Director's Comments: FDA Approves Meningitis B Vaccine
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA’s) recent approval of a vaccination to prevent meningitis B provides the first U.S. clinically sanctioned vaccine to stop the bacterial illness that killed six college students within the past two years. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
December Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The December issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Feeling Stressed? Stress Relief Might Help Your Health" and "When Your Back Hurts: Don't Let Back Pain Knock You Flat". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World AIDS Day
December 1 is World AIDS Day. Check out the MedlinePlus HIV/AIDS topic page.
Learn more about World AIDS Day 2014 from AIDS.gov. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: TB and Sherlock Holmes
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The 19th century discovery that tuberculosis (TB) is a bacteria (and the initial efforts to treat it) have surprising links to the creators of pasteurization and Sherlock Holmes, finds a new book that was recently reviewed in Science. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Health Impacts of Climate Change
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Climate change may bring an array of health challenges in the U.S. and should be squarely addressed, finds a study and accompanying editorial recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Science Communication’s Paradox
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Some scientists and physicians are busy Twitter contributors and a few seem to channel their writing within social media compared to traditional academic, refereed publications, finds an overview recently published in Science. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could your diet use a splash of color?
See our Nutrition page for ways to liven it up.
Food provides the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy. Nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Cervical Cancer Screening
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Cervical Cancer Screening.
The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy. Cancer screening is looking for cancer before you have any symptoms. Cancer found early may be easier to treat... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Prostate Cancer Screening
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Prostate Cancer Screening.
The prostate is the gland below a man's bladder that produces fluid for semen. Cancer screening is looking for cancer before you have any symptoms. Cancer found early may be easier to treat... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
November Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The November issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Steps Toward a Healthier Life" and "Parkinson’s Disease: Understanding a Complicated Condition". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Firearms, Kids, & Hospitalization
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An average of 20 U.S. children and teen agers are hospitalized daily (or about 7,400 kids a year) solely because of injuries from firearms, finds a recent, descriptive study published in Pediatrics. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Heroin’s Changing Face
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Compared to 50 years ago, today’s heroin users are older men and women who do not live in urban areas and were introduced to the drug through prescription pain medications, finds a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - October 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Now there's more to love on MedlinePlus Mobile!
The National Library of Medicine’s new version of the MedlinePlus Mobile site has all of the resources you can currently access on MedlinePlus.gov, plus an improved design for easier use on mobile devices. Learn more about the new design.
See the latest version of our mobile site at m.medlineplus.gov. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - October 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Ebola Update – 1
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Ebola’s risk to other hospitalized patients and health care workers can be reduced through the rigorous training of hospital staff, notes a recent article in Science. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - October 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
October Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The October issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Sweet Stuff: How Sugars and Sweeteners Affect Your Health" and "Cold, Flu, or Allergy? Know the Difference for Best Treatment". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - October 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
