NIH Radio Archive
August 2007 Audio Reports NIHSeniorHealth Offers Tips on How to Talk with Your Doctor—08/31/2007 You can find techniques to communicate with your doctor by checking out the "Talking with Your Doctor" topic on the website NIHSeniorHealth.gov. New Report Indicates Changes in How Americans Get Their Information about Health and Cancer—08/31/2007 Although the Internet remains a frequent first source for Americans seeking health care information, a new study indicates that the public's trust in online material about health has declined. At the same time, more folks are expressing confidence in the information they get from health care professionals. Intensive
Early Childhood Program Leads to Gains in Adulthood: Greater
College Attendance, Lower Crime and Depression—08/24/2007 Lower income children who participated in an intensive early childhood education program showed higher rates of educational achievement, and lower rates of serious crimes and depression, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health. NINDS
Announces Effort to Promote Stroke Awareness in the Hispanic
Community—08/17/2007 Increasing stroke awareness among the Hispanic community in America is the goal of a new education program sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health. NIH-Supported
Study Characterizes Social Networks of Family, Friends Influencing
Obesity—08/10/2007 Your social network of friends and family seems to have an influence on your chances for developing obesity. That's the finding of a study funded by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. Adults
Drinking Soft Drinks At Increased Risk of Developing Metabolic
Syndrome—08/10/2007 Are you a middle-aged adult? Do you drink more than one soft-drink per day? It doesn't matter if it's diet or regular. According to a study by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, you may have a more than 40 percent greater rate of either having or developing metabolic syndrome-that's a cluster of conditions that increase the risk for heart disease. Faster-Acting
Antidepressants Closer to Becoming a Reality—08/10/2007 Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, are discovering new ways to develop faster-acting antidepressant medications, ones that may start working in just a few hours. Treating
HIV-Infected Infants Early Helps Them Live Longer—08/03/2007 When it comes to treating infants infected with HIV, earlier is better than later. That's what's been learned from the initial results of an ongoing clinical trial in South Africa sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Progesterone
Treatment Does Not Prevent Preterm Birth in Twin Pregnancy—08/03/2007 Treating expectant mothers with a female hormone known as progesterone did not prove to be useful in preventing preterm birth in women carrying twins, according to a study supported by the National Institute of Child Heath and Human Development. FREE MP3 audio reports from the National Institutes of Health, your reliable health information source. Questions? Contact: This page was last reviewed oned on
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