New Topic Page: Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Enlarged Prostate (BPH).
The prostate is a gland in men. It helps make semen, the fluid that contains sperm. The prostate surrounds the tube that carries urine out of the body... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
May Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The May issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Managing Asthma:
Learn To Breathe Easier" and "Protect Your Tendons:
Preventing the Pain of Tendinitis". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Chronic Kidney Disease Mystery in Central America
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Chronic Kidney Disease Mystery in Central America". The transcript is also available.
As the number of Central American young adults with chronic kidney disease increase, a medical mystery percolates about the disease’s underlying causes, finds an article recently published in Science... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - June 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A conversation about colorectal cancer need not be uncomfortable.
It could even save your life. To learn more, visit the MedlinePlus Colorectal Cancer health topic page.
The colon and rectum are part of the large intestine. Colorectal cancer occurs when tumors form in the lining of the large intestine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
The MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing describes what to look for when evaluating the quality of health information on Web sites. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Spring 2014
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Spring 2014". The transcript is also available.
The new edition of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Spring 2014 covers rethinking drinking, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as information about lupus.... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Keeping Up with Toddlers
You'll find health and safety basics on our Toddler Health page. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Mammography Counseling Challenges
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Mammography Counseling Challenges". The transcript is also available.
Mammography’s mixed risks and benefits underscore the need to improve counseling women to make screening and breast cancer treatment decisions, suggests a new, comprehensive systematic review 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 - May 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Towards More Thoughtful Health Journalism
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Towards More Thoughtful Health Journalism". The transcript is also available.
It takes skepticism and skill to be a thoughtful health reporter, said two veteran medical journalists and an often-quoted physician in separate sessions at the recent Association of Health Care Journalists meeting in Denver, CO... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Happy Mother's Day
Give your mother reliable health information for Mother's Day! Check out our topic pages on women's health and women's health checkup. Also, read the latest news on women's health. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Improving Patient Centered Medical Homes
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Improving Patient Centered Medical Homes". The transcript is also available.
Recent findings that patient centered medical homes do not result in expected clinical outcomes could be countered by a more strategic evaluation of patient uses and needs, suggests a comprehensive study and an insightful, accompanying editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Learning from the Disaster Response in the Philippines
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Learning from the Disaster Response in the Philippines". The transcript is also available.
The medical and public health response after the typhoon in the Philippines last November was more effective than recent emergency, relief attempts because first responders followed local planning efforts, suggests a perspective recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Amblyopia
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Amblyopia.
Amblyopia, or "lazy eye," is the most common cause of visual impairment in children. It happens when an eye fails to work properly with the brain. The eye may look normal, but the brain favors the other eye... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - May 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Managing Stress
. Find tips and techniques on our MedlinePlus stress topic page. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Pragmatic Research from PCORI
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Pragmatic Research from PCORI". The transcript is also available.
An overview of innovative research that compares the clinical effectiveness of procedures that impact patient care, knowledge, and safety recently was published in a perspective by The New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
