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) – Changes in the diagnosis and treatment of depression occurred soon after the US Food and Drug Administration warned in 2003 of a suicidality…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In men with diabetes, coffee consumption does not increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases or all-cause morality, according to a brief report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Basic clinical information can identify individuals at high risk of developing diabetes within 10 years, and adding some lab values identifies those at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Consistent with some previous reports, the results of a case-control study suggest that depressive symptoms are an early feature of Parkinson’s disease, preceding…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Herd immunity is not enough to protect unvaccinated children against pertussis. A case-control study based on detailed, individual-level clinical data indicates that children…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Daily self-monitoring of blood glucose levels by women with mild or diet-treated gestational diabetes is more effective than weekly office-based testing in reducing…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, where over a half million people were surveyed about their meat intake and long-term…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the National Academies Has issued new guidelines on appropriate weight gain during pregnancy.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often undiagnosed, and therefore untreated, in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gestational diabetes markedly and persistently increases the risk of future type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the May 23rd issue of…
