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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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AUG 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the genome can sometimes have a huge impact, and researchers have found two that increase the risk of e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Immunology
In recent years, the number of people diagnosed with celiac disease has increased drastically, even with many undiagnose ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 11, 2020Cardiology
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common cardiovascular condition with plenty of treatment options and preventi ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 10, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the deadliest cancers globally. It has been studied extensively with plenty of treatments availa ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Cannabis Sciences
It seems that cannabis can treat everything- from chronic pain to acne and maybe even cancer. But as cannabinoids are kn ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 04, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many common complex diseases are thought to be caused by an interplay of genetic and environmental factors.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2020Cardiology
Type 2 diabetes affects millions around the world. By itself, it prevents your body from properly using sugars fro ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When cells are infected with some strains of the Salmonella bacterium, it can cause typhoid fever, which causes the deat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Cancer
One of the great things about research is its creativity, which can lead to interesting experiments, odd but impactful i ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 30, 2020Cardiology
Doxorubicin is a potent chemotherapy drug used for many different cancers. Unfortunately, like all chemotherapies, doxor ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new study suggests that trace amounts of lithium in drinking water are associated with lower rates of suicide in certa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 29, 2020Cancer
Cancer treatments tend to work in one of a few ways. They can target the immune system, prevent cancer proliferation and ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The average adult human has between 16 and 22 square feet of skin. This multifaceted organ serves a multitude of functio ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 28, 2020Cancer
In a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers champion the potential of community-based gene ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 28, 2020Cardiology
Scars are a badge of honor to many, but they are really just a consequence of the body’s repair response. The body ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 26, 2020Cancer
A study published in Nutrients earlier this summer points toward diet as a key risk factor for prostate cancer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells appear to be a critical part of the human immune system, and dysfunction in these c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2020Microbiology
The CDC has announced that an outbreak of infections related to a strain of the bacterium Salmonella is "rapidly growing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2020Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2020Cancer
A new national poll suggests that parents are not using the best sunscreen application practices to protect their childr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 23, 2020Health & Medicine
A study published this week in Pediatrics revealed racial disparities in postsurgical mortality and complicati ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
AUG 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the genome can sometimes have a huge impact, and researchers have found two that increase the risk of e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Immunology
In recent years, the number of people diagnosed with celiac disease has increased drastically, even with many undiagnose
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 11, 2020
Cardiology
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common cardiovascular condition with plenty of treatment options and preventi
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 10, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the deadliest cancers globally. It has been studied extensively with plenty of treatments availa
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
It seems that cannabis can treat everything- from chronic pain to acne and maybe even cancer. But as cannabinoids are kn
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many common complex diseases are thought to be caused by an interplay of genetic and environmental factors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2020
Cardiology
Type 2 diabetes affects millions around the world. By itself, it prevents your body from properly using sugars fro
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When cells are infected with some strains of the Salmonella bacterium, it can cause typhoid fever, which causes the deat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Cancer
One of the great things about research is its creativity, which can lead to interesting experiments, odd but impactful i
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 30, 2020
Cardiology
Doxorubicin is a potent chemotherapy drug used for many different cancers. Unfortunately, like all chemotherapies, doxor
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new study suggests that trace amounts of lithium in drinking water are associated with lower rates of suicide in certa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 29, 2020
Cancer
Cancer treatments tend to work in one of a few ways. They can target the immune system, prevent cancer proliferation and
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The average adult human has between 16 and 22 square feet of skin. This multifaceted organ serves a multitude of functio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 28, 2020
Cancer
In a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers champion the potential of community-based gene
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2020
Cardiology
Scars are a badge of honor to many, but they are really just a consequence of the body’s repair response. The body
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 26, 2020
Cancer
A study published in Nutrients earlier this summer points toward diet as a key risk factor for prostate cancer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells appear to be a critical part of the human immune system, and dysfunction in these c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2020
Microbiology
The CDC has announced that an outbreak of infections related to a strain of the bacterium Salmonella is "rapidly growing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2020
Microbiology
In two counties in Illinois, a pathogen continues its emergence. Researchers have found that Lone Star ticks there are c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2020
Cancer
A new national poll suggests that parents are not using the best sunscreen application practices to protect their childr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
A study published this week in Pediatrics revealed racial disparities in postsurgical mortality and complicati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet