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Screening Tests During Prenatal Care
What are the most important prenatal screening tests, and are some women more likely than others to receive them?
Maternal and Child Health Journal, February 2012
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Cost Effectiveness of Screening Immigrants for Hepatitis B
Are hepatitis B screening programs for new immigrants necessary and cost-effective? This new study explores the issue.
Liver International, February 2012
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HIV Risk Behaviors in Binge Drinkers and Non-binge Drinkers
Are binge drinkers more at risk than non-binge drinkers for potentially acquiring HIV infection? This study explores recent data from 2008.
Journal of Community Health, February 2012
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Patients' Perceptions of Continuity of Care
How do patients view their own continuity of care in different healthcare setting? Do they feel that they're being managed appropriately?
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, February 2012
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Racial Differences and CVD in Women Going Through Menopause
Do cardiovascular changes in menopausal women differ depending on racial background? This new study investigates.
Menopause, February 2012
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Bydureon: An Easy, Effective New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
How will the new once-weekly exenatide formulation fit into the overall diabetes armamentarium? Dr. Anne Peters offers a short overview.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 2012
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Recommendations on the Use of the HPV Vaccine in Males
How should the HPV vaccine be administered to young men? This new report explores the data and the latest trends.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 2012
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Solar UV Doses of Young Americans and Vitamin D3 Production
Children need some exposure to the sun to meet their daily need for vitamin D. But when does too much sun exposure become detrimental to children's health? This study explains.
Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2012
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Medications and Breast-Feeding: Current Concepts
What questions need to be answered when evaluating use of medications during lactation?
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, January 2012
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Who Takes Their Meds? Who Doesn't? Some Clues That Help
Henry Black discusses a study that helps define the reasons why people don't adhere to their heart medications and offers some suggestions.
Medscape Cardiology, January 2012
