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Obesity is a serious health problem in America today. People suffering from this condition find themselves at increased risk for a variety of ailments, such as Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer — not to mention the increased costs of health care throughout the lifespan. Researchers at the NIH Clinical Center are constantly seeking new and better ways to combat this national epidemic.
New research indicates that the most pervasive global strain of HIV began spreading among humans closer to the turn of the century, not during the 1930s, as previously reported.
Nearly 24 percent of U.S. women are affected with one or more pelvic floor disorders according to a National Institutes of Health study.
Researchers have found that the brain's reward-circuit activity mostly ebbs as we age.
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 Reports First Results Of Comprehensive Study
of Brain Tumors—09/12/20082:00 | 1.8 MB |Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File 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. 
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