Health in brief ► new section to learn more [2] MAY 2012

Toddler Threats

05/16/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: HealthDay -
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Injuries, Toddler Health

NIH Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Death

05/16/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Cancer Institute -
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Caffeine, Nutrition

Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Skin and Nail Changes

05/16/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Cancer Institute -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Cancer Chemotherapy

Paralyzed Individuals Use Thought-controlled Robotic Arm to Reach and Grasp

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Paralysis

Reducing the Risk of Bone Fracture: A Review of the Research for Adults with Low Bone Density

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bone Density, Fractures, Osteoporosis

Healthy Bones

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bone Density, Fractures, Osteoporosis

Cigarette Use Among High School Students --- United States, 1991--2009

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related MedlinePlus Page: Smoking and Youth

Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema and the Myth of Cool

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Smoking and Youth

Smokefree Teen

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Cancer Institute -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Smoking and Youth

Health System Measurement Project

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Related MedlinePlus Page: Health Statistics

Tips for Cutting Down on Drinking

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Alcohol

Colonoscopy

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Colonoscopy

Viral Hepatitis: A through E and Beyond

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Hepatitis

Whipple's Disease

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Malabsorption Syndromes

Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, Kidney Failure, Parathyroid Disorders

Anemia of Inflammation and Chronic Disease

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Related MedlinePlus Page: Anemia

Lactose Intolerance

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Lactose Intolerance

Gallstones

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Gallstones

Lower GI Series

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Anal Disorders, Colonic Diseases, Colonic Polyps, Colorectal Cancer, Constipation, Crohn's Disease, Digestive Diseases, Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Malabsorption Syndromes, Rectal Disorders, Ulcerative Colitis

Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Bleeding Problems

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Cancer Institute -
Related MedlinePlus Page: Cancer Chemotherapy

Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Food and Drug Administration
Related MedlinePlus Page: Mercury

Fructose Boosts Insulin Production by Beta Cells

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: American Diabetes Association
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes, Diabetes Type 2

Loss of Smell, an Early Alzheimer's Sign, Reversed in Lab

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Related MedlinePlus Page: Alzheimer's Disease

alzheimers.gov

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Related MedlinePlus Page: Alzheimer's Disease

Beta Thalassemia

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Nemours Foundation
Related MedlinePlus Page: Thalassemia

New Type of Brain Scan to Detect Alzheimer's Early

05/15/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Related MedlinePlus Page: Alzheimer's Disease