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MEDLINEPLUS-NEW consumer health links for the week of March 9, 2008
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Antioxidants

Drinking Black Tea Shows No Impact on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/030508.htm?nav=rss
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Antioxidants

Arrhythmia

Heart Block
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hb/hb_whatis.html
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Arrhythmia

Bleeding Disorders

Genetics Home Reference: Von Willebrand disease
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=vonwillebranddisease
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Bleeding Disorders

Blood and Blood Disorders

Genetics Home Reference: Von Willebrand disease
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=vonwillebranddisease
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Blood and Blood Disorders

Bone Cancer

Experimental Drug for Osteosarcoma Improves Overall Survival
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/osteosarcoma0308
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Bone Cancer

Bone Diseases

Genetics Home Reference: Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=multipleepiphysealdysplasia
National Library of Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Bone Diseases

Cirrhosis

Abdominal Paracentesis
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/10/1216.pdf
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Cirrhosis

Colorectal Cancer

Prevention the Focus of New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Prevention_the_Focus_of_New_Colon_Cancer_Screening_Guidelines.asp
American Cancer Society

Researchers Find Cause of Severe Allergic Reaction to Cancer Drug
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2008/niaid-12.htm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Colorectal Cancer

Cough

FDA Issues Alert on Tussionex, a Long-Acting Prescription Cough Medicine
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01805.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Cough

Diabetic Nerve Problems

Peripheral Neuropathy
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/9/1096.pdf
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Diabetic Nerve Problems

Dwarfism

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

See MedlinePlus topic: Dwarfism

Eye Diseases

Survey Shows Americans Lack Critical Facts about Maintaining Eye Health
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2008/nei-13.htm
National Eye Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Eye Diseases

Falls

New CDC Study Underscores Impact of Older Adult Falls
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2008/r080306.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Falls

Head and Brain Injuries

March Is Brain Injury Awareness Month
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/FallsAndBrainInjury/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults
http://www.cdc.gov/braininjuryinseniors/images/pdfs/PreventingBrainInjury_Booklet_508_080227.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Head and Brain Injuries

Head and Neck Cancer

Researchers Find Cause of Severe Allergic Reaction to Cancer Drug
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2008/niaid-12.htm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Head and Neck Cancer

Infectious Diseases

Confronting the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2008/niaid-10.htm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

See MedlinePlus topic: Infectious Diseases

Lymphoma

Studying Mutations in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Yields Clues for Potential New Therapies
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2008/nci-06.htm
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Lymphoma

Metabolic Syndrome

Role of Diet in Metabolic Syndrome
http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters/february2008/02252008junkfood.htm
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Metabolic Syndrome

Obesity in Children

Preschoolers Benefit from Daycare Program to Prevent Obesity
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=361
American Heart Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Obesity in Children

Ovarian Cancer

Ultrasound Expertise Important in the Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/ovarian-ultrasound0208
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Ovarian Cancer

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Peripheral Neuropathy
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/9/1096.pdf
American Medical Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Seniors9; Health

New CDC Study Underscores Impact of Older Adult Falls
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2008/r080306.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Seniors9; Health

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Internet Drugs Falsely Claim to Prevent, Treat STDs
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/STDs031208.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Stroke

Smoking and High Blood Pressure: A Double Blow for Bleeding Stroke Risk
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=355
American Heart Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Stroke

Vision Impairment and Blindness

Survey Shows Americans Lack Critical Facts about Maintaining Eye Health
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2008/nei-13.htm
National Eye Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Vision Impairment and Blindness

Weight Control

Personal Counseling and Web-Based Strategies Show Modest Success for Sustaining Weight Loss
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2008/nhlbi-11.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Weight Control



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