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Sterilization option now under research
Sterilization continues to be a leading contraceptive choice for women in the United States; between 2006 and 2008, 10.3 million women looked to the method for birth control. -
STI Quarterly: Initiative launched to raise condom awareness
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STI Quarterly: FDA approves new test for chlamydia/gonorrhea
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance to Cepheid of Sunnyvale, CA, to market its Xpert CT/NG test. -
STI Quarterly: STI snapshot: Chlamydia leads in national rates — Young most at risk
According to a just-released analysis of the latest national sexually transmitted infection (STI) surveillance data, 1.4 million new cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States in 2011. -
Washington Watch: Abortion coverage alters for servicewomen
In one of its final acts, the lame-duck 112th Congress did something unprecedented over its two-year term: It expanded access to publicly financed abortion, ever so slightly. -
STI Quarterly: Initiative launched to raise condom awareness
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Clinicians continue unneeded pelvic exams
Results of a new national survey of obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) show that many physicians mistakenly believe a routine annual bimanual pelvic examination is important in screening for ovarian cancer. -
Common Overuse Injuries of the Pediatric Lower Extremity
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue complaints are the third most common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED), comprising nearly 20% of all ED visits.1 While the diagnosis and management of acute injuries are well delineated in the emergency medicine literature, pain from lower extremity overuse injuries is less commonly addressed. -
Pharmacology Watch: Do Statins Prevent Parkinson’s Disease?
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD