Preventative Medicine

Silver in Medicine: Support for the Market?

Why silverware? Why didnt people choose to eat and drink from palladium, ivory, or other materials? Of course many people did Continue reading →

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Seminar addresses health concern

By Rachel Jackson | Originally Published: 22 hours ago |Modified: 6 hours ago | Despite the large amount of debate about health care reform in the past few years, according to medical professionals from across the state, one major topic is missing from the discussion: prevention. Preventative medicine often is overlooked by pilot studies in hopes of finding solutions to more efficient and cost-effective health policies, said Ken Thorpe, the director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, or PFCD. Continue reading →

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HIV pill Truvada approved by FDA panel for preventative use

Truvada, a popular HIV treatment pill, was approved for preventative use by an FDA panel on Thursday, a milestone in the fight against AIDS. The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee voted 19-3 in support of the drug’s use for controlling HIV infection among the most at-risk group – men who have sex with men, Reuters reported. “I think this is a huge milestone,” Dr. Continue reading →

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Déjà vu all over again

Why do studies on how far people drive to work keep getting reported as health news? Continue reading →

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Experts split on HIV-prevention pill's regimen

Healthy people can protect themselves from the deadly HIV virus if they take Gilead Sciences’ Truvada every day. Whether patients will is an issue dividing AIDS advocates as U.S. regulators weigh approving the pill as the first preventative measure against the disease. Continue reading →

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Long drive time linked to poor health

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — When we’re stuck in traffic, the frustration we take out on other drivers is taking an unseen toll inside our bodies. That stress is no joke Continue reading →

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Risk of Unprotected Sex Debated in Gilead HIV Pill Review

By Ryan Flinn and Shannon Pettypiece – Wed May 09 20:06:41 GMT 2012 Gilead, based in Foster City, California, will work with health agencies on public demonstration projects to further the drugs use if approved. Gilead, based in Foster City, California, will work with health agencies on public demonstration projects to further the drugs use if approved. Continue reading →

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First oral agent to quell invasive macular degeneration, restore lost vision

Public release date: 6-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Stuart Richer OD, Ph.D. Continue reading →

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Total Beauty Media Finds Less Than 50% of Millennials are Informed About Skin Cancer

Young women face missed opportunities to maintain skin healthSanta Monica, Calif. (PRWEB) May 01, 2012 Even with extensive skin care lines on the market, Millennials are still slow to embrace preventative skin health routines, according to a new study by Total Beauty Media Group, a leading online publisher of beauty and wellness content Continue reading →

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Study Creating Controversy About First Breast Cancer Screening

Posted on: 10:25 am, May 2, 2012, by Shirley Washington, updated on: 10:21am, May 2, 2012 ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR) A new study published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine suggests women in their 40s with extremely dense breasts or a mother or sister with breast cancer have an increased risk of getting the disease and should be screened every other year. However Dr Continue reading →

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