Insomnia, defined as insufficient, inadequate, or poor quality sleep and characterized by difficulty initiating and/or maintaining sleep, early morning awakening, and/or experiencing nonrestorative sleep, is a prevalent and burdensome condition. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approximately 30% of the US population has some form of insomnia, 10% of which is a chronic form of the condition.

Frequent complications of insomnia include next-day fatigue, mood...  Read More

STDs are common, costly, and preventable. Worldwide, an estimated 333 million cases of curable STDs occur annually. In 1995, STDs were the most common reportable diseases in the United States. They accounted for 87 percent of the top 10 infections most frequently reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from State health departments. Of the top 10 infections, 5 were STDs (Chlamydia, gonorrhea, AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis B). Each year an estimated 15 million new...  Read More

STDs are common, costly, and preventable. Worldwide, an estimated 333 million cases of curable STDs occur annually. In 1995, STDs were the most common reportable diseases in the United States. They accounted for 87 percent of the top 10 infections most frequently reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from State health departments. Of the top 10 infections, 5 were STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis B). Each year an estimated 15 million new...  Read More

There has been an increase in the awareness and diagnosis of gastrointestinal food allergies. They significantly decrease the quality of life for patients and their families and have become a common diagnostic and management issue for the pediatrician....  Read More

Advances in Pain Management, a CME-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent studies into the science and medicine of pain management. It provides rapid access for busy specialists (including pain specialists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, oncologists, general physicians, and primary care physicians) to a critical and clinically relevant review of the developments that will have most impact...  Read More

Consequences of teen sexual practices amount to almost a million pregnancies, several million sexually transmitted infections and numerous psychological problems. This is directly related to adolescent problems as well as psychosocial and economic factors. Health care providers can make a difference by understanding teen sexuality and learning how to talk to teens.

Advances in Pain Management, a CME-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent studies into the science and medicine of pain management. It provides rapid access for busy specialists (including pain specialists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, oncologists, general physicians, and primary care physicians) to a critical and clinically relevant review of the developments that will have most impact...  Read More

STDs are common, costly, and preventable. Each year an estimated 15 million new STD infections occur in the United States, and nearly 4 million teenagers are infected with an STD. The direct and indirect costs of the major STDs and their complications, including sexually transmitted HIV infection, are conservatively estimated at $17 billion annually.

Genital dermatology encompasses a wide variety of lesions and skin rashes that affect the genital area. Some are found only on the...  Read More

Advances in Pain Management, a CME-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent studies into the science and medicine of pain management. It provides rapid access for busy specialists (including pain specialists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, oncologists, general physicians, and primary care physicians) to a critical and clinically relevant review of the developments that will have most impact...  Read More

Methamphetamine is second only to cannabis in terms of worldwide drug abuse.  The drug is inexpensive, relatively easy to manufacture and is highly addictive.  Methamphetamine is most often produced in clandestine laboratories found in the Midwest and South.  Manufacture most commonly employs pseudoephedrine as a chemical precursor with the addition of various other chemicals which may include red phosphorus, lithium, ammonia, and sodium hydroxide.  The clinical effects...  Read More