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What do parents do when their child is out of control? Often, they all end up in the ED. The child is sullen and defiant, occasionally agitated. The parents are frustrated and often at the end of their rope. So, as the emergency physician on duty, how do you evaluate this situation?
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It is now widely accepted that cancer of the cervix is caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). The infectious etiology of cervical cancer was first suggested when the second wives of some HPV-infected men whose first wives died of cervical cancer also developed the disease.
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What is your facility doing to stop the spread of chlamydia? Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States.
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Results of a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show about 13% of high school students have been tested for HIV, despite the fact that this age group harbors a disproportionate number of undiagnosed cases.
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In response to record-breaking reported cases of chlamydia infection this decade, public health authorities and advocates, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have intensified efforts to combat the sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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When teens in your area go to the neighborhood drug store to pick up a prescription for birth control or buy a package of condoms, what kind of reception do they receive? It might not be very cordial.
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The next woman in your examination room is a young mother who has come in for the standard six-week postpartum visit included in your facility's protocol. She tells you that while she has used no contraception since her delivery, she has had unprotected intercourse. She is not breast-feeding her infant. What is your next move?
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A new review indicates the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS, Mirena, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Wayne, NJ) appears as effective as endometrial ablation in reducing heavy menstrual bleeding.