as a keyword.
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