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The HIV community has been asking since 1982: "How might we go about encouraging condom use in discordant couples?" On the whole, our efforts have been a disappointing failure.
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A healthy, nonsmoking woman, age 36, waits in your examination room. While she has been married for seven years, she and her husband are not yet ready to begin their family. What contraceptive choices are available to her?
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Two new programs have been announced by Merck & Co. to help confirm patients' insurance coverage and address providers' reimbursement concerns regarding Gardasil, the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HSP) is regarded both in the dermatology and primary care communities as a "heart sink" diagnosis: Patients are generally chronically burdened, we have little successful treatment, the pathophysiology is poorly understood, and the consequences often have an important negative impact on quality of life.
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A new antiplatelet drug has been approved by the FDA for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
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A study group in Greece used 3 consecutive different regimens to achieve a 98% eradication rate among 540 patients not lost to follow-up. The success of each individual regimen was about 70%.
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Red yeast rice and therapeutic lifestyle changes decrease LDL-cholesterol levels without increasing CPK or pain levels and may be a treatment option for dyslipidemic patients who cannot tolerate statin therapy.
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A randomized controlled trial demonstrated that "perfect" empathy with patients results in a better immune response, reduction of symptoms, and faster recovery from a common cold.
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