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Disease Prevention
Disease Prevention Infectious diseases are caused by microscopic organisms that live in other people, animals, or the environment and are too small to see. If you do not come into contact with them, you can prevent many infections and illnesses. While specific diseases are passed in specific ways, there are basic steps you can take to stay healthy and lower your risk of catching and spreading any infectious disease.
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MAR 30, 2016Health & Medicine
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. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 22, 2016Cardiology
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A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
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For healthy adults and older children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not a serious issue, but the infection can b ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2016Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To fight cancer, doctors often resort to aggressive treatments that include surgery followed by secondary chemotherapies ...MAR 11, 2016Microbiology
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Nearly 75 percent of children grow up in an area where rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is endemic, meaning the disease is ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation, a result from an overexcited, mi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
Thanks to the introduction of HIV antivirals, doctors are more equipped to prevent the transition of HIV infection to AI
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2016
Videos
Over the course of history, marrying within families was not an unusual practice, especially in families of royalty desc
...
MAR 28, 2016
Cardiology
It may be hard to believe, but fruit flies have surprisingly similar sleeping habits to humans. To determine the relatio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 27, 2016
Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Although a recent clinical trial had medical professionals worrying about the safety of patients taking incretin-based d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 24, 2016
Videos
In cancer treatment, there is often more than one treatment or drug being given. The name of the game is to kill cancer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 23, 2016
Cardiology
To reduce risk of heart attack, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle are clear. But genetics can still stack the deck. A
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 22, 2016
Cardiology
Fitness tracker users who receive an encouraging text from their doctor may significantly increase their physical a
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 21, 2016
Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 18, 2016
Immunology
How are macrophage immune cells activated during an inflammatory response when pathogens invade? Scientists thought they
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past several months, researchers have been focusing on easier point-of-care tests that offer early detection of d
...
MAR 17, 2016
Videos
Cancer isn't just one disease, it's a large group of diseases, affecting different organs and different body systems. Wh
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 15, 2016
Videos
New information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that approximately one-third o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
For healthy adults and older children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not a serious issue, but the infection can b
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2016
Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Johns Hopkins researchers found a new way to transplant kidney organs from any donor – regardless of compatibility
...
MAR 13, 2016
Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2016
Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To fight cancer, doctors often resort to aggressive treatments that include surgery followed by secondary chemotherapies
...
MAR 11, 2016
Microbiology
Hate going to the dentist? There’s a bacterium for that. University of Florida Researchers identified a new strain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 11, 2016
Cardiology
Nearly 75 percent of children grow up in an area where rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is endemic, meaning the disease is
...
Written By:
Kara Marker