NIH News in Health: Read About Genetic Testing, SIDS, and Teen Health

Format: Newsletter
Institute: Office of the Director (OD)

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

In the February issue, featured stories include:

• The Future of Genetic Testing. Telling Science Fact from Science Fiction
  
  
• Genes or Environment? Epigenetics Sheds Light on the Debate
  
  
• SIDS Risk Up in Winter
  
  
• Risky Teen Behavior
  
  
• Smokefree.gov. This web site has many resources to help you quit smoking.

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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.

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