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) – Patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are less likely to survive until discharge if they have a known history of prior atherosclerosis,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single question may be all it takes for primary care providers to accurately screen patients who may be drinking too much, new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The well-known association between poor glycemic control and low HDL cholesterol in patients with type 2 diabetes is independent of obesity and hypertriglyceridemia,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of metformin is associated with a decreased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with diabetes, new research shows. By contrast, treatment with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even when patients with type 1 diabetes have excellent hemoglobin A1C levels, continuous glucose monitoring will be beneficial, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Prehypertensive men who are physically fit are likely to live longer as a result, according to a long-term follow-up study published in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that the routine use of MRI for newly diagnosed breast cancer does not improve margin status or attempts at breast-conserving…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even though they are at increased risk of invasive cervical cancer, nearly one in four HIV-positive women in the US who were recently…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nearly one out of six patients in China who is prescribed an antihypertensive agent will discontinue treatment within 6 months. Multiple factors affect…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a 30-year study indicate that intensive glucose control can substantially reduce the rates of retinopathy, nephropathy, and cardiovascular disease in…
