Objective: Lifetime history of sexual abuse is estimated to range between 15% and 25% in
the general female population. People who are sexually abused are at greater risk for a …

Hepatitis B vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV)
infection and its consequences, including cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and …

The primary goals of this article are to review the evidence that links sexual and physical
abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) with functional gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and …

The objective of this article was to identify barriers to optimal care between physicians and
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning) adolescents. To this end, 464 …

Cultural competency in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) health care
has been found to be lacking within various medical specialties, but no studies have …

Bioethics emerged at a time when infectious diseases were not a major concern. Thus
bioethics never had to develop a normative framework sensitive to situations of disease …

Summary QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES: Little is known concerning patients'
expectations regarding sexual history taking by doctors: to ascertain expectations and actual …

Background Alcohol is a leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease.
Several national and international agencies recommend that screening and brief …

Background: Educating physicians and other health care professionals about the
identification and treatment of patients who drink more than recommended limits is an …

Growth of the antidepressant market and widespread use of the illicit drug ecstasy (
methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA) creates a need to delineate the potential harms …