New Blood Pressure Guidelines: JNC 7
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The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) has released updated guidelines for the classification and management . . .
By Marian C. Limacher, MD
July 22, 2003
WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE UPDATE: Health-Related Quality of Life
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Women receiving hormone therapy reported statistically significant improvements in physical functioning, bodily pain, and sleep disturbances at 1 year.
By Sandra Ann Carson, MD
May 20, 2003
USPSTF: Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has been updating its 1996 guidelines and creating new ones. To develop these guidelines, the task force searches . . .
By Ann J. Davis, MD
April 23, 2003
USPSTF: Screening for Type 2 Diabetes in Adults
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has been updating its 1996 guidelines and creating new ones. To develop these guidelines, the task force searches . . .
By Ann J. Davis, MD
April 23, 2003
Which Test Is Best for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening?
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If left untreated, chlamydia and gonorrhea can lead to serious reproductive-health consequences and chronic pelvic pain in women. Chlamydia is usually asymptomatic; studies have shown . . .
By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
January 22, 2003
USPSTF: Screen Women 65 and Older for Osteoporosis
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Osteoporotic fractures in women represent a major, and preventable, public health problem. Half of all postmenopausal women will have such a fracture in their lifetime, . . .
By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
January 8, 2003
New CDC Guidelines for Preventing Neonatal GBS
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Neonatal group B streptococcus (GBS) infection, a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in the U.S., is caused by maternal GBS infection; therefore, disease . . .
By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
November 19, 2002
CDC Issues New STI Guidelines
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The CDC has updated its 1998 guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Highlights of the 2002 guidelines include the following:
By Diane E. Judge, MS, RN, CS, FNP
September 24, 2002
Cervical Cytology: Updated Reporting and Management Guidelines
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The 2001 Bethesda System provides new terminology and evidence-based consensus guidelines for women with abnormal cervical cytology results. Highlights of Bethesda 2001 include the following . . .
By Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
August 7, 2002
Screen All Pregnant Women for HIV
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Of the estimated 120,000 to 160,000 HIV-positive women living in the U.S., 80% are of childbearing age. Because the use of antiretroviral agents during pregnancy . . .
By Diane E. Judge, MS, RN, CS, FNP
February 5, 2002
