April showers bring spring flowers!
But here's what to do if by May, they make you wheeze and sneeze! Check out the MedlinePlus hay fever topic page, and learn more by reading hay fever news. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Winter 2014
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Winter 2014". The transcript is also available.
The new edition of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Winter 2014 covers preventing falls, women’s heart disease, as well as information about Parkinson’s disease... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Time for a checkup for baby?
Find out what to expect and what to ask from the MedlinePlus Health Topic page on baby health checkups. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Drug Approval Process Insights from Clinicaltrials.gov
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Drug Approval Process Insights from Clinicaltrials.gov". The transcript is also available.
Two research letters, both recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest the potential to use clinicaltrials.gov as a resource to glean insights about the process to approve drugs and medical devices in the U.S... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
April Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The April issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Stamp Out Smoking:
Tobacco-Free Living" and "The Sting of Shingles:
Vaccine, Treatments Reduce Risks". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Marijuana’s Clinical Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties
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Some evidence about marijuana’s clinical risks, benefits, and uncertainties are summarized by one of the nation’s leading physician-authors in an essay recently published in the New York Review of Books... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - April 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Update: Health Insurance’s Impact
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A 2008 Medicaid lottery that provided health insurance to selected Oregon recipients comparatively resulted in some clinical benefits, increased use of some health services, and reduced financial strain, finds the updated studies summarized on the website of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - March 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Be Kind To Your Feet!
Be kind to your feet! Learn how on our foot health topic page on MedlinePlus.
Each step you take involves a complex network of bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. This, combined with all of the weight they carry, explains why feet can have problems... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - March 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Dalai Lama: On Science and Emotional Health
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The Dalai Lama, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and exiled spiritual leader of Buddhism in Tibet, discussed his admiration for scientists and made some interesting remarks about emotional health during a recent speech at the National Institutes of Health... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - March 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Smoking Declines but Challenges Remain
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While significant declines in smoking occurred among Americans in the 50 years following the U.S. Surgeon General’s landmark report on smoking and health, challenges remain to further cut tobacco use, finds a recent study and accompanying editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - March 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do You Know the Risks of High Blood Pressure?
Check out the MedlinePlus high blood pressure topic page, which includes an interactive tutorial. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - March 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Ethics: A Patient’s Right to Not Know
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A Presidential bioethics commission recently recommended health care providers occasionally honor a patient’s right to not know – and help patients anticipate unexpected findings from clinical tests... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - March 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: Mammogram's Effectiveness and Risks
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Mammograms for middle age women failed to reduce breast cancer deaths and the screening resulted in an over-diagnosis of breast cancer – compared to breast exams and usual care, suggests a comprehensive Canadian study and an accompanying editorial recently published in BMJ... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Issue of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
Read the latest issue of the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. Highlights include:
Advances in Parkinson's Disease ResearchParkinson's Disease
Falls and Older AdultsProtect Yourself Against HPV
Women's Heart Disease HealthLines (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Director's Comments: CT Scans Recommended for Heavy Smokers
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New recommendations from an influential medical panel, recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggest low dose, annual CT scans should be provided to many current and former heavy smokers to prevent deaths from lung cancer... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - February 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
