Preventive Care
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CDC: LARC should be preferred contraceptive method for sexually active teens
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Gout increases risk of vascular disease, especially for women
Key clinical point: Gout increased the risk of a variety of vascular events, with women at greatest risk. Major finding: Men with gout were at...
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Lowering dietary fat, not carbs, led to greater body fat loss
Key clinical point: To reduce body fat, consuming less fat may be more effective than consuming fewer carbohydrates. Major finding: Reduction of...
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Physician-patient communication, terminology play important role in CPM decisions
Key clinical point: Physician-patient communication plays an important role in a woman’s decision to undergo CPM. Major finding: Of 90 women with...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Sun protection urged for Asian, Hispanic women
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Groups spotlight birth defect prevention in first-ever world awareness day
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Mediterranean diet linked with fewer strokes
Key clinical point: Californian women who at least partially followed a Mediterranean diet had significantly fewer strokes, compared with women...
Conference Coverage
Look for adverse events in patients with chronic urticaria
Key clinical point: The cumulative adverse events of oral corticosteroids may not present to the physician treating the patient for urticaria....
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With menstrual acne flares, OCs and spironolactone boost effect of maintenance therapy
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More cancer patients surviving longer, but age-based disparities remain
Key clinical point: Cancer survival rates improved less for older than younger patients in a large longitudinal study.
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New 9-valent HPV vaccine shown to be as effective as quadrivalent vaccine
Key clinical point: The 9-valent HPV vaccine is as safe and effective as the quadrivalent vaccine, and has the potential to increase protection...