Night sweats, day sweats, and hot flashes occur frequently in the elderly and are more closely associated with common ailments than serious illnesses.
The consequences of sleep deprivation, as measured in otherwise healthy men, include elevations of sympathetic activity, increased levels of cortisol, and altered glucose metabolism.
Effective weight loss was achieved in morbidly obese patients after undergoing bariatric surgery. A substantial majority of patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea experienced complete resolution or improvement.
A just-issued nationwide survey shows that newer reproductive health options such as the contraceptive patch, the contraceptive vaginal ring, and hysteroscopic sterilization are poorly covered by insurance companies when compared to more traditional methods such as the birth control pill.
Rewind to September 1998. Gynétics of Somerville, NJ, introduces the Preven Emergency Contraceptive Kit, the first product for emergency contraception (EC) approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Now fast-forward six years to the present. The drugs new owner, Barr Pharmaceuticals of Pomona, NY, announces that it will no longer manufacture the product.
Is providing emergency contraception (EC) a problem for clinicians in your facility? Since January 2004, eight nurses within the Alabama Department of Public Health system have retired or resigned with letters of resignation that listed dispensing EC as at least one of their reasons for leaving.
When it comes to using combined oral contraceptives (OCs), clinicians and patients look to drug package labeling for the most current information on how the Pill may be safely and effectively used.
