MEDLINEPLUS-NEW consumer health links for the week of April 27, 2008

MEDLINEPLUS HEALTH TOPICS

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AIDS

RESEARCH FINDINGS OPEN NEW FRONT IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS VIRUS
HTTP://WWW.NIH.GOV/NEWS/HEALTH/APR2008/NHGRI-28.HTM
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: AIDS

ALCOHOL AND YOUTH

PARENT AWARENESS OF YOUTH USE OF CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, AND MARIJUANA
HTTP://OAS.SAMHSA.GOV/2K8/PARENTS/PARENTS.HTM
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: ALCOHOL AND YOUTH

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE SHOWS DIAGNOSTIC PROMISE
HTTP://WWW.NIDCR.NIH.GOV/RESEARCH/RESEARCHRESULTS/INTERVIEWSOHR/ANTIBODYTECHNIQUE.HTM
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

BREAST FEEDING

BREASTFEEDING IN THE UNITED STATES: 1999-2006
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/NCHS/DATA/DATABRIEFS/DB05.HTM
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

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CANCER

SCIENTISTS FORM INTERNATIONAL CANCER GENOME CONSORTIUM
HTTP://WWW.NIH.GOV/NEWS/HEALTH/APR2008/NHGRI-29.HTM
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

STUDY EXAMINES SUCCESS RATES OF PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS
HTTP://WWW.CANCER.ORG/DOCROOT/NWS/CONTENT/NWS_1_1X_STUDY_EXAMINES_SUCCESS_RATES_OF_NCI-SPONSORED_PHASE_III_CLINICAL_TRIALS.ASP
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: CANCER

CARDIAC ARREST

MANUFACTURER OF HEART DEFIBRILLATOR SIGNS CONSENT DECREE OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION
HTTP://WWW.FDA.GOV/BBS/TOPICS/NEWS/2008/NEW01830.HTML
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: CARDIAC ARREST

CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION

NATIONAL INFANT IMMUNIZATION WEEK REMINDS PARENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMUNIZATIONS
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/OD/OC/MEDIA/PRESSREL/2008/R080424.HTM
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

STUDY LAUNCHED TO UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/NEWS/2008/04/CFS.HTML
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

CLINICAL TRIALS

STUDY EXAMINES SUCCESS RATES OF PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS
HTTP://WWW.CANCER.ORG/DOCROOT/NWS/CONTENT/NWS_1_1X_STUDY_EXAMINES_SUCCESS_RATES_OF_NCI-SPONSORED_PHASE_III_CLINICAL_TRIALS.ASP
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: CLINICAL TRIALS

CONSTIPATION

FDA APPROVES RELISTOR FOR OPIOID-INDUCED CONSTIPATION
HTTP://WWW.FDA.GOV/BBS/TOPICS/NEWS/2008/NEW01826.HTML
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: CONSTIPATION

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

CORONARY ARTERY PLAQUE IMAGING DEVICE CLEARED BY FDA
HTTP://WWW.FDA.GOV/BBS/TOPICS/NEWS/2008/NEW01827.HTML
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

ENDOCRINE DISEASES

GENETICS HOME REFERENCE: 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE DEFICIENCY
HTTP://GHR.NLM.NIH.GOV/CONDITION=5ALPHAREDUCTASEDEFICIENCY
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: ENDOCRINE DISEASES

FLU

RESEARCHERS FIND QUICK WAY TO MAKE HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST FLU
HTTP://WWW.NIH.GOV/NEWS/HEALTH/APR2008/NIAID-30.HTM
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: FLU

GENES AND GENE THERAPY

RESEARCHERS PRODUCE FIRST SEQUENCE MAP OF LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURAL VARIATION IN HUMAN GENOME
HTTP://WWW.NIH.GOV/NEWS/HEALTH/APR2008/NHGRI-30.HTM
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: GENES AND GENE THERAPY

GERMS AND HYGIENE

SPRING CLEANING
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/FEATURES/SPRINGCLEANING/
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: GERMS AND HYGIENE

HEALTHY LIVING

MOVING OUTDOORS
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/FEATURES/MOVINGOUTDOORS/
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: HEALTHY LIVING

HEARING DISORDERS AND DEAFNESS

SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
HTTP://WWW.ASHA.ORG/PUBLIC/OUTREACH/CAMPS/
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

HEARING AID MYTHS AND FACTS
HTTP://WWW.ASHA.ORG/PUBLIC/HEARING/TREATMENT/AID_MYTH_FACT.HTM
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

HEARING AIDS FOR ADULTS
HTTP://WWW.ASHA.ORG/PUBLIC/HEARING/TREATMENT/ADULT_AID.HTM
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: HEARING DISORDERS AND DEAFNESS

HEARING PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN

SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
HTTP://WWW.ASHA.ORG/PUBLIC/OUTREACH/CAMPS/
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: HEARING PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN

HEART ATTACK

CORONARY ARTERY PLAQUE IMAGING DEVICE CLEARED BY FDA
HTTP://WWW.FDA.GOV/BBS/TOPICS/NEWS/2008/NEW01827.HTML
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: HEART ATTACK

IMMUNE SYSTEM AND DISORDERS

IMMUNE SYSTEM
HTTP://WWW3.NIAID.NIH.GOV/TOPICS/IMMUNESYSTEM/
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: IMMUNE SYSTEM AND DISORDERS

KIDNEY CANCER

GENETICS HOME REFERENCE: HEREDITARY LEIOMYOMATOSIS AND RENAL CELL CANCER
HTTP://GHR.NLM.NIH.GOV/CONDITION=HEREDITARYLEIOMYOMATOSISANDRENALCELLCANCER
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: KIDNEY CANCER

MARIJUANA

PARENT AWARENESS OF YOUTH USE OF CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, AND MARIJUANA
HTTP://OAS.SAMHSA.GOV/2K8/PARENTS/PARENTS.HTM
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: MARIJUANA

METABOLIC DISORDERS

GENETICS HOME REFERENCE: FUMARASE DEFICIENCY
HTTP://GHR.NLM.NIH.GOV/CONDITION=FUMARASEDEFICIENCY
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: METABOLIC DISORDERS

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

TEEN DRIVERS: SAFE TO AND FROM PROM€¦AND BEYOND
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/FEATURES/TEENDRIVERS/
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

GENETICS HOME REFERENCE: 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE DEFICIENCY
HTTP://GHR.NLM.NIH.GOV/CONDITION=5ALPHAREDUCTASEDEFICIENCY
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

RETINAL DISORDERS

GENE THERAPY FOR LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS
HTTP://WWW.NEI.NIH.GOV/LCA/BLINDNESS.ASP
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: RETINAL DISORDERS

SAFETY

BE HEALTHY AND SAFE IN THE GARDEN
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/FEATURES/GARDENINGTIPS/
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: SAFETY

SMOKING AND YOUTH

PARENT AWARENESS OF YOUTH USE OF CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, AND MARIJUANA
HTTP://OAS.SAMHSA.GOV/2K8/PARENTS/PARENTS.HTM
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: SMOKING AND YOUTH

SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
HTTP://WWW.ASHA.ORG/PUBLIC/OUTREACH/CAMPS/
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

STROKE

HIGHER WEALTH LINKED TO LOWER STROKE RISK FROM AGE 50 TO 64
HTTP://AMERICANHEART.MEDIAROOM.COM/INDEX.PHP?S=43&ITEM=401
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: STROKE

UTERINE FIBROIDS

GENETICS HOME REFERENCE: HEREDITARY LEIOMYOMATOSIS AND RENAL CELL CANCER
HTTP://GHR.NLM.NIH.GOV/CONDITION=HEREDITARYLEIOMYOMATOSISANDRENALCELLCANCER
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

SEE MEDLINEPLUS TOPIC: UTERINE FIBROIDS

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