Director"s Comments: Homeopathy Pushback in England

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Homeopathy Pushback in England. The transcript is also available.

A recent issue of the British medical journal, The Lancet, reports the United Kingdom's National Health Service will stop reimbursing patients for some homeopathic medical care. This follows an active campaign by some British scientists and physicians to stop public funds to support homeopathic medical treatment -- because of an alleged lack of evidence regarding its clinical efficacy...

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Live Webcast: Surgery for Overactive Bladder

Watch a live webcast of a surgery for overactive bladder on January 30 at 6:00 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.

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[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]

Director"s Comments: Homeopathy Pushback in England

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Homeopathy Pushback in England. The transcript is also available.

A recent issue of the British medical journal, The Lancet, reports the United Kingdom's National Health Service will stop reimbursing patients for some homeopathic medical care. This follows an active campaign by some British scientists and physicians to stop public funds to support homeopathic medical treatment -- because of an alleged lack of evidence regarding its clinical efficacy...

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[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]

Director"s Comments: Immunization Success

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Immunization Success. The transcript is also available.

The number of cases of vaccine-preventable disease is at an all time low, and related hospitalizations and deaths have declined significantly because of vaccinations, reports a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study notes a 92 percent decline in cases and a 99 percent drop in deaths from diphtheria, mumps, whooping cough, and tetanus since 1980...

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[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]

Live Webcast: Surgery for Overactive Bladder

Watch a live webcast of a surgery for overactive bladder on January 30 at 6:00 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.

Read More...

[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]

National Wear Red Day

February 1 is National Wear Red Day in support of women's heart health. Check out the MedlinePlus Heart Disease in Women topic page. Learn more about The Heart Truth from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.


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Director"s Comments: Immunization Success

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Immunization Success. The transcript is also available.

The number of cases of vaccine-preventable disease is at an all time low, and related hospitalizations and deaths have declined significantly because of vaccinations, reports a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study notes a 92 percent decline in cases and a 99 percent drop in deaths from diphtheria, mumps, whooping cough, and tetanus since 1980...

Read More...

[Source: What's New on MedlinePlus]