NIH Radio Archive

 New National Study Links Asthma to Allergies—09/27/2007
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that more than 50 percent of the current asthma cases in the country can be attributed to allergies, with about 30 percent of those cases attributed to cat allergies.

 Study Sheds New Light on Intimate Lives of Older Americans—09/19/2007
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A majority of older Americans are sexually active and view intimacy as an important part of their lives according to research supported by the National Institutes of Health.

 Rates of Bipolar Diagnosis in Youth Rapidly Climbing, Treatment Patterns Similar to Adults—09/12/2007
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The number of visits to a doctor's office that resulted in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents has increased by 40 times over the last decade, according to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health.

 NHLBI's "Stay in Circulation" Week Focuses on Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness—09/12/2007
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The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health is devoting "Stay in Circulation" week—September 17 through the 21st—to focus on raising public awareness of peripheral arterial disease.

 National Asthma Guidelines Updated—09/12/2007
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There's been a change in the official thinking about asthma. This update, announced by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, represents the first comprehensive change to the asthma guidelines in a decade.