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NIH Radio Archive
September 2008 Audio Reports
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. 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.
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. Researchers have found that an old drug shows new promise for
treating AIDS. 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 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.
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. 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
January 27, 2009.
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