POSTPARTUM CONTRACEPTION AND RAPID REPEAT PREGNANCIES IN RURAL, LOW-INCOME BLACK WOMEN WITH BASELINE RISK FACTOR COMPARISONS By KAREN LI July 27, 2015 INTRODUCTION: The residents in the Low Country region of South Carolina consist of a predominantly low-income, African American population with a history of trauma and experiences of racism. Chronic conditions, unintended pregnancies, and adverse...


 La “sequi?a del Casanare” (2014-2015) prendio? las alarmas sobre el desequilibrio en algunas zonas de la Orinoquia, debido al inadecuado uso suelo, tala indiscriminada y ausencia entidades reguladoras. Como consecuencia, se presenta creciente estre?s hi?drico, cuyo resultado es muerte masiva animales, pe?rdida cultivos, etc. Por tanto, hacen necesarios estudios adicionales para entender ...

Septic arthritis of the knee is a rare but serious complication of arthroscopy. We report three cases associated with an intra-articular steroid injection. Case 1. A 43-year-old man underwent arthroscopy of his left knee which showed medial degeneration; 2 ml of Depo-Medrone was injected. In the next two days he played two rounds of golf after which the knee was swollen and he was given fluclox...

1. What exactly are injectable contraceptives, specifically DMPA and NET-EN? DMPA, or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, and NET-EN, short for norethisterone enanthate, are contraceptives that contain a kind of hormone called progestin. Both are given by injection. DMPA (widely known by its marketed name Depo-Provera) is administered every three months, while NET-EN (or Noristerat) is given eve...

Sections of human tumors have been stained for fibrin deposits by the fluorescein label technic. Large clots of extravascular fibrin were demonstrated in most of the tumors tested. No such large clots were found in the several normal tissues investi gated. However, there was some staining of certain areas of connective tissue in both normal and tumor tissues. The fibrin deposition observed in t...