Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on family health portraits. The transcript is also available.
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 this year is to complete a family health portrait...
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on vitamins, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease. The transcript is also available.
The year's end resulted in two disappointing findings for those who hoped some common vitamins would help men prevent heart disease and women avert rheumatoid arthritis. A recent study suggests women who take vitamin E do not reduce their risk of rheumatoid arthritis, or RA. Another study, released a few days before, found men do not reduce their risk of heart disease by taking vitamins E and C...
Winter is here, and there's a chill in the air! Visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on hypothermia and winter weather emergencies to learn how you and your family can stay safe and warm this year.
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Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on family health portraits. The transcript is also available.
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 this year is to complete a family health portrait...
Winter is here, and there's a chill in the air! Visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on hypothermia and winter weather emergencies to learn how you and your family can stay safe and warm this year.
Read More...
[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]
Winter is here, and there's a chill in the air! Visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on hypothermia and winter weather emergencies to learn how you and your family can stay safe and warm this year.
Read More...
[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]
Winter is here, and there's a chill in the air! Visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on hypothermia and winter weather emergencies to learn how you and your family can stay safe and warm this year.
Read More...
[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]
Winter is here, and there's a chill in the air! Visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on hypothermia and winter weather emergencies to learn how you and your family can stay safe and warm this year.
Read More...
[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]
MedlinePlus wishes you a happy, healthy holiday season! Check out the topic page on healthy living to learn how you and your family can stay healthy during the holidays and throughout the entire year.
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Winter is here, and there's a chill in the air! Visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on hypothermia and winter weather emergencies to learn how you and your family can stay safe and warm this year.
Read More...
[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on gun safety.
One-third of all families in America that have children also have guns, and more than 40 percent of them don't keep their guns locked up. Children younger than eight can't tell the difference between a real gun and a toy, and 3-year-olds are strong enough to pull the trigger on a real gun. Children and teens commit more than half of all unintentional shootings. Here are some things you can do to keep yourself and your family safe...
MedlinePlus wishes you a happy, healthy holiday season! Check out the topic page on healthy living to learn how you and your family can stay healthy during the holidays and throughout the entire year.
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Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on gun safety.
One-third of all families in America that have children also have guns, and more than 40 percent of them don't keep their guns locked up. Children younger than eight can't tell the difference between a real gun and a toy, and 3-year-olds are strong enough to pull the trigger on a real gun. Children and teens commit more than half of all unintentional shootings. Here are some things you can do to keep yourself and your family safe...
Watch a live webcast of surgery for atrial fibrillation on December 18 at 4:00 p.m. EST.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
Have you gotten your flu shot? Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn how to protect yourself and your family from the flu this season. Also, check out the flu topic page on MedlinePlus.
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on alcoholism screening. The transcript is also available.
A simple, four question survey -- that could help physicians screen for alcoholism -- is underutilized nationally, according to a commentary recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The CAGE questionnaire, first published in JAMA 25 years ago, asks four questions...
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on alcoholism screening. The transcript is also available.
A simple, four question survey -- that could help physicians screen for alcoholism -- is underutilized nationally, according to a commentary recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The CAGE questionnaire, first published in JAMA 25 years ago, asks four questions...
Visit the new NIHSeniorHealth page on complementary and alternative medicine. Also, visit the MedlinePlus topic page on complementary and alternative medicine.
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on alcoholism screening. The transcript is also available.
A simple, four question survey -- that could help physicians screen for alcoholism -- is underutilized nationally, according to a commentary recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The CAGE questionnaire, first published in JAMA 25 years ago, asks four questions...
Read the latest issue of the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. Highlights include:
Visit the new NIHSeniorHealth page on complementary and alternative medicine. Also, visit the MedlinePlus topic page on complementary and alternative medicine.
Read the latest issue of the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. Highlights include:
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on vitamin E, selenium, and prostate cancer. The transcript is also available.
A major clinical trial of 35,000 men was canceled recently after findings revealed that taking vitamin E and selenium together or separately did not result in the prevention of prostate cancer and might do more harm than good...
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on vitamin E, selenium, and prostate cancer. The transcript is also available.
A major clinical trial of 35,000 men was canceled recently after findings revealed that taking vitamin E and selenium together or separately did not result in the prevention of prostate cancer and might do more harm than good...
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on vitamin E, selenium, and prostate cancer. The transcript is also available.
A major clinical trial of 35,000 men was canceled recently after findings revealed that taking vitamin E and selenium together or separately did not result in the prevention of prostate cancer and might do more harm than good...
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on urine and urination.
Your kidneys form urine by filtering wastes and extra water from the bloodstream. The waste is called urea. It is carried in the bloodstream to the kidneys. From the kidneys, urine travels down two thin tubes called ureters to the bladder...
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on urine and urination.
Your kidneys form urine by filtering wastes and extra water from the bloodstream. The waste is called urea. It is carried in the bloodstream to the kidneys. From the kidneys, urine travels down two thin tubes called ureters to the bladder...
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on urine and urination.
Your kidneys form urine by filtering wastes and extra water from the bloodstream. The waste is called urea. It is carried in the bloodstream to the kidneys. From the kidneys, urine travels down two thin tubes called ureters to the bladder...
Watch a live webcast of bladder control surgery on December 4 at 4:00 p.m. EST.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
Watch a live webcast of esophagus surgery on December 2 at 3:00 p.m. CST.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. To learn more about the dangers of impaired driving, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Also check out the motor vehicle safety, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse health topic pages on MedlinePlus.
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on veterans and military family health.
There are over two million active and reserve members of the U.S. military and over 23 million U.S. veterans. They face some different health issues from civilians. Likewise, their families may face some unique challenges...
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on delaying health care. The transcript is also available.
More than one third of Americans report either they or a family member postponed obtaining needed health care within the past year, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll. The Kaiser poll, taken in mid-October, found 36 percent of those surveyed delayed getting needed health care compared to 29 percent last April...
Listen to the NIH Research Radio podcast to learn more about the latest research findings from the National Institutes of Health. Also check out podcasts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Library of Medicine.
You can listen to these podcasts on your computer, or you can download them to an MP3 player to listen on-the-go.
The December issue of NIH News in Health is available. Featured stories cover healthy holiday gift ideas and cold fingers and toes. Also check out the health capsules and the featured Web site.
December 1 is World AIDS Day. Check out the MedlinePlus AIDS topic page and also visit Drugs + HIV: Learn the Link from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Learn more about World AIDS Day from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Watch a live webcast of esophagus surgery on December 2 at 3:00 p.m. CST.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
