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It has been suggested that bipolar disorder (BPD) is underdiagnosed, and is hence sometimes regrettably discovered subsequent to unmasking with treatment instituted for presumed unipolar depression.
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Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions
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Euthyroid sick syndrome is a reversible abnormality of thyroid function tests in the presence of an acute or chronic nonthyroidal illness (NTI) or an altered physiologic state such as starvation.
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With recent findings that 4% of young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States are infected with chlamydia, public health officials are stepping up efforts to screen more adolescent girls for the sexually transmitted disease (STD).
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The next patient in your office is a 25-year-old mother of two. She's using oral contraceptives (OCs) for birth control, but when you ask her about her method use, she admits she's having problems remembering to take her daily pill.
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Research is eyeing an oral contraceptive (OC) formulation with a new progestin: dienogest. Results of an efficacy trial, presented at the 2008 Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), indicate the formulation is effective, safe, and well tolerated.
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With high and rising levels of uninsurance and health care costs, federal and state policy-makers have taken note.