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MEDLINEPLUS-NEW consumer health links for the week of April 1, 2007
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AIDS

NIH and Institut Pasteur Extend Collaboration Agreement for HIV-1 Diagnostics
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/od-03.htm
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: AIDS

Alcohol Consumption

Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Tobacco
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA71/AA71.htm
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

See MedlinePlus topic: Alcohol Consumption

Alcoholism

Common Questions about Alcohol Awareness Month
http://healthyminds.org/expertopinion11.cfm
American Psychiatric Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Alcoholism

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Global Threat with a Possible Difference in Risk Across Ethnicities
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/68/13/E17
American Academy of Neurology

See MedlinePlus topic: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Arthritis

Living with Arthritis
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/arthritis/livingwitharthritis.htm
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Arthritis

Bacterial Infections

JAMA Patient Page: Septic Arthritis
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/13/1510
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Bacterial Infections

Bipolar Disorder

Intensive Psychotherapy More Effective Than Brief Therapy for Treating Bipolar Depression
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nimh-02.htm
National Institute of Mental Health

Outcomes for Bipolar Adolescents
http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/07-21DelBelloPressReleaseAprilAJP.pdf
American Psychiatric Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Bipolar Disorder

Bleeding Disorders

FDA Approves First Biologic to Treat Rare Clotting Disorder
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01598.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Bleeding Disorders

Constipation

FDA Announces Discontinued Marketing of GI Drug, Zelnorm, for Safety Reasons
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01597.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Constipation

Diabetes

Exenatide Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/7/I-18
American College of Physicians

See MedlinePlus topic: Diabetes

Drug Abuse

NIDA Survey Shows Lack of Substance Abuse Treatment Options for Offenders
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nida-02a.htm
National Institute on Drug Abuse

See MedlinePlus topic: Drug Abuse

Flu

NIAID Expands Capability for Influenza Research and Surveillance
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/niaid-02.htm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Rapid Response was Crucial to Containing the 1918 Flu Pandemic
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/niaid-02b.htm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Flu

Gout and Pseudogout

What Is Gout?
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/gout/ffgout.htm
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Gout and Pseudogout

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Effect of Hormone Therapy on Risk of Heart Disease May Vary by Age and Years Since Menopause
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nhlbi-03.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

FDA Announces Discontinued Marketing of GI Drug, Zelnorm, for Safety Reasons
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01597.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Leukemia, Adult Acute

Low-Dose Cytarabine Improves Survival of Older Patients with Leukemia
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/cytarabine0307
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Leukemia, Adult Acute

Lung Cancer

Immunosuppressant Drug Prevents Tobacco Induced Lung Cancer in Mice
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nci-01a.htm
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Lung Cancer

Mammography

Computer-Aided Detection Reduces the Accuracy of Mammograms
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/CADmammographyRelease
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Mammography

Metabolic Disorders

Genetics Home Reference: 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=3hydroxyacylcoenzymeadehydrogenasedeficiency
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Metabolic Disorders

Multiple Myeloma

Low-Dose Steroid Combined with Lenalidomide Prolongs Survival Compared with High-Dose Steroid for Multiple Myeloma Treatment
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nci-04a.htm
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Multiple Myeloma

Newborn Screening

Genetics Home Reference: 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=3hydroxyacylcoenzymeadehydrogenasedeficiency
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Newborn Screening

Nutrition

Fruits and Veggies Matter
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Nutrition

Pets and Pet Health

Company Recalls Single Product, Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry Food
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01599.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Pets and Pet Health

Pregnancy and Substance Abuse

NIDA: Supported Study Shows Significant Association between Smoking, Mental Disorders in Pregnant Women
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nida-03.htm
National Institute on Drug Abuse

See MedlinePlus topic: Pregnancy and Substance Abuse

Prostate Cancer

Researchers Discover a Common Variation in a Gene Segment that Increases the Risk for Prostate Cancer
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nci-01b.htm
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Prostate Cancer

Smoking

NIDA Study Identifies Genes That Might Help Some People Abstain from Smoking
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nida-02b.htm
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Tobacco
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA71/AA71.htm
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

See MedlinePlus topic: Smoking

Sports Safety

Guidelines for Preparedness and Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest among High School and College Athletes
http://www.nata.org/newsrelease/archives/000547.htm
National Athletic Trainers' Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Sports Safety

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplantation

Study Compares Stem Cell Transplant Treatments
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/allograft0307
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplantation

Teen Mental Health

Outcomes for Bipolar Adolescents
http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/07-21DelBelloPressReleaseAprilAJP.pdf
American Psychiatric Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Teen Mental Health

Vitiligo

What Is Vitiligo?
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/vitiligo/ffvitiligo.htm
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Vitiligo



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