April is Cancer Control Month. Check out the MedlinePlus cancer topic page. Learn more by viewing Cancer: Questions and Answers from the National Cancer Institute or by reading the latest cancer news.
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on the Winter 2008 NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. The transcript is also available.
The new (winter 2008) edition of the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine features a section on controlling diabetes and information about the connection between your emotional state and health.
In the cover story, singer and American Idol judge Randy Jackson describes his efforts to manage type 2 diabetes by a combination of a careful diet and exercise to control his blood sugar levels. Jackson describes how he was caught off guard when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in his 40s...
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Genetic Predictors of Cholesterol & Lipid Levels. The transcript is also available.
More than 25 genetic variants in 18 genes were linked to cholesterol and lipid levels for the first time in an international study recently published in Nature Genetics....
March is National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. Check out the MedlinePlus multiple sclerosis topic page. Learn more by viewing the multiple sclerosis interactive tutorial or by reading multiple sclerosis news.
Watch a live webcast of a prostate cancer surgery on March 26 at 12:00 PM EDT.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.