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Reproductive Health and the Balance of Power
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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Having an older sex partner during adolescence or experiencing marital sexual abuse was associated with increased risk for pregnancy or STI acquisition.
- By Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- May 8, 2008
- Covering Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2008 Mar
Cefixime Tablets Available in the U.S. Again
- HIV/AIDS
- Drug Watch
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Cefixime tablets (Suprax; 400 mg) are now available in the U.S. for the first time since 2002. Cefixime is the only
- By ACC Editors
- May 5, 2008
One Quarter of U.S. Adolescent Girls Have STIs
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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NHANES 2003–2004 data revealed a high prevalence of STIs, particularly HPV, in 14- to 19-year-old girls.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- May 1, 2008
- Covering 2008 Mar 13
Early Childhood Circumcision and Risk for Common STIs
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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Rates of STIs were similar for circumcised and uncircumcised men.
- By Ann J. Davis, MD
- April 17, 2008
- Covering J Pediatr 2008 Mar
Trichomoniasis — Just Another Nuisance?
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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The common STI, trichomoniasis vaginalis, could have considerable consequences.
- By Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- April 17, 2008
- Covering J Infect Dis 2008 Feb 15
HPV Carriage Rates Are Lower in Circumcised Men
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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The difference appears due to lower rates of oncogenic types.
- By Abigail Zuger, MD
- April 10, 2008
- Covering J Infect Dis 2008 Mar 15
Multidrug-Resistant MRSA More Common Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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The infection might be sexually transmitted.
- By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- April 9, 2008
- Covering Ann Intern Med 2008 Feb 19
Nucleoside Analogues and MI Risk
- Cardiology
- Summary and Comment
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Findings from a large observational study suggest that the antiretroviral HIV drugs abacavir and didanosine are associated with increased risk for MI.
- By Beat J. Meyer, MD
- April 9, 2008
- Covering Lancet 2008 Apr 2
When to Initiate ART?
- Infectious Diseases
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Initiating ART when CD4 counts were >350 cells/mm3 rather than <250 cells/mm3 was associated with lower risks for opportunistic disease, death, and other adverse events.
- By Daniel J. Diekema, MD, MS
- April 9, 2008
- Covering J Infect Dis 2008 Apr 15
Sex Education: Are Schools Teaching What Teens Need to Know?
- Women's Health
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A survey of teachers at Illinois public middle and high schools showed that only 65% teach a comprehensive sex education curriculum.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- April 3, 2008
- Covering Obstet Gynecol 2008 Feb