Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on an Katrina, hurricanes, and mental health. The transcript is also available. Abnormally high rates of stress and related disorders persist five years following Hurricane Katrina despite improvements in mental health care access in New Orleans and surrounding areas... […]
The September issue of NIH News in Health is now available. Featured stories cover changing from pediatric to adult health care and children's ear infections. Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site. […]
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on bedbugs.Bedbugs feed on your blood and cause itchy bites. Adult bed bugs are brown, 1/4 to 3/8 long, and have a flat, oval-shaped body... […]
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on foreign bodies.If you’ve ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you’ve had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn’t supposed to be there... […]
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on cardiac rehabilitation.Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a medically supervised program to help people who have a heart attack, angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting... […]
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on giant cell arteritis.Giant cell arteritis is a disorder that causes inflammation of arteries of the scalp, neck, and arms. The inflammation narrows the arteries, which keeps blood from flowing well... […]
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on drug reactions.Most of the time, medicines make our lives better. They reduce aches and pains, fight infections, and control problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes. But medicines can also cause unwanted reactions... […]