Preventive Medicine
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Screening of infants for hyperbilirubinemia to prevent chronic bilirubin encephalopathy: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

26 Sep 2009 DESCRIPTION: Recommendation on screening newborn infants, based on a recent supplemental review of a 2003 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality evidence report on the effectiveness of various screening strategies for preventing the development ... Read more...

[Optimized dermatologist's report and hierarchical multi-step invention. Randomized evaluation of the cornerstones of preventive occupational dermatology]

30 Aug 2009 Parallel to the introduction of the optimized dermatologist's report in 2006, a hierarchical multi-step intervention approach to occupational dermatitis (OD) was launched within the statutory accident insurance bodies. It is aimed at ensuring that ... Read more...

Executive physicals: what's the ROI?

30 Aug 2009 With an eye toward prevention, many companies are having their top managers undergo pricey, comprehensive physical exams, complete with full-body CT scans. As imaging technology continues to get better and safer, the day may come when screening ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Preventive Medicine'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Bilirubin screening for normal newborns: a critique of the hour-specific bilirubin nomogram. 26 Sep 2009
• Universal bilirubin screening, guidelines, and evidence. 26 Sep 2009
• Screening of infants for hyperbilirubinemia to prevent chronic bilirubin encephalopathy: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. 26 Sep 2009
• [Occupational dermatology 2009. Many new options for the practice] 30 Aug 2009
• [Optimized dermatologist's report and hierarchical multi-step invention. Randomized evaluation of the cornerstones of preventive occupational dermatology] 30 Aug 2009
• Executive physicals: what's the ROI? 30 Aug 2009
• Abstracts of the 15th Wonca (World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians) Europe Conference, September 16-18 2009, Basel, Switzerland. 20 Aug 2009
• Careers in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention. 9 Aug 2009
• Lifestyle interventions: from individuals to communities. 30 Jul 2009
• Disease prevention gains attention. 30 Jul 2009
• The delay of preventive medicine for asbestos caused disease in the 20th century. 30 Jul 2009
• From preventive medicine to population health: the research agenda of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. 30 Jul 2009
• The evolution of the Department of Population Health Sciences. 30 Jul 2009
• Tibetan medicine: a complementary science of optimal health. 30 Jul 2009
• Opportunities for the cost reduction of medical care. 30 Jul 2009
• Firearm injury prevention training in Preventive Medicine Residency programs. 30 Jul 2009
• Improving preventive health services training in chiropractic colleges part II: enhancing outcomes through improved training and accountability processes. 29 Jun 2009
• [Setting up a national information system for prevention] 29 Jun 2009
• [Obstacles which have hampered the progress of Evidence Based Prevention (EBP). 29 Jun 2009
• South korean study in a public health: preventive medicine and sports environment. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Preventive Medicine'

Definition: A medical specialty primarily concerned with prevention of disease (PRIMARY PREVENTION) and the promotion and preservation of health in the individual.

Descriptor UI: D011315

Alternative terms: Preventive Medicine; Medicine, Preventive;

Related Mesh Headings: Health Promotion; Preventive Health Services; Public Health;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.776.630;

Technical Notes: SPEC only: SPEC qualif; for specific disease, use /prev: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.58; primary prev = PRIMARY PREVENTION, secondary prev = diag & ther, tertiary prev = REHABILITATION; DF: PREV MED