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MEDLINEPLUS-NEW consumer health links for the week of June 17, 2007
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Arthritis

Common Therapies to Consider
http://www.arthritis.org/common-therapies-to-consider.php
Arthritis Foundation

See MedlinePlus topic: Arthritis

Cancer

NCI Community Cancer Centers Program Pilot: Questions and Answers
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/NCCCPpilotQ&A
National Cancer Institute

Cancer Patients at Risk of Drug Interactions
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Cancer_Patients_at_Risk_of_Drug_Interactions.asp
American Cancer Society

Uninsured Diagnosed More Often with Advanced Cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Uninsured_More_Often_Diagnosed_with_Advanced_Cancer.asp
American Cancer Society

See MedlinePlus topic: Cancer

Crohn's Disease

Treatment of Crohn Disease with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agent
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/12/I-20
American College of Physicians

See MedlinePlus topic: Crohn's Disease

Dementia

JAMA Patient Page: Dementia
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/21/2436
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Dementia

Depression

New SAMHSA Report Provides State-Level Data on Depression
http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0706114722.aspx
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Augmenting Drug Treatment Increases Recovery Prospects for Elderly Patients with Depression
http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/07-43augmentingantidepinelderlypts05312007.pdf
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Depression

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis

What I Need to Know about Diverticular Disease
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diverticular/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis

Drug Abuse

Substance Abuse Treatment Findings Show Risks for Girls
http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/070524teengirls1426.aspx
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Drug Abuse

Food Safety

FDA Releases New Software Tool to Help Keep Food Facilities Safe from Attack
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01652.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Food Safety

Gay and Lesbian Health

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/LGBT/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Gay and Lesbian Health

Healthy Living

Different Ways to Describe the Benefits of Risk-Reducing Treatments
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/12/I-50
American College of Physicians

See MedlinePlus topic: Healthy Living

Heart Failure

JAMA Patient Page: Heart Failure
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/22/2548
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Heart Failure

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Study of Younger Postmenopausal Women Links Estrogen Therapy to Less Plaque in Arteries
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2007/nhlbi-20.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy

Injuries

Preventing Serious Lawnmower Injuries
http://kidshealth.org/research/mower_safety.html
Nemours Foundation

See MedlinePlus topic: Injuries

Kidney Cancer

Avastin Slows Progress of Widespread Kidney Cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Avastin_Slows_Progress_of_Widespread_Kidney_Cancer.asp
American Cancer Society

See MedlinePlus topic: Kidney Cancer

Kidney Diseases

Polycystic Kidney Disease
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/polycystic/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Kidney Diseases

Lyme Disease

JAMA Patient Page: Lyme Disease
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/23/2664
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Lyme Disease

Malaria

JAMA Patient Page: Malaria
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/20/2310
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Malaria

Medicines

FDA Clears 'Computerized Medication Box' for U.S. Market
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01655.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Medicines

Men's Health Issues

New Survey Finds Majority of Men Avoid Preventive Health Measures
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/press/aafpnewsreleases/062007/20070619.html
American Academy of Family Physicians

See MedlinePlus topic: Men's Health Issues

Metabolic Disorders

Genetics Home Reference: Hyperprolinemia
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=hyperprolinemia
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Metabolic Disorders

Methamphetamine

NIDA Study Suggests Crystal Methamphetamine Use in Young Adults Higher than Previously Reported
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2007/nida-15.htm
National Institute on Drug Abuse

See MedlinePlus topic: Methamphetamine

Newborn Screening

Genetics Home Reference: Hyperprolinemia
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=hyperprolinemia
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Newborn Screening

Osteoporosis

Effects of the Phytoestrogen Genistein on Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/12/I-34
American College of Physicians

See MedlinePlus topic: Osteoporosis

Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Has Early Symptoms
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Ovarian_Cancer_Symptoms_The_Silence_Is_Broken.asp
American Cancer Society

See MedlinePlus topic: Ovarian Cancer

Pulmonary Hypertension

FDA Approves New Orphan Drug for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01653.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Pulmonary Hypertension

Safety Issues

Be Healthy and Safe in the Garden
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Gardening/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Most Parents Who Own Guns Don't Store Them Safely
http://kidshealth.org/research/storing_guns.html
Nemours Foundation

See MedlinePlus topic: Safety Issues

Seniors' Health Issues

Augmenting Drug Treatment Increases Recovery Prospects for Elderly Patients with Depression
http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/07-43augmentingantidepinelderlypts05312007.pdf
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Seniors' Health Issues

Skin Conditions

Researchers Discover Gene for Rare Skin Disorder
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2007/nichd-20.htm
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

See MedlinePlus topic: Skin Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Incontinence in Men
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/uimen/index.htm
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Urinary Incontinence

Vascular Diseases

Testing in the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/115/24/e624
American Heart Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Vascular Diseases



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