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MEDLINEPLUS-NEW consumer health links for the week of April 6, 2008
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2008-04-10 16:26:01
MedlinePlus Health Information

New Topics on MedlinePlus

Eosinophilic Disorders
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eosinophilicdisorders.html

MedlinePlus Health Topics

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Alcohol and Youth

Pediatricians Alerted to the Developmental Nature of Underage Drinking in Special Journal Supplement
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/niaaa-07.htm
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

See MedlinePlus topic: Alcohol and Youth

Alcoholism

Online Video Program Trains Clinicians to Help Patients Who Drink Too Much
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/niaaa-07a.htm
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

See MedlinePlus topic: Alcoholism

Asthma

Gene Linked to Inherited Blood Biomarker Associated with Asthma Risk
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/nhlbi-09.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Asthma

Cancer

Sorafenib Increases the Risk of High Blood Pressure
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/sorafenib-hypertension0408
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Cancer

Diabetes

Diabetes Research
http://www.diabetes.org/patientinform/default.jsp
American Diabetes Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Diabetes

Diabetes Type 1

Blood Glucose Control
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-research/summaries/bgcontrol.jsp
American Diabetes Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Diabetes Type 1

Dietary Supplements

FDA Finds Hazardous Levels of Selenium in Samples of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula"
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01818.html
Food and Drug Administration

See MedlinePlus topic: Dietary Supplements

High Blood Pressure

New Guidelines Issued for Treating Resistant Hypertension
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=388
American Heart Association

See MedlinePlus topic: High Blood Pressure

Kidney Diseases

Malfunctioning Kidneys May Raise Risk of Sudden Death in Women
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=389
American Heart Association

See MedlinePlus topic: Kidney Diseases

Lung Cancer

Researchers Identify Genetic Predictor of Lung Cancer Risk
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Genetic_Predictor_of_Lung_Cancer_Risk_Among_Current_and_Ex-smokers.asp
American Cancer Society

See MedlinePlus topic: Lung Cancer

Pregnancy and Substance Abuse

Smoking Early in Pregnancy Raises Risks of Heart Defects in Newborns
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2008/r080407.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Pregnancy and Substance Abuse

Schizophrenia

Rare Genetic Glitches May Raise Schizophrenia Risk
http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters/april2008/04072008schizophrenia.htm
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Schizophrenia

Stress

Gene Variants Affect Human Stress Resilience
http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters/april2008/04072008stress.htm
National Institutes of Health

See MedlinePlus topic: Stress

Talking With Your Doctor

Study Sheds Light on the Placebo Effect of Medical Encounters
http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/040308.htm
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

See MedlinePlus topic: Talking With Your Doctor

Vascular Diseases

Aggressively Lowering Cholesterol and Blood Pressure May Reverse Atherosclerosis in Adults with Diabetes
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/nhlbi-08.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Vascular Diseases

Vulvar Cancer

Imiquimod May Help to Prevent Vulvar Cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/VIN-imiquimod0408
National Cancer Institute

See MedlinePlus topic: Vulvar Cancer

Women's Health

Excess Fat around the Waist May Increase Death Risk for Women
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/niddk-07.htm
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,National Cancer Institute,National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Gynecologic Cancers
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/GynecologicCancers/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

See MedlinePlus topic: Women's Health



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