Director’s Comments: Obesity Levels Stabilize

Listen to the NLM Director’s Comments on the stabilization of obesity levels. The transcript is also available. Two studies, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), suggest the obesity rate among American adults and children...

New Topic Page: Finger Injuries and Disorders

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on finger injuries and disorders.You use your fingers and thumbs to do everything from grasping objects to playing musical instruments to typing on a keyboard. When there is something wrong with them, it can make life...

New Topic Page: Fatigue

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on fatigue.You‘re tired, weak, exhausted, weary, worn out. You have a lack of energy and as a result you feel distressed. You’re not functioning as well as you should. It’s called fatigue, and everyone feels it at...

Fat 2 Fit: Seeing Red

Many people are aware that heart disease, whether in the form of an attack or a stroke, is the number-one killer of men. But fewer of us know that heart disease is also the number-one killer of women. read the full article