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When it comes to contraception, most teens choose contraceptive methods with relatively high typical use failure rates, such as withdrawal, condoms, and oral contraceptives (OCs).
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When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Plan B Emergency Contraception (EC) for over-the-counter use in 2006, it opened up a new way for young men to be involved in preventing unintended pregnancy.
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Check your last 10 patient charts. Chances are at least one patient reported a urinary tract infection (UTI). What was your chosen method of treatment?
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New data confirms the safety of the quadrivalent human papilloma virus (HPV4) vaccine.
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Is development of a HIV vaccine still important with such established HIV prevention approaches as male and female condom use, voluntary medical male circumcision, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) now in place to limit exposure to HIV and reduce infectiousness?
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You have just prescribed the selective progesterone receptor modulator emergency contraceptive pill (ECP), ulipristal acetate (ella, Watson Pharma, Morristown, NJ), to the patient sitting in front of you.
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Clinical Briefs: Could Thinner be Worse for Newly Diagnosed Diabetics?; The Impact of Exercise on Depression in Heart Failure; Reversible Dementia from Corticosteroid Therapy
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Coronary artery calcium, ankle-brachial index, high-sensitivity CRP, and family history are all independent predictors of incident coronary heart disease/cardiovascular disease in intermediate-risk individuals. Coronary artery calcium scoring provided superior discrimination and risk reclassification compared with the other risk markers.