NIH Radio Archive
September 2008 Audio Reports NIDDK
Launches Effort to Advance Study of Urologic Chronic Pelvic
Pain Disorders—09/26/2008 Urologic pelvic pain disorders such as interstitial cystitis
and chronic prostatis have been assumed to be bladder and prostate
problems. However, no other causes have been identified and there
is no uniformly effective treatment for either disorder. Newer
Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Drug in Treating Child
and Adolescent Schizophrenia—09/26/2008 Two newer atypical antipsychotic medications were no more effective
than an older conventional antipsychotic for treating schizophrenia
in children and adolescents according to a new study. Monitoring
Exhaled Nitric Oxide Does Not Help Manage Asthma A new study shows that monitoring levels of exhaled nitric oxide
in adolescents with asthma, and adjusting treatment accordingly,
does not help manage their disease. Monitoring Exhaled Nitric Oxide Does Not Help Manage Asthma A new study shows that monitoring levels of exhaled nitric oxide
in adolescents with asthma, and adjusting treatment accordingly,
does not help manage their disease. Herpes Virus Changes Anti-Herpes Drug to Form that Hinders AIDS Virus Researchers have found that an old drug shows new promise for
treating AIDS. Disaster
Relief Wallet Card to help Displaced Cancer Patients—09/12/2008 To help link patients and their health care providers in the
event of a national or natural disaster, the National Cancer
Institute and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have
developed a Disaster Response Wallet Card. The
Cancer Genome Atlas Reports First Results Of Comprehensive
Study of Brain Tumors—09/12/2008 The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, a collaborative effort funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute, has reported the first results of its large-scale, comprehensive study of the most common form of brain cancer, glioblastoma. NTP
Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A—09/05/2008 The National Toxicology Program has finalized a report on bisphenol
A, or BPA. BPA is a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics
and epoxy resins. FIC
Creates Global Health Program to Fight Chronic Diseases—09/05/2008 The Fogarty International Center has launched a global health program
to fight chronic diseases. FREE MP3 audio reports from the National Institutes of Health, your reliable health information source. Questions? Contact: This page was last reviewed on
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