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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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MAY 04, 2016Health & Medicine
New research findings show that young females on the lowest end of the physical activity spectrum are more likely to dev ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam ...MAY 02, 2016Neuroscience
Road crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States as well as around the world. In the US around 37,000 peop ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2016Immunology
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)FEB 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Opioid addiction is a huge problem, with about 2 million Americans suffering from addiction to prescription pain relieve ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented ...FEB 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’ ...DEC 09, 2015Health & Medicine
Many of us dread going to the dentist, fearing we might have to endure the painful drilling and filling that comes with ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Truvuda, also known as PrEP, is a little blue pill that is the only FDA approved drug for prophylactic prevention agains ...NOV 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have identified how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 19, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have known for a while that taking low daily doses of aspirin decreases the odds of a person having a heart a ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetOCT 20, 2015Immunology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, and until now scientists had no effective way of ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 10, 2015Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2015Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 01, 2015Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 28, 2015Cancer
A newly published study co-authored by MIT economists claims that drug companies "underinvest" in long-term research to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 15, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is most commonly referred to as a healthcare-associated infection (HAI), with at risk-populations ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 29, 2015Cancer
The Ohio State's Food Innovation Canter (FIC), Center for Advanced Functional Foods Research and Entrepreneurship (CAFFR ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAPR 28, 2015Neuroscience
A team of UBC researchers has made a significant discovery uncovering the cause of brain swelling after trauma to the he ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors' ability to work out which women are at increased ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 08, 2015Immunology
," Klein says. That application is a long way off in humans, however. To figure out if it can prevent HIV infection in h ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 23, 2015Cancer
Deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers could be successfully treated at their earliest stages, or even preve ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Cancer
A study by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers aims to determine whether green tea can inhibit the growt ...Written By: Robert WoodardSEP 15, 2014Videos
Eight states have confirmed cases of Enterovirus 68, says William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventative medicine at V ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
MAY 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
New research findings show that young females on the lowest end of the physical activity spectrum are more likely to dev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam
...
MAY 02, 2016
Neuroscience
Road crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States as well as around the world. In the US around 37,000 peop
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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)
FEB 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Opioid addiction is a huge problem, with about 2 million Americans suffering from addiction to prescription pain relieve
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented
...
FEB 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’
...
DEC 09, 2015
Health & Medicine
Many of us dread going to the dentist, fearing we might have to endure the painful drilling and filling that comes with
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Truvuda, also known as PrEP, is a little blue pill that is the only FDA approved drug for prophylactic prevention agains
...
NOV 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists at the University of New South Wales have identified how connections between brain cells are destroyed in the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 19, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists have known for a while that taking low daily doses of aspirin decreases the odds of a person having a heart a
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
OCT 20, 2015
Immunology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, and until now scientists had no effective way of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 10, 2015
Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2015
Immunology
Our immune system is our protection against foreign invaders like harmful bacteria and viruses. When our immune cells re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 01, 2015
Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 28, 2015
Cancer
A newly published study co-authored by MIT economists claims that drug companies "underinvest" in long-term research to
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 15, 2015
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is most commonly referred to as a healthcare-associated infection (HAI), with at risk-populations
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 29, 2015
Cancer
The Ohio State's Food Innovation Canter (FIC), Center for Advanced Functional Foods Research and Entrepreneurship (CAFFR
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
APR 28, 2015
Neuroscience
A team of UBC researchers has made a significant discovery uncovering the cause of brain swelling after trauma to the he
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors' ability to work out which women are at increased
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 08, 2015
Immunology
," Klein says. That application is a long way off in humans, however. To figure out if it can prevent HIV infection in h
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 23, 2015
Cancer
Deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers could be successfully treated at their earliest stages, or even preve
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Cancer
A study by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers aims to determine whether green tea can inhibit the growt ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
SEP 15, 2014
Videos
Eight states have confirmed cases of Enterovirus 68, says William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventative medicine at V
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke