Fall 2011 Issue: Volume 6 Number 3 | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

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NIH Research:  “The public wants diseases cured...”

Dr. Dean Metcalfe is Chief of the Laboratory of Allergic Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Chief of the Mast Cell Biology Section, and Associate Director of the Allergy and Immunology Training Program. A specialist in the biology of mast cells, which cause allergic reactions, he spoke recently with NIH MedlinePlus magazine’s Christopher Klose about the challenges and rewards of medical research. …Continue Reading, “The public wants diseases cured...”

Feature: Asthma

• Turning Discovery Into Health – Asthma
• Chronic Diseases: Asthma and You
• Asthma: NIH-Sponsored Research and Clinical Trials
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Living with Asthma

Feature: High Blood Pressure

• More Young Adults at Risk for High Blood Pressure
• Keep the Beat Recipes
• Real-life Stories About High Blood Pressure
• Treatment: Types of Blood Pressure Medications
• Blood Pressure Quiz

Seniors and Chronic Pain

Feature: Preventing Drug Abuse and Addiction

• Scientific Research has Revolutionized our Understanding of Drug Abuse and Addiction
• Actress Debra Winger:  “Everyone Is Touched By Addiction.”
• The Pioneering Legacy of Betty Ford
• Real-Life Stories About Addiction Struggles
• Prescription Drug Abuse: A Fast-Growing Problem

Feature: Peripheral Artery Disease

• Millions Untreated for Peripheral Artery Disease
• Treating P.A.D.
• Other Causes of Leg Pain
• Your P.A.D. Checklist

Feature: National Library of Medicine 175^th Anniversary

• Free information for the public from NLM’s Specialized Information Services Division (SIS)

HealthLines

• Coffee May Reduce Risk of Prostate Cancer
• This Is Not the Year to Miss Your Flu Shot
• Secondhand Smoke Impacts the Brain
• Sickle Cell Treatment Safe for Very Young Children
• The Talk Older Americans Should Have With Their Provider

NIH Quickfinder and NIH MedlinePlus Advisory Group

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