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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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JUN 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 12, 2018Cardiology
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a marker of heart disease risk, even if the person affected has healthy cholesterol and blo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2018Videos
With thousands sickened, the CDC is concerned about hotel pools, even treated ones.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2018Health & Medicine
There are entire stores dedicated to selling vitamins and supplements. The Internet is also full of sites that tout the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A test used by doctors in the emergency room to determine if a person is having a heart attack is now equipped to be mor ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For some people, aspirin can help prevent colon cancer; now researchers have learned more about how that happens.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2018Videos
Sometimes in those rough moments when life just hits you with some growing pains, it's good to reme ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 04, 2018Immunology
When someone with a cold or the flu also has an asthma attack, the situation can become life-threatening very quickly. F ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 04, 2018Cardiology
Heart defects are the most common congenital defect, yet scientists still struggle to understand why they occur. A new s ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2018Immunology
Based on several different factors, scientists have a new risk index for predicting who will develop lupus. From the Fei ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2018Cardiology
How fast do you walk? Walking faster could help you live longer, a new study shows, especially for older people and for ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2018Health & Medicine
Babies and young children need to be kept safe by the adults in their lives, however keeping them in a germ-free environ ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 31, 2018Immunology
Certain immune activity could be increasing a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD), but immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
New research shows coffee can affect our metabolism in dozens of ways—including our metabolism of steroids and the ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 26, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool may help reduce the use of CT scans in lung cancer detection, which can cause harm.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A diagnostic test for liver damage has been developed, one that can be used before symptoms even begin to appear.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2018Health & Medicine
A diet that includes food with high levels of trans fat is one that raises the risk of heart disease, strokes, obesity a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2018Immunology
Investigators from Osaka University have isolated a neurological protein involved in the activation of immune cells that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 22, 2018Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2018Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite ...Written By: Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
For many individuals with asthma, a tiny particle almost invisible can trigger an asthmatic attack if it enters the airw
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 12, 2018
Cardiology
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a marker of heart disease risk, even if the person affected has healthy cholesterol and blo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2018
Videos
With thousands sickened, the CDC is concerned about hotel pools, even treated ones.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
There are entire stores dedicated to selling vitamins and supplements. The Internet is also full of sites that tout the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A test used by doctors in the emergency room to determine if a person is having a heart attack is now equipped to be mor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For some people, aspirin can help prevent colon cancer; now researchers have learned more about how that happens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2018
Videos
Sometimes in those rough moments when life just hits you with some growing pains, it's good to reme
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 04, 2018
Immunology
When someone with a cold or the flu also has an asthma attack, the situation can become life-threatening very quickly. F
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2018
Cardiology
Heart defects are the most common congenital defect, yet scientists still struggle to understand why they occur. A new s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2018
Immunology
Based on several different factors, scientists have a new risk index for predicting who will develop lupus. From the Fei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2018
Cardiology
How fast do you walk? Walking faster could help you live longer, a new study shows, especially for older people and for
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2018
Health & Medicine
Babies and young children need to be kept safe by the adults in their lives, however keeping them in a germ-free environ
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 31, 2018
Immunology
Certain immune activity could be increasing a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD), but immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
New research shows coffee can affect our metabolism in dozens of ways—including our metabolism of steroids and the
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 26, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool may help reduce the use of CT scans in lung cancer detection, which can cause harm.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A diagnostic test for liver damage has been developed, one that can be used before symptoms even begin to appear.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
A diet that includes food with high levels of trans fat is one that raises the risk of heart disease, strokes, obesity a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
Investigators from Osaka University have isolated a neurological protein involved in the activation of immune cells that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2018
Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman