The February issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest National Institutes of Health research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. In this issue:

Preventing Cancer: Learn How to Lower Your Risk
If you think there’s nothing you can do to prevent cancer, you’d be wrong. Learn about the steps you can take to reduce your cancer risk.
full story: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2008/February/docs/01features_01.htm

Soothing the Sting of Shingles: When a Childhood Virus Comes Back to Bite You
Even when chickenpox is gone, the virus that causes it stays with you for life, hidden and inactive in your nerve cells. As you get older, the virus may make a second, unwelcome appearance and cause a painful disease called shingles.
full story: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2008/February/docs/01features_02.htm

Health Capsules (http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2008/February/docs/02capsules.htm)

• Brain Injuries and PTSD Risk
• Sealing Out Tooth Decay
• Featured Web Site: My Family Health Portrait

You can also click here to download a PDF version for printing: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/pdf/NIHNiH%20February08.pdf

Please pass the word on to your colleagues about The NIH News in Health. We are happy to send a limited number of print copies free of charge for display in offices, libraries or clinics. Just contact us for more information.

Sincerely,
Harrison Wein

Harrison Wein, Ph.D., Writer/Editor
National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison
E-mail: weinh@od.nih.gov
The NIH News in Health: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/
NIH Research Matters (eColumn): http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters

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