Saturday, January 5, 2008

Fight Those Holiday Pounds!

Fight those holiday pounds! Learn about controlling your weight. Visit the Weight Control and Nutrition topic pages.




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Live Webcast: Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

Watch a live webcast of a surgery for pancreatic cancer on January 7 at 9 a.m. EST.

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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New Topic Page: Health Literacy

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on health literacy.

Health literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about your health and medical care. Health information can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills. About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy...




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New on NIHSeniorHealth: Participating in Clinical Trials

Visit the new NIHSeniorHealth page about participating in clinical trials. Also, visit the MedlinePlus clinical trials topic page.




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January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. For more information, visit the MedlinePlusbirth defects topic page, information from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and frequently asked questions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.




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Monday, December 31, 2007

New Topic Page: Health Literacy

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on health literacy.

Health literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about your health and medical care. Health information can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills. About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy...




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[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]

Thursday, December 27, 2007

New Issue of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

Read the latest issue of the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine.Highlights include:

  • Controlling Asthma
  • Easing Chronic Pain
  • Understanding Alzheimer's
  • Space: The New Medical Frontier



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