September Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The September issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "Keeping Up in School?: Identifying Learning Problems" and "Curb Your Eating: Help Your Brain Fight the Urge to Splurge." Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - September 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Zika's challenges
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on Zika's challenges. The transcript is also available.
Zika is 69 years old, received little attention until a 2016 surge in Brazilian microcephaly cases, and the virus' outbreak leaves many unanswered treatment and prevention questions, reports a recent, interesting overview published in Science... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - September 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Are diet habits changing?
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Although overall progress is inconsistent, the diet of many American adults is healthier, suggests a comprehensive study and editorial recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Lipid Metabolism Disorders.
Lipid metabolism disorders, such as Gaucher disease and Tay-Sachs disease, involve lipids. Lipids are fats or fat-like substances... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Mitochondrial Diseases
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Mitochondrial Diseases.
Mitochondrial diseases are a group of metabolic disorders. Mitochondria are small structures that produce energy in almost all of your cells... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Amino Acid Metabolism Disorders
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Amino Acid Metabolism Disorders.
Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. If you have a metabolic disorder, something goes wrong with this process. One group of these disorders is amino acid metabolism disorders... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders.
Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: NIH MedlinePlus magazine Summer 2016
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on NIH MedlinePlus magazine Summer 2016. The transcript is also available.
The new edition of NIH MedlinePlus magazine covers the Zika virus, oral health, as well as endometriosis... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Better care for disadvantaged kids
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The health of children from disadvantaged backgrounds will improve if pediatricians and other physicians inquire about a family's economic status as well as provide information about anti-poverty programs, suggests an illuminating perspective recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Topic Page: Kidney Tests
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Kidney Tests.
You have two kidneys. They are fist-sized organs on either side of your backbone above your waist... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Healthy international travel recommendations
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Some specific recommendations on healthy international travel as well as information to take to your physician prior to a voyage are provided in a timely review article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
August Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The August issue of NIH News in Health is now available.
Featured stories include "What Your Nose Knows: Sense of Smell and Your Health" and "Spotlight on Psoriasis: Preventing Patches of Itchy, Sore Skin". Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: President Obama on ACA's impact
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on President Obama on ACA's impact. The transcript is also available.
The U.S. Affordable Care Act resulted in a decline in Americans without health insurance as well as debt reductions, less growth in health costs, and other benefits, suggests an article written by U.S. President Barack Obama, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association... (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - August 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Salt linked to heart disease among CKD patients
Listen to the To Your Health: NLM update on Salt linked to heart disease among CKD patients. The transcript is also available.
Adults who have chronic kidney disease - and eat a diet high in salt - comparatively increase their odds of a heart attack or stroke, finds a pioneering study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
To Your Health: NLM update: Exercise reduces cancer risks
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Moderate exercise is associated with a reduced risk of 13 types of cancer in an international, comprehensive study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine. (Source: What's New on MedlinePlus)
Source: What's New on MedlinePlus - July 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
