New Resources

Clinical Trials

• Learn More About Participating in Research
  Format: Newsletter
  Institute: Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (CC)

  Are you interested in participating in clinical research? Do you wonder what’s involved? You can learn more about NIH research and how you can play a role by reading the quarterly newsletter from the NIH Clinical Center''s Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office. More

  Next Steps
  You can read the newsletter online at www.cc.nih.gov/participate/healthyvolunteers.shtml.
  
  Learn more about the NIH Clinical Center by visiting the home page at www.cc.nih.gov/.
  
  For a complete listing of government clinical trials, including those for specific disease and conditions, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.

Community Outreach

• NIH News in Health: Supplementing Your Diet
  Format: Newsletter
  Institute: Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)

  The March issue of The NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter that brings you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now available online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. More

  Next Steps
  You can read the current issue of The NIH News in Health online by visiting http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. At this site, you can view past issues and set up your own free e-mail subscription to The NIH News in Health.
  
  If you would like free print copies for display in a medical office, clinic or library, contact the editor, Harrison Wein, at weinh@od.nih.gov or (301) 435-7489.
  
  The newsletter’s content is not copyrighted. If you are an editor who wishes to use NIH News in Health material in your publication, please acknowledge The NIH News in Health as the source and send copies of your publication to Dr. Wein.

Diabetes

• Diabetes Information Web Site and Publications Now in Spanish
  Format: Brochure, Web Site
  Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  Hispanics are disproportionately affected by diabetes and high blood pressure, the two leading causes of kidney disease, and are nearly twice as likely to develop kidney failure as non-Hispanic whites.
  
  The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) has launched a new national initiative to raise awareness of kidney disease in the Hispanic community.
  
  NKDEP now offers a Spanish-language brochure, ¡Cuidado!¡La diabetes y la presion arterial alta pueden causar enfermedad de los riñones! , and a Web site that highlight the connection between kidney disease and its primary risk factors—diabetes and high blood pressure.
  
  The Web site and brochure offer science-based information on the risk factors for kidney disease, how the kidneys work, and the importance of early detection. Both the Web site and the brochure list additional Spanish-language resources on diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. More

  Next Steps
  You can access Spanish-language information and download the Spanish brochure ¡Cuidado! ¡La diabetes y la presion arterial alta pueden causar enfermedad de los riñones! by visiting www.nkdep.nih.gov/espanol.
  
  The brochure, along with additional information, is also available by calling the NKDEP toll free number at (866) 4-KIDNEY or (866) 454-3639.

• Toolkit Helps You Protect Your Family From Kidney Disease
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  Make a difference at your family reunion this summer! Did you know that kidney disease is a growing epidemic and African Americans are affected more than other groups? Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes, but many people with these conditions don’t know they are at risk for kidney disease.
  
  The Kidney Connection Toolkit, developed by the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP), provides everything you need to share this important information with your family. The Toolkit provides three different guides to help you make the kidney connection. Options include:

  • Having a 15-minute “Make the Kidney Connection” health discussion.
    
    
  • Having one-on-one talks with family members at risk.
    
    
  • Distributing a brochure or fact sheet to family members.

  Next Steps
  Visit www.nkdep.nih.gov/familyreunion for more information and to download the free toolkit, or you may contact the NKDEP at 1 (800) 891-5388.

Food, Nutrition and Metabolism

• NIH News in Health: Supplementing Your Diet
  Format: Newsletter
  Institute: Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)

  The March issue of The NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter that brings you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now available online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. More

  Next Steps
  You can read the current issue of The NIH News in Health online by visiting http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. At this site, you can view past issues and set up your own free e-mail subscription to The NIH News in Health.
  
  If you would like free print copies for display in a medical office, clinic or library, contact the editor, Harrison Wein, at weinh@od.nih.gov or (301) 435-7489.
  
  The newsletter’s content is not copyrighted. If you are an editor who wishes to use NIH News in Health material in your publication, please acknowledge The NIH News in Health as the source and send copies of your publication to Dr. Wein.

Immune System

• Find Facts About Staphylococcal Infections
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Staph infections, caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, often manifest as skin infections and occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and health care facilities. These infections are particularly problematic because some strains of Staphyloccus are resistant to certain antibiotics. And people who are otherwise healthy can also contract these infections. More

  Next Steps
  To view the list of resources and obtain online access to them, visit www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/staphylococcal.htm.

• Updated List of Resources About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Approximately one percent of the U.S. population is affected by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), a debilitating and complex affliction that can involve multiple symptoms and is characterized by profound fatigue. Caucasian women suffer from CFS more frequently than either men or women from other ethnic groups. This illness can cause people to function at substantially lower levels of activity than they did before its onset.
  More

  Next Steps
  The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Information Resources fact sheet can be accessed at www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/cfs.htm.

Infectious Diseases

• Help Finding Online Information About Hepatitis C
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Hepatitis C is a disease that causes liver swelling and can lead to permanent liver damage and even death. The virus can be passed from person to person by sharing drug needles, getting a prick from a needle that has infected blood on it, or having sex with an infected person. Being born to a mother with hepatitis C can also cause infection. And if you received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992, a possibility exists that hepatitis C was present, because there was no testing for the virus then. More

  Next Steps
  You can download the Hepatitis C Information Resources fact sheet at www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/hepatitisc.htm.

• Find Facts About Staphylococcal Infections
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Staph infections, caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, often manifest as skin infections and occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and health care facilities. These infections are particularly problematic because some strains of Staphyloccus are resistant to certain antibiotics. And people who are otherwise healthy can also contract these infections. More

  Next Steps
  To view the list of resources and obtain online access to them, visit www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/staphylococcal.htm.

Population Groups

• Diabetes Information Web Site and Publications Now in Spanish
  Format: Brochure, Web Site
  Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  Hispanics are disproportionately affected by diabetes and high blood pressure, the two leading causes of kidney disease, and are nearly twice as likely to develop kidney failure as non-Hispanic whites.
  
  The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) has launched a new national initiative to raise awareness of kidney disease in the Hispanic community.
  
  NKDEP now offers a Spanish-language brochure, ¡Cuidado!¡La diabetes y la presion arterial alta pueden causar enfermedad de los riñones! , and a Web site that highlight the connection between kidney disease and its primary risk factors—diabetes and high blood pressure.
  
  The Web site and brochure offer science-based information on the risk factors for kidney disease, how the kidneys work, and the importance of early detection. Both the Web site and the brochure list additional Spanish-language resources on diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. More

  Next Steps
  You can access Spanish-language information and download the Spanish brochure ¡Cuidado! ¡La diabetes y la presion arterial alta pueden causar enfermedad de los riñones! by visiting www.nkdep.nih.gov/espanol.
  
  The brochure, along with additional information, is also available by calling the NKDEP toll free number at (866) 4-KIDNEY or (866) 454-3639.

• Toolkit Helps You Protect Your Family From Kidney Disease
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  Make a difference at your family reunion this summer! Did you know that kidney disease is a growing epidemic and African Americans are affected more than other groups? Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes, but many people with these conditions don’t know they are at risk for kidney disease.
  
  The Kidney Connection Toolkit, developed by the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP), provides everything you need to share this important information with your family. The Toolkit provides three different guides to help you make the kidney connection. Options include:

  • Having a 15-minute “Make the Kidney Connection” health discussion.
    
    
  • Having one-on-one talks with family members at risk.
    
    
  • Distributing a brochure or fact sheet to family members.

  Next Steps
  Visit www.nkdep.nih.gov/familyreunion for more information and to download the free toolkit, or you may contact the NKDEP at 1 (800) 891-5388.

Seniors' Health

• Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s: Spanish-Language Web Site
  Format: Web Site
  Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  Families can develop creative solutions to adapt to the physical and mental changes of a family member who has Alzheimer’s disease. A new Spanish-language Web site suggests ways to help a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease perform everyday activities, remain safely in the home, and celebrate holidays.

  Next Steps
  You can find this publication, Guia para Quienes Cuidan Personas con la Enfermedad de Alzheimer, online at www.alzheimers.org/pubs/careguide-spanish.htm.