Health Information
Women’s Health (General)
ORWH
Office of Research on Women's Health
NCCAM
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Call (888) 644-6226 or 301-519-3153 for more information
NIA
National Institute on Aging
Call (301) 496-1752 for more information
NIAMS
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older
- For People With Osteoporosis: How To Find a Doctor
- Hormone Replacement Not Associated with Severe Lupus Flares
- Osteoporosis and African-American Women
- Osteoporosis and Asian American Women
- Osteoporosis: Peak Bone Mass in Women
Call (877) 22-NIAMS or (301) 495-4484 for more information
NINDS
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Call (800) 352-9424 for more information
OD
Office of the Director
- A Pain in the Pelvis: Spreading Cells Can Cause a Condition Called Endometriosis
- A Primer for Women’s Health: Learn About Your Body in 52 Weeks
- Baby on Board: Boost Your Chances for a Healthy Pregnancy
- Caring for the Caregivers: The Hidden Victims of Long-Term Illness
- Concerned About Coffee? It May Actually Be Good for You
- Dairy Dilemma: Are You Getting Enough Calcium?
- Dealing With Hearing Loss: Hearing Aids Can Help
- Digging a Vegetarian Diet: Plant-Based Eating Can Reap Rewards
- Do What Moves You: Push Past Your Obstacles and Get Active
- Get Moving and Stay Healthy: Make Physical Activity Part of Your Life
- Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
- Healthy Horizons: Lasting Gift Ideas
- Heft for the Holidays: How to Hold Off Those Extra Pounds
- HIV and AIDS Still Gaining Strength Among Minorities, Women
- How You See Yourself: When Your Body Image Doesn’t Measure Up
- Make the Kidney Connection: Millions at Risk for Kidney Disease
- Making Your Resolutions Stick: How to Create Healthy Habits
- Mindfulness Matters: Can Living in the Moment Improve Your Health?
- Mystified by Menopause? A Major Life Transition
- NIH and the Weight of the Nation
- Remember To Take Your Pills? Jog Your Memory of What To Take and When
- Secrets to a Longer, Healthier Life: Studying Exceptionally Long-Lived Families
- Shape Your Surroundings: Make It Easier to Control Your Weight
- Sisters Join Hands to Fight Breast Cancer
- Speak Up: Become a Partner in Your Health Care
- Strange Migrations and Killer Cramps: Understanding Endometriosis
- Stressed Out? Stress Affects Both Body and Mind
- Talking to Your Doctor
- The Power of Love: Hugs and Cuddles Have Long-Term Effects
- The Trouble with Fat: Insights into Low-Fat Eating
- The Vexing Pain of Vulvodynia: Giving Attention to a “Private Problem”
- Thyroid Diseases: What You Need to Know
- Too Young for Hot Flashes? When Menopause-Like Symptoms Come Too Soon
- What's Next for Women's Health Research?
- When a Bundle of Joy Brings You Sorrow: Recognizing Postpartum Depression
- When a Medical Emergency Strikes: Saving Your Life Can Be a Race Against the Clock
- When Eating Goes to Extremes: The Excesses of Eating Disorders
- Women with Diabetes Face Greater Risk of Heart Disease
- Women's Heart Attack Signs
- You’ve Got Rhythm: Your Internal Clock Affects Your Health
NHLBI
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Facts About Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
- La Verdad Acerca del Corazón Spanish
- The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
- The Heart Truth: A National Awareness Campaign for Women
- What Is Anemia?
- Women's Health Initiative
- Women's Heart Health Education Initiative
- Women's Heart Health: Developing a National Health Education Action Plan
Call (301) 496-4236 for more information
NIDA
National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Childhood Sex Abuse Increases Risk for Drug Dependence in Adult Women
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies Curb Substance Abuse
- Women and Smoking: Sensory Factors, Attitudes About Weight, Phase of Menstrual Cycle All Key To Quitting
- Women, Drug Abuse, and AIDS
Call (301) 443-1124 for more information
NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health
- Depression Rates Are Lower in Children Whose Mothers Are Successfully Treated
- Summit on Women and Depression: Proceedings and Recommendations PDF
Call (301) 443-4513 for more information
NCI
National Cancer Institute
- Having a Pelvic Exam and Pap Test
- Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide For All Women
- Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer Virus is Effective for More than Four Years
Call (800) 422-6237 for more information
NIAAA
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Alcohol Alert: Are Women More Vulnerable to Alcohol?
- Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue
- Alcohol-An Important Women's Health Issue [ PDF Version ]
NIAID
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- NIAID Topical Microbicides Strategic Plan PDF
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Trichomoniasis
- Vaginal Yeast Infection
- Women: Answers About HIV Vaccine Research PDF
- Women's Health
- Women's Health in the United States PDF
NIDDK
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Bladder Control: What Women Need to Know
- Celebrate the Beauty of Youth [ PDF Version ]
- Exercising Your Pelvic Muscles PDF
- Talking to Your Health Care Team About Bladder Control PDF
- Urinary Incontinence in Women [ PDF Version ]
- Urinary Tract Infections in Adults [ PDF Version ]
- What I Need to Know About Bladder Control for Women: Kegel Exercise Tips
- What I Need to Know about Bladder Control: For Women [ PDF Version ]
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Thursday, April 07, 2011
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