Director's Comments: After Ebola: Curbing Infectious Diseases
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An insightful plan to reduce the severity of global infectious disease outbreaks recently was outlined in an editorial published in Science. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Use of Short Term Radiation Therapy
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Short term radiation treatment (following breast cancer lumpectomies) is increasing for women but most patients receive post-surgical radiation that may be twice as long as necessary, finds a comprehensive study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Callous, Unemotional Youth Behaviors: New Insights
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Recent findings about brain mechanisms, genetic and environmental risk factors, as well as treatment options provide insights into addressing callous and unemotional behaviors among youth, suggests a stimulating research review recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
February Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The February issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Fixing Flawed Body Parts: Engineering New Tissues and Organs" and "Galled by the Gallbladder? Your Tiny, Hard-Working Digestive Organ". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Ernie Banks #14: Tribute to a Healer
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In spring 1958 (at age 10), I experienced two complex, serious, and unexpected surgeries within 10 days. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Aspirin: Initial Heart Attack and Stroke
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A daily, low dose aspirin may not prevent heart attacks, strokes as well as some other heart disease related conditions for older adults, suggests a comprehensive Japanese study and an accompanying editorial recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: 2015 Seasonal Flu
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Flu.gov reports it appears to be a severe flu season with cases occurring throughout most of the U.S. From the latest information available in early January, seasonal flu is widespread and I regret to report it has taken the lives of 26 children across the nation. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Hospice Advantages
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While a pioneering study reports hospice care for very ill cancer patients comparatively lowered some key medical indicators and costs, an accompanying editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests more research is needed to demonstrate the advantages of hospice or non-hospice care for many end-of-life-patients. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
January Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The January issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Osteoporosis in Aging: Protect Your Bones with Exercise" and "Listen Up! Noises Can Damage Your Hearing". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Status of Intelligent Health Information Systems
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Intelligent health information systems (HIT) that assist physicians are accepted in some corners of clinical care but health care provider acceptance might increase with more thoughtful initiatives in clinically useful areas, NLM’s Deputy Director for Research and Education told National Institutes of Health peers in a recent speech. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Predicting Seniors’ Mental Abilities
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A unique study of Scottish adults suggests high intelligence test scores during childhood predict sharper mental abilities later in life. The series of studies of the Lothian (Scotland) cohort of seniors, recently were reported in a news story in Science. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Family Health Portrait
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It’s the time of the year when many families are together to enjoy the blessings of the season. One free — but valuable — gift you might give to yourself and your family members is to complete a family health portrait. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Ebola Vaccine: First Steps
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While an experimental Ebloa vaccine produced an intended immune system response and seems sufficiently safe to recommend further trials, important steps remain before there is a widely available Ebola vaccine, suggests a preliminary study and accompanying editorial recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
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The new edition of NIH MedlinePlus magazine covers back-to-school tips to boost kids health, type 2 diabetes, as well as information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
