August Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The August issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Can You Recognize a Heart Attack or Stroke: What To Do When Every Moment Counts" and "Surviving Sepsis: Taming a Deadly Immune Response". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Rethinking Industrialized Marijuana
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Rethinking Industrialized Marijuana". The transcript is also available.
The production and marketing of legal marijuana may be following a pattern similar to tobacco’s diffusion in the first half of the 20th century, suggests a recent, insightful commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MedlinePlus is on Twitter
@medlineplus! Follow us on Twitter for the latest on health and wellness. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Transforming Teen Sex Education
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Transforming Teen Sex Education". The transcript is also available.
A decline in school sex education for teens paradoxically occurs at a time when new, tested programs that produce healthier outcomes as well as constructive Internet-based services are available, suggests a recent commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Native American Health Education: Dr. Lindberg Recognized
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Native American Health Education: Dr. Lindberg Recognized". The transcript is also available.
Dr. Lindberg recently received special recognition for fostering education about Native American health and illness at the National Congress of American Indians in Anchorage, Alaska... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
July Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The July issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Sun and Skin: The Dark Side of Sun Exposure" and "Fight Off Food Poisoning: Food Safety for Warmer Weather". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Improving Care for Alcohol Abuse
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Improving Care for Alcohol Abuse". The transcript is also available.
A systematic review that reports effective medications which prevent a return to drinking are infrequently prescribed suggests a broader need for more patient centered care for adults who abuse alcohol, finds an accompanying commentary recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S.
Skin Cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. Visit the skin cancer health topic page to learn more. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Tests Do You Need to Stay Healthy?
What tests do you need to stay healthy? Learn about health screening and laboratory tests. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: IPF Treatment Progress
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "IPF Treatment Progress". The transcript is also available.
New research suggests progress as well as questions about treating a fatal lung disease that impacts about 100,000 Americans, finds a commentary recently published in New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: NLM’s Past 30 Years and Future
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "NLM’s Past 30 Years and Future". The transcript is also available.
Some insights from pioneers about NLM’s key contributions to medical research and practice – as well as products that provide health information to the public - were among the highlights of a recent, day-long symposium at the National Institutes of Health... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Child Mental Health and Brain Development
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Child Mental Health and Brain Development". The transcript is also available.
Child mental and substance abuse disorders may be anticipated and addressed in the future by understanding a boy or girl’s neurodevelopment in addition to their behavioral patterns, suggests an interesting commentary recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
. Visit the Myasthenia gravis topic page, which includes an interactive tutorial. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Treating Prescription Opioid Overdose
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Treating Prescription Opioid Overdose". The transcript is also available.
Physicians need to be more aware of an alarming trend of opioid prescription overdoses — and treatment medications need to be used more frequently, finds a commentary recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Don't Get Bugged This Summer!
Don't get bugged this summer! Learn about insect bites and stings, Lyme disease, tick bites and West Nile virus. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
