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 American Heart Association has issued consensus guidelines for treating resistant hypertension. References and Resources Calhoun DA, et al. Resistant hypertension: Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. A scientific statement…
Reversal of coronary stenosis seen by intravascular ultrasound after two years of rosuvastatin (Crestor) treatment has been confirmed in the same patients by quantitative coronary angiograpy. References and…
A new analysis of data from a multicenter clinical trial suggests that chemotherapy-induced anemia significantly increases the risk of local relapse in premenopausal early-stage breast cancer. References and…
The American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians issued clinical practice guidelines about the pharmacologic treatment of dementia. From our partners at VerusMed verusmed.com…
In BMC Neurology it is reported that pesticide exposure may boost the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease over and above genetic factors. References and Resources Hancock D, Martin…
An open randomized trial showed that for a first episode of schizophrenia, four second-generation antipsychotics were no more effective than haloperidol, but they did have lower discontinuation rates.…
The investigational antiplatelet agent Prasugrel improves ischemic event rates after percutaneous coronary intervention, whatever type of stent is used, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology meeting.…
New data stemming from the PERISCOPE trial show intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology found that in patients living with type 2 diabetes, Actos reduced the atherosclerotic burden in the…
According to the FDA, mortality was substantially higher in patients who had an AneuRx Stent Graft implanted to prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture than in patients who had…
The FDA has posted a warning alerting clinicians of pooled data from 29 placebo-controlled trials of tiotropium that revealed excess strokes among COPD patients on active treatment. References…
