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Internal Medicine Alert - Full September 15, 2012 Issue in PDF
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Patient Attitudes Toward Treatments for Overactive Bladder
Women with overactive bladder hold differing views of their treatment options in light of the severity of their symptoms as well as the risks/benefits of the modality. -
Brief Report: When Pneumonia Occurs with Flu: Think Influenza
CASES OF PANDEMIC H1N1 REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION were examined by reviewing two national case series from spring and fall 2009 -
ECG Review
The 12-lead ECG shown above was obtained from an older woman who was extremely anxious about her home situation. She felt some "heart sensations." Is she in atrial fibrillation? -
Do statins cause fatigue?
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Threat up for gonorrhea that is multi-drug resistant
Public health officials are sounding the alarm on the growing threat of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea. What will it take to turn the tide against gonorrhea, the second most commonly reported communicable disease in the United States? -
Alert is issued for mislabeled OCs
Another oral contraceptive (OC) packaging alert has been issued. Check your clinic's stock for norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol birth control pills distributed by Glenmark Generics. -
New HIV program launched by CDC
African-American women at risk for HIV are the focus of a new prevention program launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Take Charge. Take the Test" is running in 10 cities where such women are especially hard-hit by the disease. -
New criteria clarify menopause stages
Clinicians and researchers now have more comprehensive parameters to assess the stages of menopause with updated criteria known as the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop +10 (STRAW +10). -
Contraceptive Technology Update May 2012 Issue in PDF