Psychology & Psychiatry
Online tool to combat schoolyard bullying
Teachers may soon have a way to pinpoint and measure the seriousness of covert bullying incidents at school and how it affects primary school-aged kids.
May 30, 2016
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News tagged with prevention strategies
HIV & AIDS
Resistance to key HIV drug 'concerningly common'
HIV drug resistance to tenofovir, an antiretroviral drug vital to most modern HIV treatment and prevention strategies, is surprisingly and worryingly common according to a large study led by UCL (University College London) ...
Jan 28, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Daily pill prevents HIV – reaching people who could benefit from PrEP
CDC's latest Vital Signs report finds a continuing need to raise awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) – a daily pill that can prevent HIV infection – among those who are at substantial risk for HIV infection.
Nov 25, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
New early warning sign of knee osteoarthritis
People who are at higher risk to develop knee osteoarthritis (OA) from being overweight or having injured their knee in the past may have normal x-rays, but worsening lesions or damage appearing on their MRIs predicts a significantly ...
Nov 23, 2015
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Health
CDC: Surveillance system can help reduce health care injuries
(HealthDay)—A surveillance system for health care facilities can be used to identify and help reduce the number of preventable injuries among health care personnel, according to research published in the April 24 issue ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Recommendations issued for prevention of ovarian cancer
(HealthDay)—Recommendations for prevention of ovarian cancer include oral contraceptive use and tubal sterilization, as well as genetic counseling and testing for women from high-risk families, according to a report from ...
Apr 2, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Largest genome-wide study reveals genes driving obesity
In obesity, some people store fat evenly throughout the body while others store fat around the abdomen. Storing fat around the abdomen places some obese individuals at an increased risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular ...
Mar 5, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Review highlights ways to prevent and manage jaw bone disease
A review of more than a decade's worth of research on osteonecrosis of the jaw—when the bone in the jaw is exposed and begins to starve from a lack of blood—points to an increased risk for patients taking certain drugs ...
Dec 15, 2014
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Health
Nearly 80 percent of US deaths in the first three decades of life are due to unintentional injury or violence
A new report on unintentional injury and violence in the United States, published in The Lancet as part of a new Series, The health of Americans, has found that prevention strategies across society show a great deal of promise ...
Jul 2, 2014
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Cardiology
Guidelines issued for stroke prevention in women
(HealthDay)—New guidelines have been released that highlight unique stroke risk factors for women and address prevention strategies, according to a synopsis article published in the June 17 issue of the Annals of Internal ...
Jun 17, 2014
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