NIH Radio Archive
October 2008 Audio Reports Panel
Advocates Improved Understanding of Hepatitis B and Screening
of High-Risk Populations—10/24/2008 Management of hepatitis B is a challenge for physicians and patients due to an incomplete understanding of the disease course, complex treatment indications, and the lack of large studies focusing on important health outcomes. NIH
Extends Its Commitment to Transformative Research with
$138 Million for Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards
in 2008
— 10/24/2008 Management of hepatitis B is a challenge for physicians and patients due to an incomplete understanding of the disease course, complex treatment indications, and the lack of large studies focusing on important health outcomes. Lowering
the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Teens — 10/17/2008 As obesity rates in children continue to soar, type 2 diabetes, a disease that used to be seen primarily in adults over age 45, is now being diagnosed in young people. Being overweight increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. Gene
Delivers Clues about How Cancer Cells Develop Resistance
to Chemotherapy Drug — 10/17/2008 In a National Cancer Institute study, researchers have discovered clues about how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapy. Preventing
Excessive Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls at High Risk for
Adult Obesity — 10/10/2008 Obesity is a serious health problem in America today. People suffering from this condition find themselves at increased risk for a variety of ailments, such as Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer — not to mention the increased costs of health care throughout the lifespan. Researchers at the NIH Clinical Center are constantly seeking new and better ways to combat this national epidemic. New
Findings Indicate HIV/AIDS Pandemic Began Earlier than
Previously Thought — 10/10/2008 New research indicates that the most pervasive global strain of HIV began spreading among humans closer to the turn of the century, not during the 1930s, as previously reported. About One Quarter of U.S. Women are Affected by Pelvic Floor Disorders Nearly 24 percent of U.S. women are affected with one or more pelvic floor disorders according to a National Institutes of Health study. Brain's
Reward Circuit Activity Mostly Ebbs as We Age — 10/03/2008 Researchers have found that the brain's reward-circuit activity mostly ebbs as we age. FREE MP3 audio reports from the National Institutes of Health, your reliable health information source. Questions? Contact: This page was last reviewed on
October 27, 2008.
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