USPharmacisthttp://www.uspharmacist.comhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/14502/Malaria affects large populations around the globe and is associated with serious health outcomes and death among infected individuals. 8/20/2009 9:00:00 AMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/14502/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/14133/Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. 7/20/2009 9:00:00 AMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/14133/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/13778/Medication compliance, or adherence, has been described as a patient's actions regarding medication administration that are in accordance with medical advice. 6/18/2009 9:00:00 AMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/13778/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10982/The Vagisil Screening Kit is an in-home test that allows a woman to screen for the presence of vaginal infection by measuring her vaginal pH ( FIGURE 1 ).9/18/2008 2:41:44 PMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10982/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/9781/Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities.6/19/2008 2:45:28 PMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/9781/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10181/Diabetes mellitus, the fifth deadliest disease in the United States, is the result of abnormalities in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism that manifest as hypergly­ cemia.12/20/2007 1:37:53 PMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10181/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10180/It is estimated that 10 to 20 million Americans suffer from neuropathy.12/20/2007 11:20:11 AMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10180/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10231/Iron deficiency, the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide, varies in prevalence according to age, race, and sex ( Table 1 ).10/18/2007 8:04:28 AMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10231/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10240/Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide.9/19/2007 12:27:10 PMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10240/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10398/Warfarin sodium (Coumadin) is one of the most widely used anticoagulants in the United States .2/20/2007 9:10:39 AMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10398/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10435/In 2005, an estimated 20.8 million people in the United States had diabetes mellitus.1/23/2007 9:07:00 AMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/10435/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/11491/In today's society, planned conception and timed intercourse to achieve pregnancy are topics of growing importance for couples seeking to start a family.12/22/2006 1:38:40 PMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/11491/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/11608/In the United States, approximately 40,000 people are diagnosed with HIV annually, and as a result, AIDS has become one of the leading causes of death in Americans ages 25 to 44 years.7/20/2006 2:41:42 PMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/11608/http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/11637/Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is defined as an erosion in the lining of the stomach or the duodenum.6/20/2006 4:56:45 PMhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/content/d/diagnostic_spotlight/c/11637/