April Is Cancer Control Month

April is Cancer Control Month. Visit the MedlinePlus health topic page on cancer and read the latest cancer news. Also, check out Cancer: Questions and Answers from the National Cancer Institute.

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Live Webcast: Living Kidney Donor Transplant Surgery

Watch a live webcast of living kidney donor transplant surgery on March 25 at 6:00 p.m. EDT, and check out the kidney transplantation and organ donation topic pages on MedlinePlus.

Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.

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Exercise & Physical Activity for Older Adults

Check out Exercise and Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging.

Also, visit the MedlinePlus topic page on exercise for seniors to learn more about staying active as an older adult.

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Rethinking Drinking

Check out Rethinking Drinking, a new Web site from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Rethinking Drinking provides evidence-based information on alcohol consumption and interactive tools that help you measure alcohol calories and drink sizes.

To learn more about the effects of alcohol on health, visit the MedlinePlus topic pages on alcohol, alcoholism, and underage drinking.

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New Topic Page: Pinkeye

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on pinkeye.

Conjunctivitis is the medical name for pink eye. It can cause swelling, itching, burning, discharge and redness of the protective membrane that lines the eyelids and covers exposed areas of the white of the eye...

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Live Webcast: Advanced Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation

Watch a live webcast of advanced treatment for chronic atrial fibrillation on April 1at 7:00 p.m. EDT, and check out the arrhythmia 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.

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April Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available

The April issue of NIH News in Health is now available. Featured stories cover making physical activity part of your life and remembering to take your pills. Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site.

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Director's Comments: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on post-traumatic stress disorder. The transcript is also available.

A mental health counselor at the National Naval Medical Center, recently speaking to a National Library of Medicine audience, said the best care for military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder includes careful listening, family involvement, and learning from all participants...

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Director's Comments: NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. The transcript is also available.

The new edition of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine features a profile about the 'heart truth' campaign -- plus a section about how to keep your family healthy in 2009. In the cover story, actress Ana Ortiz (from the television comedy Ugly Betty) models a red dress symbolic of the National Heart Lung, and Blood Institutes' annual 'heart truth' campaign to inform women about the risk factors for heart disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among American women; one of every four women dies from the disease...

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April Is Donate Life Month

April is Donate Life Month. Learn more by visiting the organ donation topic page on MedlinePlus.

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