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Public Health: the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." Analyzing the health of a population and the threats is the basis for public health. The "public" in question can be as small as a handful of people, an entire village or it can be as large as several continents, in the case of a pandemic. "Health" takes into account physical, mental and social well-being. It is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the World Health Organization.
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JAN 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 12, 2021Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2021Cancer
New research published today in the online edition of Pediatrics reports on the habit-forming dangers of tobacco pr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacterial infections that can't be eliminated with standard drugs, caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are consider ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2021Health & Medicine
Fibromyalgia affects as many as 4 million adults in America (2 percent of the adult population) and is a debilitat ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 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, 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 26, 2020Technology
Identifying mosquitoes that transmit disease, such as malaria, is a critical public health effort. Learn more about mosq ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 24, 2020Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2020Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 22, 2020Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 18, 2020Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2020Cancer
A study published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians highlights the need for improved rehabilitation services in onc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 17, 2020Cardiology
Cellular signaling is critical for the body to coordinate everything from heart rate to not hitting yourself when you mo ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 17, 2020Immunology
Canadian researchers have made a breakthrough for children with peanut allergies: immunotherapy that when taken daily fo ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 15, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 15, 2020Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
E-cigarettes or vapes were introduced a few years ago, and researchers are still trying to learn more about how they aff ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2020Immunology
In atherosclerosis, cholesterol and other fatty deposits build up around the inner walls of an artery, creating a plaque ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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 12, 2021
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Cancer
New research published today in the online edition of Pediatrics reports on the habit-forming dangers of tobacco pr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacterial infections that can't be eliminated with standard drugs, caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are consider
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
Fibromyalgia affects as many as 4 million adults in America (2 percent of the adult population) and is a debilitat
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
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
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 26, 2020
Technology
Identifying mosquitoes that transmit disease, such as malaria, is a critical public health effort. Learn more about mosq
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 24, 2020
Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2020
Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 22, 2020
Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 18, 2020
Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2020
Cancer
A study published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians highlights the need for improved rehabilitation services in onc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 17, 2020
Cardiology
Cellular signaling is critical for the body to coordinate everything from heart rate to not hitting yourself when you mo
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 17, 2020
Immunology
Canadian researchers have made a breakthrough for children with peanut allergies: immunotherapy that when taken daily fo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 15, 2020
Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
E-cigarettes or vapes were introduced a few years ago, and researchers are still trying to learn more about how they aff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2020
Immunology
In atherosclerosis, cholesterol and other fatty deposits build up around the inner walls of an artery, creating a plaque
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch