January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
. The most important thing you can do to help prevent cervical cancer is to get screened regularly. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Chronic fatigue syndrome progress
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on Chronic fatigue syndrome progress. The transcript is also available.
New support from the National Institutes of Health to fund studies about chronic fatigue syndrome follows some recent research progress, finds a news report in Science... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
January Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The January issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Pregnancy and Beyond: Make Healthy Choices for Yourself and Your Baby" and "How to Spot and Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis: When the Clot Thickens." Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Child mental health and longer hospitalizations
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on Child mental health and longer hospitalizations. The transcript is also available.
Children and teens with mental health conditions experience comparatively longer and more expensive hospital stays for 10 common medical and 10 common surgical conditions with additional implications for their care, finds a comprehensive study recently published in Pediatrics... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - January 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Start the year off right.
MedlinePlus can help with your exercise and fitness goals. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Cancer Immunotherapy
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Cancer Immunotherapy.
Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer. It is a type of biological therapy... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Optic Nerve Disorders
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Optic Nerve Disorders.
The optic nerve is a bundle of more than 1 million nerve fibers that carry visual messages. You have one connecting the back of each eye (your retina) to your brain... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Opioid Abuse and Addiction
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Opioid Abuse and Addiction.
Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are a type of drug. They include strong prescription pain relievers, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and tramadol... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Happy, Healthy Holidays!
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. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Family health portrait
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on Family health portrait. 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 is to complete a family health portrait... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: CMV and birth defects
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on CMV and birth defects. The transcript is also available.
In a good example of providing perspective about a current infant health scare, the New York Times recently reported significantly more children are likely to receive lasting birth defects from a lesser known, continuing viral threat than the Zika virus... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: NIH MedlinePlus magazine Fall 2016
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on NIH MedlinePlus magazine Fall 2016. The transcript is also available.
The new edition of NIH MedlinePlus magazine covers the cancer research moonshot, the opioid overdose epidemic, as well as lymphedema... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
December Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The December issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Making a Healthier Home: Cast Toxins From Your Living Space" and "Tai Chi and Your Health: A Modern Take on an Ancient Practice." Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Anger and heart attacks
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on Anger and heart attacks. The transcript is also available.
Adults who are angry and upset are more likely to have a heart attack after they exercise, suggests a large, recent, international study published in Circulation... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
November Is American Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month. Visit the diabetes health topic page and read the latest news to learn more. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - November 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
