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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in US women. Its prevalence rises sharply after sexual debut and peaks between ages 20 and 29; prevalence is lower in older women.
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The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) investigators conducted a secondary analysis of the two canceled clinical trial arms.
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The Estrogen and ThromboEmbolism Risk (ESTHER) study is a case-control study performed with cases from 8 French hospitals and controls from the general population.
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IBS-Drug Treatment Pulled, CV Side Effects; Drug Combo Better for Migraine Treatment; Pergolide Off the Market, Heart Disease Risk; Hormone Treatment, Does Timing Matter?; FDA Actions
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Cole and colleagues from i3 Drug Safety reported that the use of the transdermal contraceptive system was associated with a 2.4-fold increase in the risk of venous thromboembolism compared with users of a 35 µg ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate oral contraceptive.1 i3 Drug Safety is a unit of Ingenix, a medical information company owned by United Health Group.
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These New Jersey authors hypothesized that attire and patient satisfaction would be unrelated. For 3 months, full-time faculty, both generalists and subspecialists, were randomly assigned to different attire, ie, business attire, casual clothing, or scrubs.
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First Antihypertensive Drug Approved in Last 10 Years: Aliskiren; Alternate Treatment for Osteoporosis; Roche's Oseltamivir: Scrutiny, Bird Flu, and New Drug Applications; FDA Actions
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In this retrospective study, the authors gleaned hospital records to identify cases of adnexal torsion at their hospital in Israel between 2002 and 2006. Sixty-two cases were found appropriate for the study.
