It's Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Eating disorders are serious behavior problems. They include
Learn more by visiting the eating disorders health topic page on MedlinePlus. Also, check out the latest news on eating disorders.
February is Low Vision Month. Check out the eye disease simulations and low vision quiz from the National Eye Institute.
Also, visit the NIHSeniorHealth low vision tutorial and the MedlinePlus health topic pages on eye diseases and vision impairment and blindness.
February is Children's Dental Health Month. Learn more about keeping your child's teeth and gums healthy by visiting the child dental health topic page on MedlinePlus.
February is Low Vision Month. Check out the eye disease simulations and low vision quiz from the National Eye Institute.
Also, visit the NIHSeniorHealth low vision tutorial and the MedlinePlus health topic pages on eye diseases and vision impairment and blindness.
Watch a live webcast of bilateral cochlear implant surgery on February 24 at 4:00 p.m. EST, and check out the MedlinePlus health topic pages on hearing disorders and deafness and hearing problems in children.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
Visit Go Local Tennessee, one of the latest Go Local sites. Go Local connects users with local health services. To find local resources, you can go straight to your local area or use the Go Local link on a MedlinePlus Health Topic Page.
Watch a live webcast of male infertility surgery on February 24 at 7:00 p.m. EST, and check out the infertility health topic page on MedlinePlus.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
February is Low Vision Month. Check out the eye disease simulations and low vision quiz from the National Eye Institute.
Also, visit the NIHSeniorHealth low vision tutorial and the MedlinePlus health topic pages on eye diseases and vision impairment and blindness.
Visit Go Local Tennessee, one of the latest Go Local sites. Go Local connects users with local health services. To find local resources, you can go straight to your local area or use the Go Local link on a MedlinePlus Health Topic Page.
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on postpartum care.
Taking home a new baby is one of the happiest times in a woman's life. But it also presents both physical and emotional challenges. Get as much rest as possible. You may find that all you can do is eat, sleep and care for your baby. And that is perfectly okay...
Visit Go Local Tennessee, one of the latest Go Local sites. Go Local connects users with local health services. To find local resources, you can go straight to your local area or use the Go Local link on a MedlinePlus Health Topic Page.
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on diets.
Your diet is made up of what you eat. There are many different types of diets. A healthy diet
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Kawasaki disease.
Kawasaki disease is a rare childhood disease. It makes the walls of the blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. It can affect any type of blood vessel, including the arteries, veins and capillaries. No one knows what causes Kawasaki disease...
Peanuts are back in the news due to the recent Salmonella outbreak. Visit the Food and Drug Administration's Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the Recent Salmonella Outbreak to learn more, and check out the Peanut Butter and Other Peanut Containing Products Recall List to search for specific products that are subject to recall.
Also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn how your pets and other animals may be affected by the Salmonella outbreak.
Read the latest issue of the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. Highlights include:
Watch a live webcast of surgery for hydrocephalus on February 11 at 7:00 p.m. EST, and check out the hydrocephalus health topic page on MedlinePlus.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
Pancreatic cancer is in the news. Check out the MedlinePlus pancreatic cancer health topic page to learn more.
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on overweight and heart failure. The transcript is also available.
While excess weight increases the risk of heart failure in men, vigorous exercise reduces the same risk, reports a study recently published in Circulation. A study of 21,094, middle aged, male physicians found just seven pounds of excess body weight increased the risk of heart failure by an average of 11 percent during a 20-year period...
MedlinePlus is pleased to announce the release of NIH MedlinePlus Salud, a Spanish-English bilingual companion to NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine. Highlights of the Winter 2009 issue include:
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on diets.
Your diet is made up of what you eat. There are many different types of diets. A healthy diet
Peanuts are back in the news due to the recent Salmonella outbreak. Visit the Food and Drug Administration's Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the Recent Salmonella Outbreak to learn more, and check out the Peanut Butter and Other Peanut Containing Products Recall List to search for specific products that are subject to recall.
Also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn how your pets and other animals may be affected by the Salmonella outbreak.
Peanuts are back in the news due to the recent Salmonella outbreak. Visit the Food and Drug Administration's Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the Recent Salmonella Outbreak to learn more, and check out the Peanut Butter and Other Peanut Containing Products Recall List to search for specific products that are subject to recall.
Also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn how your pets and other animals may be affected by the Salmonella outbreak.
Visit Go Local Kansas, one of the latest Go Local sites. Go Local connects users with local health services. To find local resources, you can go straight to your local area or use the Go Local link on a MedlinePlus Health Topic Page.
Peanuts are back in the news due to the recent Salmonella outbreak. Visit the Food and Drug Administration's Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the Recent Salmonella Outbreak to learn more, and check out the Peanut Butter and Other Peanut Containing Products Recall List to search for specific products that are subject to recall.
Also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn how your pets and other animals may be affected by the Salmonella outbreak.
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on colonoscopy effectiveness. The transcript is also available.
A colonoscopy helps detect cancer on the left side of the colon. But a recent Canadian study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, unexpectedly found colonoscopies are less effective at cancer screening on the colon's right side...
Friday, February 6, 2009 is National Wear Red Day. Support women's heart health by wearing your favorite red dress, shirt, tie, or pin. To learn more, visit The Heart Truth from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Also, check out the MedlinePlus heart disease in women topic page.
The February issue of NIH News in Health is available. Featured stories cover the health benefits of pet ownership and thyroid diseases. Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site.
