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) – Full-term neonates delivered through elective repeat cesarean have higher rates of respiratory morbidity, hypoglycemia, and admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that most mothers in the US do not intend to have a 9- to 12-year-old daughter vaccinated against human papillomavirus…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with fenofibrate can reduce the risk of amputation in people with type 2 diabetes by 36%, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a large meta-analysis of trial data suggest that blood pressure-lowering drugs can help prevent cardiovascular disease in any at-risk individual,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although schizophrenia is associated with an increased risk of violent crime, after accounting for substance abuse, the risk is relatively small, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Blacks are almost twice as likely as whites to develop acute lung injury (ALI), according to study findings presented Tuesday at the American…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exercise echocardiography can predict mortality and major cardiac events in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease, but who have normal exercise…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that an excessive increase in heart rate prior to engaging in an exercise test — a situation of mild mental…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke appear to be at increased risk for early emphysematous lung changes decades later, according to…
Stuart Fischer, MD, discusses artificial sweeteners and diet soda. Conflicting data has been published whether diet sodas help or hinder weight loss. The jury appears to be out…
