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Full May 2004 Issue in PDF
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Research eyes rapid testing of chlamydia
You have just examined a young woman who reports she has had recent multiple sexual partners and says she has used irregular protection against sexually transmitted disease (STD). You order lab tests, including a screen for chlamydia. When positive results return the next day, will she come back for treatment? -
Washington Watch: Title X notice reflects new program priorities
In July 2003, the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services formally requested applications for $49 million for family planning service delivery under the Title X program for FY 2004. The announcement contains a number of new program priorities that will affect the delivery of subsidized family planning services for millions of low-income women and teens in the years to come. -
Teen health is topic of May meeting
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Soy and Menopausal Symptoms
Stokes MJ. Soy and menopausal symptoms. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(5):49-55. -
Clinical Briefs: Stress and Multiple Sclerosis
Greenfield RH. Stress and multiple sclerosis. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(5):59-60. -
Update your practice: Check new WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria
The new World Health Organization (WHO) Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptive Use are being released this spring. The changes made will dramatically affect the provision of contraceptives throughout the world. These are the 10 recommendations that have changed the most. -
Abortion, breast cancer not linked, data say
A new analysis of worldwide evidence on the possible relation between breast cancer and previous spontaneous and induced abortions reaffirms earlier findings that pregnancies that end in abortion do not increase a womans risk of developing breast cancer. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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