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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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FEB 27, 2015Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 30, 2015Technology
The National Center for Health Statistics says that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20 ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 03, 2014Immunology
The news is frightening, whether you live in or travel to places where you might be likely to be exposed to it or whethe ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 21, 2014Health & Medicine
Studying Sepsis: Patients Have Better Outcomes When Treated in Hospitals with Higher Volume of CasesWhen patients have sepsis, a time-sensitive and hard-to-detect illness, they are more likely to survive the life-threate ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 08, 2014Health & Medicine
Symptoms of thyroid problems include fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety and excessive perspiration. The th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 07, 2014Immunology
The case of the man who left Liberia and was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas is confounding in every way, a cascade of Mu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAY 16, 2014Neuroscience
A study published in the April 23 issue of JAMA showed that the sedative drugs diazepam (Valium) and lorazepam (Ativan) ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 26, 2014Microbiology
We ask a lot of our teeth, and they are incredibly durable. Not only are they durable during our lifetime, they outlast ...
FEB 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 30, 2015
Technology
The National Center for Health Statistics says that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
NOV 03, 2014
Immunology
The news is frightening, whether you live in or travel to places where you might be likely to be exposed to it or whethe
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 21, 2014
Health & Medicine
Studying Sepsis: Patients Have Better Outcomes When Treated in Hospitals with Higher Volume of Cases
When patients have sepsis, a time-sensitive and hard-to-detect illness, they are more likely to survive the life-threate
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 08, 2014
Health & Medicine
Symptoms of thyroid problems include fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety and excessive perspiration. The th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 07, 2014
Immunology
The case of the man who left Liberia and was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas is confounding in every way, a cascade of Mu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAY 16, 2014
Neuroscience
A study published in the April 23 issue of JAMA showed that the sedative drugs diazepam (Valium) and lorazepam (Ativan)
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 26, 2014
Microbiology
We ask a lot of our teeth, and they are incredibly durable. Not only are they durable during our lifetime, they outlast
...