Watch a live webcast of a urinary reflux surgery in children on September 16 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments called "Alzheimer's Disease Update." The transcript is also available.

Some recent research findings suggest new treatments and diagnostic options may be on the horizon to find and then possibly restrain Alzheimer's disease. Currently, there are few medications physicians can prescribe to help slow Alzheimer's progression in a person's brain. The diagnosis of Alzheimer's also is difficult because physicians cannot see into the brain and determine if Alzheimer's telltale plaques are starting to occur...

No more hand-me-down research—learn about Children and Clinical Studies. Also, visit the clinical trials health topic page.

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Visit the ovarian cancer topic page, which includes an interactive tutorial.

Watch a live webcast of an update on prostate cancer on September 10 at 6:00 p.m. EDT.

Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.

The September issue of NIH News in Health is available. Featured stories cover eating smart in school and going back to school with diabetes. Also check out the health capsules and the featured Web site.

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on Preventing Falls Among Seniors. The transcript is also available.

Educational efforts to prevent Connecticut seniors from serious injuries caused by falls resulted in a significant reduction that continued even beyond a study's intervention period, reports some findings recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine...

Watch a webcast of surgery for kidney cancer.

Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.

September is National Cholesterol Education Month. Learn more from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Also, visit the cholesterol health topic page.

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments called "Exercise Declines As Kids Age." The transcript is also available.

Exercise drops significantly for American kids between age nine to 15, a comprehensive research study, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reveals for the first time. While the JAMA follow up study found kids at ages 9 and 11 often meet nationally recommended levels of an hour or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily, there is a sharp decline by age 15...

It's Hurricane and Tropical Storm Season. Visit the Health and Human Services Hurricane Preparedness site. Also, learn more from the Hurricanes and Floods health topic pages.

Cerebral palsy is in the news. Visit the Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants' Risk for Cerebral Palsy information page. Also, learn more from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and visit the cerebral palsy health topic page.