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Analysis Reveals ‘Female Libido’ Pill May Not Be Worth It

Flibanserin carries risk of serious side effects without delivering much more sexual satisfaction
For women without history of coronary artery disease

Anxiety Tied to Ischemia During Exercise Testing for Women

Findings for women with no history of coronary artery disease, but not for men
Almost one-quarter of women report lacking interest in sex at six months after initiating a new contraceptive method

Some Women Lack Interest in Sex With New Contraceptive

Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, vaginal ring, implant more likely to lack interest
Comprehensive self-management strategies are sustainable for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable Bowel Self-Management Strategies Sustainable

One year after program, majority of patients stuck with behavioral changes
A considerable proportion of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation meet the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression at six months after the procedure

PTSD, Depression Common After Stem Cell Transplant

Decline in QOL and increase in depressive symptoms during hospitalization predict six-month outcomes
Almost one-quarter of women report lacking interest in sex at six months after initiating a new contraceptive method

Some Women Lack Interest in Sex With New Contraceptive

Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, vaginal ring, implant more likely to lack interest
In an article published online Feb. 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Suggestions for Optimizing Practice Feedback Effectiveness

Practice feedback interventions relate to nature of desired action, feedback display, delivery of feedback
Zolpidem users

Zolpidem Use Linked to Motor Vehicle Collisions in Elderly

Significantly higher rates of motor vehicle collisions in women and adults aged ≥80 years
Intellectual enrichment (high education and high midlife cognitive activity) has effects on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in older adults

Active Mind May Delay Alzheimer Symptoms, but Not Disease

High midlife cognitive activity tied to lower amyloid deposition in APOE4 carriers with high education
Benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose deaths increased considerably from 1996 to 2013

Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Rose From 1996 to 2013

Overdose death rate also increased but leveled out after 2010