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Patients who adhered to prescribed anti-hypertensive medication experienced a significantly decreased risk of acute cardiovascular events, yet only 6 months after diagnosis, only 8.1% of patients were classified as having high adherence, 40.5% demonstrated intermediate adherence, and 51.4% demonstrated low adherence to prescribed medication regimens.
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It has been known for decades that influenza viruses have a propensity to affect muscle. Muscle aches from mild to severe occur regularly with the acute attack of the virus.
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A very low-carbohydrate diet results in similar weight loss as a low-fat diet, but participants on a low-fat diet have improved psychological mood and well-being compared with those on a low-carbohydrate diet.
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Does your paycheck seem to go a little less far these days? No surprise. Results of the Contraceptive Technology Update Salary Survey indicate that 38% saw a 1%-3% increase in salary in the past year, with 40% seeing no change.
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When discussing sexual health with patients, does lubricant use come up in the conversation? Such discussion might be helpful.
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While some clinicians think women will not be willing to place a foreign body into the vagina and then remove it, other providers have been successful in introducing women to the vaginal contraceptive ring (NuvaRing, Schering-Plough Corp.; Kenilworth, NJ). Exactly how is the method presented to women by those clinicians?
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Many clinicians are familiar with continuous use of oral contraceptives, but how about extended regimen use of the vaginal ring?
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Women's health clinicians will take a hard look at cancer screening regimens now that new guidance has been issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).