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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 15, 2021Cardiology
Silent heart attacks can happen, in which blood flow to the heart is blocked, and heart tissue may be damaged, but they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2021Cardiology
Arteries, which supply the body with oxygen, are normally flexible. But they can become stiff and thick in a condition c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2021Microbiology
Many bacteria that infect intestinal cells make and release bacterial proteins into their host in order to hijack cell f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2021Cancer
In a revision of a ten-year-old lung cancer screening guideline that initially recommended low-dose CT (LDCT) screening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2021Cardiology
Nowadays, everyone thinks there is a pill or gummy that will fix everything. That may be true for the occasional headach ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAR 09, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
New research published in Nature study shows that a drug for treating leprosy was repurposed to treat COVID19. The study ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 08, 2021Cancer
New research released from Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane and published online in the Journal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2021Health & Medicine
Concerns over the potentially harmful effects of vaping have been growing recently and the results of a new study do lit ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAR 04, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A newly-developed tool could help physicians monitor the performance of colorectal cancer therapies simply by examining ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 14, 2020Immunology
Asking patients questions about their personal lives could predict their future risk of a heart attack. A study, publish ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There is still a lot we don't know about the brain, and especially about two small bits of tissue deep within it called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even inside of our bodies, and they are thought to date back to the early days of life on Earth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 12, 2020Cardiology
A major problem in the transplant field is a lack of healthy donor organs. For many years, scientists in the field of re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Microbiology
Rubella is a contagious, airborne viral infection that can lead to rash, fever, and sore throat. It's especially dangero ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2020Cardiology
We have all seen those articles telling us to get more omega-3 fatty acids in our diet. Many studies point to these spec ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is an ever-present issue in the modern world. One of the most unfortunate cardiovascular ev ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 05, 2020Microbiology
Pediatric hydrocephalus - excessive fluid on the brain of a child - has been connected to a bacterial pathogen.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 01, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
It has been known for some time that the HPV vaccine protects against human papillomavirus infection, genital warts, and ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAR 15, 2021
Cardiology
Silent heart attacks can happen, in which blood flow to the heart is blocked, and heart tissue may be damaged, but they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Cardiology
Arteries, which supply the body with oxygen, are normally flexible. But they can become stiff and thick in a condition c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Microbiology
Many bacteria that infect intestinal cells make and release bacterial proteins into their host in order to hijack cell f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2021
Cancer
In a revision of a ten-year-old lung cancer screening guideline that initially recommended low-dose CT (LDCT) screening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2021
Cardiology
Nowadays, everyone thinks there is a pill or gummy that will fix everything. That may be true for the occasional headach
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAR 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
New research published in Nature study shows that a drug for treating leprosy was repurposed to treat COVID19. The study
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2021
Cancer
New research released from Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane and published online in the Journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
Concerns over the potentially harmful effects of vaping have been growing recently and the results of a new study do lit
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAR 04, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A newly-developed tool could help physicians monitor the performance of colorectal cancer therapies simply by examining
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 14, 2020
Immunology
Asking patients questions about their personal lives could predict their future risk of a heart attack. A study, publish
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is still a lot we don't know about the brain, and especially about two small bits of tissue deep within it called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even inside of our bodies, and they are thought to date back to the early days of life on Earth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 12, 2020
Cardiology
A major problem in the transplant field is a lack of healthy donor organs. For many years, scientists in the field of re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Microbiology
Rubella is a contagious, airborne viral infection that can lead to rash, fever, and sore throat. It's especially dangero
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2020
Cardiology
We have all seen those articles telling us to get more omega-3 fatty acids in our diet. Many studies point to these spec
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is an ever-present issue in the modern world. One of the most unfortunate cardiovascular ev
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 05, 2020
Microbiology
Pediatric hydrocephalus - excessive fluid on the brain of a child - has been connected to a bacterial pathogen.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 01, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
It has been known for some time that the HPV vaccine protects against human papillomavirus infection, genital warts, and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon