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Good hand hygiene is the most cost-effective way to prevent the spread of health care-associated infections, and the most important individuals in the hand hygiene chain are health care workers.

Children who fail to get a full night's sleep are at increased risk for obesity, a recent investigation revealed.

Many popular sunscreen options don’t adhere to American Academy of Dermatology efficacy guidelines.

Jogger’s heel, tennis heel, and policeman’s heel are common names for a common problem. All of them are actually plantar fasciitis, and approximately 1 million Americans visit health care providers every year because they have inexplicable—and often excruciating—pain in their feet.

The percentage of Americans who have used opioids for nonmedical reasons has more than doubled over the course of a decade.

White, middle-class, and upper-class Americans tend to receive the best nutrition, new study results suggest.

Patients hospitalized after stroke are at less risk for infection when they’re on statin therapy, the results of a recent study suggest.

Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and the patients they care for should be aware that working long hours regularly is associated with a few chronic diseases.

The benefits of exercise in diabetes prevention go beyond weight loss.

Patients with certain chronic conditions often receive different treatments depending on where they live, results of a new analysis have revealed.

Patients with cuts and scrapes likely have questions about how to prevent or reduce the appearance of scars.

If left untreated, Lyme disease can have serious complications.

Patients presenting with bumps on their hands and wrists likely have benign ganglion cysts.

Exercise in midlife can ward off stroke independent of other risk factors, according to a recent study.

Retail clinicians should make sure to check prescribing guidelines when treating patients with atrial fibrillation, especially those who are at high risk for stroke.

A pair of blood pressure medication classes can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with end-stage renal disease who require peritoneal dialysis.

Clinicians should pay particular attention to single working moms, as they’re more likely to have a stroke than their married counterparts.

Certain plant- and herbal-based therapies may be able to offer relief for women experiencing menopause symptoms.

In the last year, nearly one-third of adolescents experienced ringing or buzzing in their ears that lasted more than 5 minutes, a recent report found.

Retail clinicians should make sure that their female patients at high risk for atrial fibrillation-related stroke are on appropriate therapy, as new study results published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that women aren’t prescribed blood thinners as often as men.

Patients with heart failure should know that getting a flu shot could lower their risk of being hospitalized and developing dementia.

When a patient presents with a red, swollen, and painful area close to the nail bed, it may be more than just a cut.

On any given day, 20% of Americans are infected with tinea pedis.

Cutting calories doesn’t only help obese adults improve their quality of life, recent study results found.

Retail clinicians should make a concerted effort to educate the parents of children with asthma about controller medications.

The cornerstone attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment could be associated with heart problems in children and adolescents, recent study results suggest.

Poisonous life overwhelms many gardens, and as summer arrives and patients head outside, poison ivy becomes a timely concern.

Health care providers looking to strengthen their diabetes prevention efforts must point out 2 essential strategies when counseling patients.

Women with migraines face a 50% greater risk of developing major cardiovascular disease, recent study results suggest.

The convenience that cars afford to commuters may actually weigh heavy on public health.