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MEDLINEPLUS-NEW consumer health links for the week of October 7, 2007
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Arsenic

Folic Acid Lowers Blood Arsenic Levels in Bangladesh
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2007/niehs-10.htm
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

See MedlinePlus topic: Arsenic

Arthritis

CDC Presents First State-by-State Data on Work Limitations Caused by Arthritis
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2007/r071011.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Arthritis

Blood Transfusion and Donation

Transfusion Safety
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Transfusion.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Blood Transfusion and Donation

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/COPD.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Cervicalcancer.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Cervical Cancer

Children's Health

EPA-Funded Researchers Lead the Way in Children's Health Research
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/0aed43987779efb28525737000523d44!OpenDocument
Environmental Protection Agency

See MedlinePlus topic: Children's Health

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Colorectalcancer.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Colorectal Cancer

Disabilities

Smoking Rates Highest Among People with Disabilities
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2007/r071004.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Disabilities

E. Coli Infections

Multistate Outbreak of E. Coli O157 Infections Linked to Topp's Brand Ground Beef Patties
http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2007/october/100207.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: E. Coli Infections

Environmental Health

EPA-Funded Researchers Lead the Way in Children's Health Research
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/0aed43987779efb28525737000523d44!OpenDocument
Environmental Protection Agency

See MedlinePlus topic: Environmental Health

Fire Safety

"Practice Your Escape Plan" During Fire Prevention Week
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/FirePrevention/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Fire Safety

Genes and Gene Therapy

Researchers Expand Efforts to Explore Functional Landscape of the Human Genome
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2007/nhgri-09.htm
National Human Genome Research Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Genes and Gene Therapy

Hearing Disorders and Deafness

Hair Cell Regeneration and Hearing Loss
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Hair.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Hearing Disorders and Deafness

Hearing Problems in Children

Advice for Patients with Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/medicaldevicesafety/atp/101007-cochlear.html
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Hearing Problems in Children

Heart Diseases

Chronic Stress and the Heart
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/298/14/1722.pdf
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Heart Diseases

Leukodystrophies

Genetics Home Reference: Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=leukoencephalopathywithvanishingwhitematter
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Leukodystrophies

MRI Scans

Neurological Imaging
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Neuroimaging.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: MRI Scans

Measles

Measles: Make Sure Your Child Is Fully Immunized
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Measles/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Measles

Meningitis

Advice for Patients with Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/medicaldevicesafety/atp/101007-cochlear.html
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Meningitis

Muscle Disorders

Genetics Home Reference: Central core disease
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=centralcoredisease
National Library of Medicine

Genetics Home Reference: Malignant hyperthermia
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=malignanthyperthermia
National Library of Medicine

Genetics Home Reference: Multiminicore disease
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=multiminicoredisease
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Muscle Disorders

Neuromuscular Disorders

Scientists Identify Cell Differences That Enable Muscle Repair
http://www.niams.nih.gov/News_and_Events/Spotlight_on_Research/2007/satellite_cells.asp
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Neuromuscular Disorders

Osteoarthritis

Evidence of Benefit Lacking for Many Common Ways of Treating Osteoarthritis of the Knee
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2007/osteokneepr.htm
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Specialized MRI May Detect Early Osteoarthritis
http://www.niams.nih.gov/News_and_Events/Spotlight_on_Research/2007/oa_early_detect_MRI.asp
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis

Scientists Examine Peak Bone Mass Timing and Body Fat Related to Bone
http://www.niams.nih.gov/News_and_Events/Spotlight_on_Research/2007/pediatric_bone_health.asp
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Osteoporosis

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/Prostatecancer.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Prostate Cancer

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Researchers Identify Genes That Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2007/niams-04.htm
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Seizures

FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Trileptal
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01721.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Seizures

Smoking

Smoking Rates Highest Among People with Disabilities
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2007/r071004.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Smoking

Staphylococcal Infections

MRSA Proves a Stubborn Opponent in Labs and Locker Rooms
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/AntimicrobialResistance/research/mrsaLabLocker.htm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Staphylococcal Infections

Stress

Chronic Stress and the Heart
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/298/14/1722.pdf
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Stress

Stroke

Stroke
http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/stroke.pdf
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Stroke

Thyroid Diseases

FDA Acts to Ensure Thyroid Drugs Don't Lose Potency Before Expiration Date
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01717.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Thyroid Diseases



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