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Medscape Medical News 2002 medscape.com/viewarticle/437517?srcmp=pc-070502 TOPICAL CLINDAMYCIN PLUS BENZOYL PEROXIDE FIGHTS ACNE The combination reduces bacterial counts and results in less resistance than clindamycin alone. Medscape Medical News 2002 medscape.com/viewarticle/437515?srcmp=pc-070502 NONOXYNOL-9 MAY INCREASE RISK OF HIV INFECTION Women at high risk of HIV infection should not use spermicides containing nonoxynol-9 because the chemical may increase the risk of transmission of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. Reuters Health Information 2002 medscape.com/viewarticle/437411?srcmp=pc-070502 PHYSICIANS WARNED TO TAKE ANIMAL BITES MORE SERIOUSLY Even apparently minor animal bites can have major consequences, but they are frequently not taken seriously enough by patients or doctors, according to a new study. 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