- New Brochure About Alcohol and Women's Health
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)Alcohol: A Women’s Health Issue is a new public education brochure from NIAAA that provides information about alcohol's health effects on women. More
Next Steps
For the full text or PDF version, visit www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochurewomen/women.htm. Free copies of the brochure and the 12-minute video can be ordered from the NIAAA Web site www.niaaa.nih.gov. Click on Publications then on Pamphlets/Brochures/Poster. The brochure and a 12-minute video can be ordered from the NIAAA by phone at (301) 443-3860.
- Alcoholism in Your Genes: New Brochure Summarizes Research Findings
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)Research has shown conclusively that familial transmission of alcoholism risk is at least in part genetic and not just the result of family environment. The task of current science is to identify what a person inherits that increases vulnerability to alcoholism and how inherited factors interact with the environment to cause disease. This information will provide the basis for identifying people at risk and for developing behavioral and pharmacologic approaches to prevent and treat alcohol problems.
NIAAA has issued a new Alcohol Alert on this issue, titled The Genetics of Alcoholism. The Alcohol Alert series of periodic bulletins or brochures released by NIAAA gives timely, accurate, and concise research-based information. More
Next Steps
The new brochure is free and available on NIAAA's Web site in HTML or as a PDF. It can also be ordered by mail. Visit www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa60.htm.
- Researchers Looking for Training Opportunities Have Help From New Brochure
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)Researchers looking for training opportunties in more than two dozen disciplines can find out more in a new brochure published by NIDCD. The brochure describes specific opportunities, including a program for young minority students who are underrepresented in human communication research, in the NIDCD partnership program. The brochure will broaden the reach of the Institute in making programs available.
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Next Steps
The brochure is available through NIDCD's Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison at (301) 496-7243, as well as through NIDCD's Information Clearinghouse at (800) 241-1044.
- Alcoholism in Your Genes: New Brochure Summarizes Research Findings
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)Research has shown conclusively that familial transmission of alcoholism risk is at least in part genetic and not just the result of family environment. The task of current science is to identify what a person inherits that increases vulnerability to alcoholism and how inherited factors interact with the environment to cause disease. This information will provide the basis for identifying people at risk and for developing behavioral and pharmacologic approaches to prevent and treat alcohol problems.
NIAAA has issued a new Alcohol Alert on this issue, titled The Genetics of Alcoholism. The Alcohol Alert series of periodic bulletins or brochures released by NIAAA gives timely, accurate, and concise research-based information. More
Next Steps
The new brochure is free and available on NIAAA's Web site in HTML or as a PDF. It can also be ordered by mail. Visit www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa60.htm.
- Depression Spanish-Language Booklet Now Available
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)A new booklet in Spanish provides basic information on the diagnosis and treatment of depression in an easy-to-read format.
Historias personales sobre la depresión: ¿Se parece a lo que le sucede a usted?
(Stories of Depression: Does This Sound Like You?) More
Next Steps
To access and order this booklet on-line visit http://infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/spanish.cfm?lang=spa or call the NIMH Information Center’s toll-free number (866) 615-NIMH (6464). Or e-mail nimhinfo@mail.nih.gov. The English language version of the booklet is at www.nimh.nih.gov/publist/sp_035122.cfm.
- Bipolar Disorder Spanish-Language Booklet Now Available
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)A new booklet in Spanish provides basic information on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in an easy-to-read format.
Una historia personal sobre el trastorno bipolar (enfermedad maniáco-depresiva): ¿Se parece a lo que le sucede a usted?
(A Story of Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness): Does This Sound Like You?) More
Next Steps
To access and order this booklet on-line visit http://infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/spanish.cfm?lang=spa or call the NIMH Information Center’s toll-free number (866) 615-NIMH (6464). Or you can e-mail nimhinfo@mail.nih.gov. The English-language version of the booklet can be found at www.nimh.nih.gov/publist/sp_035123.cfm.
- Senior Health Web Site Covers Relevant Topics and Offers Quizzes
Format: Web Site
Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Library of Medicine (NLM)Check out the senior-targeted Web site developed by NIA and NLM as a resource for the best information on health and medical research. The Web address is listed below. Special features include videos and short quizzes. Topics include Alzheimer's diease, arthritis, balance problems, breast cancer and hearing loss. More
Next Steps
Anyone can log onto the site at www.nihseniorhealth.gov.
- Brochures on Choosing Long-Term Care, On-line Health Information, and Crime
Format: Brochures
Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)The NIA announces the publication of three brochures in its Age Page series of more than 40 brochures written for the public.
- Long-Term Care: Choosing the Right Place. Learn what to look for in skilled nursing homes or assisted living homes.
- Online Health Information: Can You Trust It? Learn how to select a reliable health Web site from the thousands that are available.
- Crime and Older People. Topics include being street smart and money savvy. Read about avoiding identity theft.
Next Steps
Order these brochures by calling (800) 222-2225 or writing to the NIA Information Center, P.O. Box 8057, Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057.
- Menopause Companion Updates Its Information Based on Research Findings
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)Menopause: Companion 2003 updates material in the NIA booklet Menopause: One Woman's Story, Every Woman' Story. The update is a result of findings from the 15-year-old Women's Health Initiative Study. This study came up with new information in 2002–2003 about the risks and benefits of long-term menopausal hormone therapy.
Next Steps
Order both publications by calling
(800) 222-2225 or by writing to the NIA Information Center, P.O. Box 8057, Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057. View Menopause: Companion 2003 on-line at www.nia.nih.gov/menopause/menopauseupdate2003.pdf.
- New Brochure About Alcohol and Women's Health
Format: Brochure
Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)Alcohol: A Women’s Health Issue is a new public education brochure from NIAAA that provides information about alcohol's health effects on women. More
Next Steps
For the full text or PDF version, visit www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochurewomen/women.htm. Free copies of the brochure and the 12-minute video can be ordered from the NIAAA Web site www.niaaa.nih.gov. Click on Publications then on Pamphlets/Brochures/Poster. The brochure and a 12-minute video can be ordered from the NIAAA by phone at (301) 443-3860.
