Ellis Parker, MSN, RN, from Level Up RN, discusses the different levels of health prevention—primary, secondary, and tertiary—and the significant role of health determinants. She uses the community…
Most vaccines help the immune system learn to identify and fight off harmful viruses or bacteria before someone gets sick. But, scientists are also creating vaccines to treat…
The first annual Mobile Health Expo was held on October 19-21, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. The conference was attended by leaders in areas including mobile medicine, wireless…
Jeff Donnell, President of NoMoreClipboard speaks about the impact of Personal Health Records on doctor-patient communication, patient adherence, decreased medical costs, and improved health outcomes. Jeff Donnell will…
Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH, discusses new technologies and behavior change, as well as how physicians can utilize these new technologies to empower their patients. He also discusses…
Fred Smith discusses the new technologies and tools that the CDC is utilizing to reach physicians and patients. He is a Senior Technologist in the Office of the…
Michelle Samplin-Salgado discusses the mission of AIDS.gov and how they disseminate their message. She is a New Media Strategist with AIDS.gov. For more information, please visit: AIDS.gov. Sponsored…
Georges E. Abou Khalil discusses the difficulties of organ procurement within minority populations. He is an analyst with Donate Life. To learn more about Donate Life Hollywood, please…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Disinfectant use and other simple interventions are helpful in combating Clostridium difficile, a major infectious cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea, researchers report in a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral zinc is not an effective treatment for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children from developed countries, suggest results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There’s guidance on the dosing of prophylactic oseltamivir for premature neonates exposed to H1N1 influenza, in a “Brief Report” in the Journal of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A South African study shows that HIV-infected patients do better when they begin treatment above rather than below 200 cells/µL. The results, reported…
