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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to common belief, a systematic review has found that elective induction of labor at or beyond 41 weeks of gestation may reduce…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The Institute of Medicine recommends that normal weight women gain 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy, but now new research indicates that this…
Michael Benninger, MD, Chairman, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the effects of herd immunization with pneumococcal vaccination. Summary: Community vaccination against pneumococcal disease has showed a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although spontaneous reperfusion during percutaneous angiography for treatment of ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) occurs less often in patients with diabetes than in nondiabetics,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Newly updated guidelines for managing persons infected with HIV recommend that all patients undergo genotypic resistance testing even if there are no immediate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cognitive impairment and indoor injury are both independent predictors of pre- and postoperative delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture, Norwegian researchers report.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of childhood cancer survivors, treatment with total body or abdominal irradiation was associated with an increased risk of diabetes later…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having a first-degree relative with breast cancer may slightly increase a person’s risk of colorectal cancer, Canadian researchers report in the International Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Due to hemoglobin degradation, delayed return of fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) may miss colorectal adenomas and possibly also overt malignancy, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Allogeneic blood transfusions in patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) substantially increase the patient’s odds of nosocomial infection, hospital readmission…
