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Preventative Medicine
Preventive Medicine: Preventive healthcare (alternately preventive medicine or prophylaxis) consists of measures taken for disease prevention, as opposed to disease treatment. Just as health encompasses a variety of physical and mental states, so do disease and disability, which are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices. Health, disease, and disability are dynamic processes which begin before individuals realize they are affected. Disease prevention relies on anticipatory actions that can be categorized as primal, primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
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JAN 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Calculating an individual’s risk of developing breast cancer isn’t easy. There’s a complex interplay b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 22, 2021Cancer
In an effort to better understand how human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination varies by geography, researchers from VCU M ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2021Immunology
Bacteria armed with toxin bombs and excruciating abdominal pains caused by raging inflammation in the gut. While the cau ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 19, 2021Cardiology
Some studies have suggested that moderate alcohol intake is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease. But that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Traumatic brain injury, which can happen after a blow to the head, has been called a silent epidemic and is the number o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2021Health & Medicine
According to this report from the World Health Organization, more than 5% of the world’s population suffers from d ...Sponsored By: Jason DunlapJAN 14, 2021Health & Medicine
In areas where recreational cannabis has been legalized, sales of “junk” foods such as ice cream, cookies an ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 14, 2021Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 13, 2021Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2021Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Heidelberg University in Germany have found that anticoagulant drugs that inhibit thrombin (an enzy ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 09, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Although there is significant improvement in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diseases, ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 06, 2021Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 04, 2021Cannabis Sciences
As research on cannabis emerges, what we know about how it interacts with the liver is becoming more and more complex. A ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 04, 2021Cancer
Racial health disparities are glaringly obvious in the case of prostate cancer where the risk level is roughly 75% highe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 03, 2021Microbiology
The flu season would have typically been well underway by mid-December in a normal year. But this year, there are few ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Cardiology
An active lifestyle is a proven way to prevent many types of cardiovascular diseases. The increased blood flow can preve ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 29, 2020Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2020Immunology
The thymus is an essential organ of the lymphatic system; it is responsible for developing mature T cells. T c ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 27, 2020Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can ...Written By: Heba El-wassef
JAN 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Calculating an individual’s risk of developing breast cancer isn’t easy. There’s a complex interplay b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 22, 2021
Cancer
In an effort to better understand how human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination varies by geography, researchers from VCU M
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2021
Immunology
Bacteria armed with toxin bombs and excruciating abdominal pains caused by raging inflammation in the gut. While the cau
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 19, 2021
Cardiology
Some studies have suggested that moderate alcohol intake is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease. But that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Traumatic brain injury, which can happen after a blow to the head, has been called a silent epidemic and is the number o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2021
Health & Medicine
According to this report from the World Health Organization, more than 5% of the world’s population suffers from d
...
Sponsored By:
Jason Dunlap
JAN 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
In areas where recreational cannabis has been legalized, sales of “junk” foods such as ice cream, cookies an
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JAN 14, 2021
Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 13, 2021
Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Heidelberg University in Germany have found that anticoagulant drugs that inhibit thrombin (an enzy
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Although there is significant improvement in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diseases,
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 04, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
As research on cannabis emerges, what we know about how it interacts with the liver is becoming more and more complex. A
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 04, 2021
Cancer
Racial health disparities are glaringly obvious in the case of prostate cancer where the risk level is roughly 75% highe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The flu season would have typically been well underway by mid-December in a normal year. But this year, there are few ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Cardiology
An active lifestyle is a proven way to prevent many types of cardiovascular diseases. The increased blood flow can preve
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 29, 2020
Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
The thymus is an essential organ of the lymphatic system; it is responsible for developing mature T cells. T c
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef