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Preventive care
Preventative care is a type of healthcare focusing on preventing the onset of diseases or identify disease as early as possible when treatment is most feasible. Preventative healthcare can include interventions such as vaccines, screening tests, or regular physical examinations. Effective preventative care will minimize damage caused by illnesses to an individual and can also limit costs associated with medical treatment.
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APR 15, 2017Cancer
Though breast cancer is one of the more publicized and well-studied cancer types, treatment for this disease remains imp ...APR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
While treatments for diabetes management have gotten better over the year, wouldn’t it be best if we could reverse ...MAR 20, 2017Plants & Animals
There are a handful of animal species that have involuntarily went extinct over the decades, and a truckload of others r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2017Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2017Cancer
A new clinical practice guideline has been issued by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for human pap ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2017Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2017Cardiology
A careful balance must be struck between various pathways in the body, or adverse cardiac events like heart attac ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings about cervical cancer could be great news for women all over the world. It seems that only a small cell sam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2017Microbiology
Alarm bells have been ringing all over the world about drug-resistant superbugs, which are expected to pose a huge threa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2017Immunology
For individuals with asthma using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to prevent or relieve symptoms, there is a good chance th ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 02, 2017Cardiology
A new technology developed by University of Central Florida’s Aristide Dogariu is an optical fiber light beam, use ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 27, 2017Immunology
Thanks to the innate immune response, humans have an immediately-acting defense mechanism set in place against invading ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2017Videos
Bed bugs may not seem like much of a problem in modern America and other developed countries (except for the occasional ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain tumors are difficult to detect, often only becoming apparent long after symptoms like seizures have begun. New wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2017Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f ...FEB 07, 2017Health & Medicine
Doctors have long advised women born with complex congenital heart defects not to get pregnant due to the detrimental ef ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2017Immunology
The number of people getting a flu shot at a pharmacy skyrocketed from 3.2 million to 20.9 million between 2007 and 2013 ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Baby monitors have come a long way in the past few years. Now, not only do these devices alert parents of crying babies, ...JAN 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2017Microbiology
Clostridium difficile often infects hospitalized patients who have undergone antibiotic therapy. These bacteria infect t ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 24, 2017Plants & Animals
While there are many signs that climate change is bad for the planet, yet another reason might have just recently been d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or ...JAN 16, 2017Cardiology
A new drug shows promise for treating heart disease in cats and humans, report researchers. The drug, MYK-461, proved ef ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 15, 2017
Cancer
Though breast cancer is one of the more publicized and well-studied cancer types, treatment for this disease remains imp
...
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
While treatments for diabetes management have gotten better over the year, wouldn’t it be best if we could reverse
...
MAR 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are a handful of animal species that have involuntarily went extinct over the decades, and a truckload of others r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2017
Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Cancer
A new clinical practice guideline has been issued by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for human pap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2017
Cardiology
A careful balance must be struck between various pathways in the body, or adverse cardiac events like heart attac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings about cervical cancer could be great news for women all over the world. It seems that only a small cell sam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2017
Microbiology
Alarm bells have been ringing all over the world about drug-resistant superbugs, which are expected to pose a huge threa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2017
Immunology
For individuals with asthma using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to prevent or relieve symptoms, there is a good chance th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 02, 2017
Cardiology
A new technology developed by University of Central Florida’s Aristide Dogariu is an optical fiber light beam, use
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 27, 2017
Immunology
Thanks to the innate immune response, humans have an immediately-acting defense mechanism set in place against invading
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2017
Videos
Bed bugs may not seem like much of a problem in modern America and other developed countries (except for the occasional
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain tumors are difficult to detect, often only becoming apparent long after symptoms like seizures have begun. New wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f
...
FEB 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
Doctors have long advised women born with complex congenital heart defects not to get pregnant due to the detrimental ef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2017
Immunology
The number of people getting a flu shot at a pharmacy skyrocketed from 3.2 million to 20.9 million between 2007 and 2013
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Baby monitors have come a long way in the past few years. Now, not only do these devices alert parents of crying babies,
...
JAN 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2017
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile often infects hospitalized patients who have undergone antibiotic therapy. These bacteria infect t
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
While there are many signs that climate change is bad for the planet, yet another reason might have just recently been d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors and health experts have been warning the public about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs for the last year or
...
JAN 16, 2017
Cardiology
A new drug shows promise for treating heart disease in cats and humans, report researchers. The drug, MYK-461, proved ef
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)