Preventive Care

Many patients present with acute and chronic disease that could be avoided or much less severe if they did not smoke.

Educating communities about poison prevention is one way pharmacists help keep families safe.

The influenza vaccine's efficacy has been somewhat better than previously predicted, but there's more work to do to improve protection.

Esophageal cancer rates are increasing worldwide and are linked to poor patient outcomes.

Overall, cigarette use among US adult has declined over the past decade, but gaps remain in certain population groups.

US influenza activity has been rapidly increasing in the past few weeks, according to recent CDC surveillance data, and health care professionals are prepared to face a challenging flu season this year.

Nearly half of cancer cases and related deaths are preventable, according to data recently published by CA: A Cancer Journal of Clinicians.

No precautions are needed when administering egg-based flu vaccines to patients with egg allergy, according to an updated influenza vaccine practice guideline from the Influenza Vaccine and Egg Allergy Practice Parameter Workgroup commissioned by Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters (JTFPP).

Using multiple prevention strategies for HIV can significantly reduce new infections.

If current obesity trends continue on the same path, more than half of US children will be at risk of obesity in adulthood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

It is a fact that Americans gain weight during the holiday season.

In an updated draft recommendation statement, the United States Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) provided guidelines for clinicians on osteoporosis screening to prevent fractures.

Fish oil supplementation and fish consumption during pregnancy may provide the same benefit in reducing childhood asthma risk in offspring, according to a recently-published review of 2 studies.

Vaccine coverage for recommended immunizations remains stable and high for US children, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. However, there are still gaps in coverage.

Clinicians should counsel patients with fair skin between the ages of 6 months and 24 years, including the parents of young children with fair skin, on sun protection behaviors, according to a draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

Unnecessarily prescribing antibiotics for dental procedures may be contributing to the spread of community-associated Clostridium difficile, according to research presented at ID Week 2017.

Infants who are exposed to pet or pest allergens may be less likely to develop asthma during childhood, according to a new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

The live varicella-zoster vaccine can effectively prevent shingles in rheumatoid arthritis patients starting treatment with the drug tofacitinib.

More US teens are receiving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations, but more work is needed to get more adolescents vaccinated, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Overall, influenza activity in the United States was moderate.

Patients with type 2 diabetes taking alirocumab (Praluent), along with the maximum tolerable dose of statins, saw a 49% drop in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol during a recent study.

MxA acts as a shield against cross-species influenza A.

Task force recommends screening for preeclampsia among all pregnant women.

A silica cage renders proteins stable against denaturing thermal treatment and long-term temperature storage.

More than 80 million people suffer from sleep deprivation.

Frog skin compound destroys influenza viruses.

Patients with a higher intake of legumes were 35% less likely to develop T2D.

Scientist seek to develop new vaccines and produce them for less than 15 cents a dose.

A high-fiber diet given to mice with type 1 diabetes almost eliminated their disease.