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American Family Physician
August 15, 2004
David G. Weismiller |
Emergency Contraception Advance provision of this type can increase its use significantly without adversely affecting the use of routine contraception.   |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000
Randy Ellen Wertheimer |
Emergency Postcoital Contraception Emergency postcoital contraception, a method used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse, is a highly effective but underutilized birth control option.... |
Salon.com
June 20, 2001
Janelle Brown |
High noon for the morning-after pill With the medical establishment pushing to make it available over the counter, and anti-abortion groups fighting to stop it, little-known emergency contraception could be the next battle in the reproductive wars... |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004
As-Sanie, Gantt & Rosenthal |
Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents The family physician plays a key role by engaging adolescent patients in confidential, open, and nonthreatening discussions of reproductive health, responsible sexual behavior, and contraceptive use. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2004 |
New Contraceptive Options A study of different forms and methods of contraception. |
Nurse Practitioner
September 2009
Meagan A. Holcomb et al. |
Adolescent Contraception: Sorting Out the Facts Adolescent contraception is a complex issue for healthcare providers. Clinicians are encouraged to provide anticipatory guidance to adolescent patients and their families concerning sexual behavior and appropriate contraception methods. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2006
Lesnewski & Prine |
Initiating Hormonal Contraception Physicians can help patients improve their use of birth control by providing anticipatory guidance about the most common side effects, giving comprehensive information about available choices, and honoring women's preferences. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2004 |
Emergency Birth Control An informational patient pamphlet on this method of birth control. |
Salon.com
July 10, 2000
Leah Kohlenberg |
The silence of the Pill The FDA may make oral contraceptives available over the counter -- and neither pro-life nor pro-choice groups seem to care. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2000
Barbara S. Apgar & Grant Greenberg |
Using Progestins in Clinical Practice Progestational agents have many important functions, including regulation of the menstrual cycle, treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding, prevention of endometrial cancer and hyperplastic precursor lesions, and contraception... |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003 |
Birth Control What kind of birth control is right for me?... Barrier Methods... Birth Control Pills... Hormone Implants, Patches, and Shots... IUDs... Sterilization... Natural Family Planning... Emergency Contraception... etc. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2002
Sarina Schrager |
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Associated with Hormonal Contraception Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common but rarely dangerous side effect of hormonal contraception. It is, however, a major cause for the discontinuation of hormonal contraception and the resultant occurrence of unplanned pregnancy... |
Nurse Practitioner
March 2010
Beth Kelsey |
Contraceptive Considerations for Obese Women It is important for nurse practitioners to be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge to provide evidence-based care individualized to each woman's contraceptive needs and health profile. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2003
Baill et al. |
Counseling Issues in Tubal Sterilization Female sterilization is the number one contraceptive choice among women in the United States. Counseling issues include ensuring that the woman understands the permanence of the procedure and knowing the factors that correlate with future regret. |
Managed Care
October 2001
Michael J. Friedman |
Prescription Contraceptives: Benefit Whose Time Has Come? Health plans and employers are paying increasing attention to recent administrative and judicial developments relative to contraception coverage. Whether self-funded or insured, plans that offer prescription drug benefits may no longer be able to exclude prescription contraceptives... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2002
Frank A. Chervenak |
A Group Practice Disagrees About Offering Contraception This case concerns the justification of moral constraints that a physician group decides to apply to itself in the provision of patient services. Family physicians confront this issue with regard to reproductive medical services as well as other practices... |
Reason
May 2005
Ronald Bailey |
Aborting Plan B Barr Pharmaceuticals wants to offer its emergency contraceptive levonorgestrel, marketed as Plan B, over the counter rather than by prescription. The FDA delayed an anticipated decision on the issue indefinitely, adding another chapter to a long and heavily politicized debate. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2000 |
Progestin-Only Contraceptives What is a progestin-only contraceptive?... How does the progestin-only contraceptive work?... Is the progestin-only pill better than regular birth control pills?... If I use the progestin-only pill, can I still get pregnant?... Does the progestin-only pill have any disadvantages? |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2005
Blenning & Paladine |
An Approach to the Postpartum Office Visit The postpartum period (typically the first six weeks after delivery) may underscore physical and emotional health issues in new mothers. A structured approach to the postpartum office visit ensures that relevant conditions and concerns are discussed and appropriately addressed. |
Nursing
June 2011
Daniel A. Hussar |
New Drugs 2011: Part 2 In this article, you'll learn about seven recently approved drugs, including: fingolimod hydrochloride, an oral drug indicated to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. |
Reason
February 2009
Ronald Bailey |
E.R. Crowding A study blames a rising population, a falling number of emergency departments, and understaffing that prevents stabilized patients from being admitted to other parts of the hospital. |
Managed Care
April 2001
Charles Downey |
EDTUs: Last Line of Defense Against Costly Inpatient Stays Many hospitals already have some variety of emergency diagnostic and treatment units. HMOs and physicians should welcome this level of care... |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2005
Carrie A. Morantz |
Newsletter Medicaid Expected to Top States' Health Care Agendas in 2005... NRMP Rules Out Second Residency Match... CMS Proposes New Rule on Hospice Care for Medicare Patients... Congressional Bill Encourages Use of Health Information Technology... etc. |
Managed Care
August 2005
Michael S. Victoroff |
When Personal and Professional Collide When a pharmacist - for personal beliefs - refuses to fill a prescription, the health plan should be very concerned. |
Managed Care
April 2007 |
High-Deductible Health Plans See Less Emergency Room Use Patients who switched to a high-deductible health plan cut their emergency department use by 10 percent, compared to a control group comprising members with traditional coverage, according to a new study. |
Reason
September 2005
Kerry Howley |
Locking Up Life-Saving Drugs U.S. prescription laws make us sicker and poorer because the system that puts drugs over the counter is driven by profits and patents. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Is Your Emergency Fund Too Big? Here are some signs that it might be time to put your money to other uses. |
Nursing Management
July 2007
Coyle et al. |
Dealing with Disaster Terrorism and naturally occurring catastrophic events provide fertile ground for nursing emergency preparedness, including deployment strategies. Are you ready to respond? |
BusinessWeek
May 19, 2011
Esme E. Deprez |
Family Planning Loses Out in the Budget Brawl Republican-controlled states are cutting funding for clinics |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Urgent! Emergency! How long could your emergency savings last? |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Effect of Oral Contraceptives on Functional Ovarian Cysts Although benign functional ovarian cysts are often self-limiting, they account for about 200,000 hospital admissions per year in the United States and cause considerable morbidity among women of reproductive age |
Fast Company
April 2012
Christina Chaey |
Srikant Iyer Streamlines Patient Care In Hectic Emergency Rooms This health-care innovator uses a different kind of triage system to identify who is very ill and who is mildly ill, keeping emergency room care moving. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2007
Buz Livingston |
Not Everything Is an Emergency You need an emergency fund. What you don't need are excuses to burn through it. |
Managed Care
August 2004 |
State Mandates Promote Contraceptive Coverage A study shows that employer-based health plans are much more likely to cover contraception than they were 10 years ago and that state laws mandating coverage have played a role in that growth. |
Reason
June 2008
Ronald Bailey |
Queue Up Facing lengthening waits at hospitals, the British government has set a targeted turnaround time of four hours from arrival in an emergency room to treatment by a medical professional. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006
Dassow & Bennett |
Vasectomy: An Update Vasectomy remains an important option for contraception. Evidence supports the use of the no-scalpel technique to access the vasa, because it is associated with the fewest complications. |
Job Journal
March 9, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Emergency Medical Technician (Emt) Job Prospects are good for EMTs, who bring critical care whenever and wherever it's needed. |
Salon.com
June 13, 2000
Katherine Uraneck |
The worst news: Your loved one is dead When medicine fails, someone has to tell the grieving family. It's easier with a little training, but there's no training. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2008 |
Financial Triage Innovative ways that hospitals are looking at patient finances. |
ifeminists
April 20, 2005
Glenn Sacks |
Do Women Really Want a Male Birth Control Pill? Researchers are close to perfecting a male contraceptive but it may encounter resistance from women unwilling to give up reproductive control. |
AskMen.com
Ryan Ortega |
Establishing An Emergency Fund One of the first items on your financial agenda should be setting up an emergency fund for any and all unforeseen turbulence. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Where to Stash Your Emergency Money Perhaps more important than knowing where the best place to stash your emergency cash is, is actually having an emergency fund. Don't ignore it, or you may suffer considerably. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
2009 Health Innovations Some of the most interesting health innovations are coming your way this new year. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Argoff & Rousso |
Hardest Hit and Least Protected People with disabilities and older adults suffered the brunt of the Gulf and Atlantic Coast hurricanes. This is what grantmakers can do to help them. |
Entrepreneur
August 2005
Mike Hogan |
Up VoIP Creek Have an emergency plan while VoIP providers work on 911 shortcomings. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Wrong Place to Put Your Emergency Cash Don't put your safe money where it's not safe. |
Managed Care
October 2001
Joyce Ochs |
Sept. 11's Lessons in Disaster Care While we are trying to grapple with the changes that terrorism may make to our way of life, a greater public awareness of emergency measures is bound to be one result... |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Emergency Medical Services Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Emergency Medical Services shares jumped 18% today after the company announced it was reviewing strategic alternatives. |
