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	The Vidyya Patient Pages A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T W A ADHD: Concerta - Time Released ADHD Medication - Information For Patients And Care Givers ADHD: Concerta (Methylphenidate HCI) ADHD - Questions and Answers ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) ADHD: Questions and answers about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Accutane Medication Guide Accutane - The Benefits And Risks Of A Breakthrough Acne Drug Acetaminophen - Use with caution Acetaminophen: Why is it important to know that all these medicines contain acetaminophen? Acne: Questions and answers about acne Active At Any Size Adolescent Injury: Facts On Adolescent Injury Advance Directives Advanced medical directives Advice to consumers to handle the aftermath of a hurricane Age-related macular degeneration Alopecia areata: Questions and answers about alopecia areata Alcoholism Alcoholism: A family history of alcoholism - are you at risk? Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia: Reminyl (Galantamine Hydrobromide) Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet Alzheimer's disease genetics fact sheet Alzheimer's disease - Unraveling the mystery Am I at risk for type 2 diabetes? Amblyopia Anabolic Steroid Abuse Analgesic Nephropathy (Painkillers and the Kidneys) Androstenedione: Questions and answers about androstenedione Anthrax -- What you need to know Anthrax: Guidance On Anthrax Anthrax: How to prepare emergency dosages of doxycycline at home for infants and children (From the U.S. FDA) Antibiotics: A new threat to your health - Antibiotic resistance Antimicrobial Resistance Antioxidants - the first in a series of functional foods fact sheets Antiretrovirals And Immune-Based Therapies Anxiety Arthritis Advice Arthritis And Exercise Arthritis And Rheumatic Disease Arrhythmia Arrhythmia and rhythm disorders Aspirin for reducing your risk of heart attack and stroke - Know the facts Asthma: Asthma Links Asthma: Cockroaches, asthma, and allergies Asthma: Facts about controlling your asthma Asthma: How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Asthma: How asthma-friendly is your school? Asthma: Information for schools and parents - The asthma action card Asthma: Living with asthma - special concerns for older adults Avastin: Questions and answers on Avastin (bevacizumab) Avian influenza frequently asked questions Autism Autism Autism Autism fact sheet Autoimmune Diseases: Understanding autoimmune diseases Avonex medication guide B Barrett's esophagus Baycol: Questions And Answers About The Withdrawal Of Baycol Be an active member of your health care team -5-June-2004 Behcet's Disease Biological Threats: What You Need To Know About Offers to Treat Bipolar Disorder: Facts about Bipolar Disorder: A story of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) Bipolar Disorder Birth control guide (failure rates) Black cohosh: Questions and answers about black cohosh and the symptoms of menopause Blepharospasm Blood Pressure, Lowering Blood Pressure: Facts About Lowering Blood Pressure Blood Pressure Medications, Types Of Blood Pressure Medications, Types Of Botox: Use Caution, Ask Questions Before Attending Botox Party Botox Cosmetic: A Look At Looking Good Botulism Botulism poisoning Brain and spinal cord tumors - Hope through research Brain Tumors Brain Tumors: What You Need To Know Breast Cancer Glossary Breast Cancer: Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2: It’s Your Choice Breast Cancer: Questions And Answers About Adjuvant Therapy For Breast Cancer Breast cancer prevention studies Breast Cancer: Questions and answers -- Study shows link between antibiotic use and increased risk of breast cancer Breast Cancer: Surgery choices for women with early-stage breast cancer-3-November-2004 Breast Cancer: What you need to know about breast cancer Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know About Mammograms And Breast Cancer Breast Implants Breast Implants Breast Implants: Making an informed decision Breast Implants: Silicone Breast Implant Study and Breast Cancer Risk Bronchoscopy C Calcium Supplement Guidelines Cancer Clusters Cancer Of The Pancreas Cancer : If You Have Cancer and Have Medicare... You Should Know About Clinical Trials Cancer: Tea and cancer prevention Cancer: The Facing Forward Series - Life After Cancer Treatment Cancer: The Facing Forward Series - Ways You Can Make a Difference in Cancer Cancer: Young People With Cancer - A Handbook For Parents Cataract Celiac disease Cell biology and cancer (Teacher's guide) Cellular Phone Fact Sheet Cellular Phones: National Cancer Institute Study Of Brain Tumors And Use Of Cellular Telephones Cellulite: Treatments For Cellulite Cervical Cancer Cervical Cancer Chagas disease Chemical Warfare: Frequently Asked Questions On Chemical Warfare Agents Chiropractic Care: About chiropractic and its use in treating low-back pain Chlamydial Infection Cholera: Frequently Asked Questions Cholesterol, High - What You Need to Know Cholesterol Quiz - Check Your Cholesterol IQ Cholesterol, Reducing Cholesterol Levels For Women Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Chronic fatigue syndrome Cialis patient package insert Cochlear implants: Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants Cochlear implants Cochlear implants continued... Colloidal silver products Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer: Get Screened For Life Colorectal Cancer Prevention Colorectal Cancer Screening Common hearing loss prevention terms Concerta - Time Released ADHD Medication - Information For Patients And Care Givers Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Consumer questions and answers about BSE Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Understanding the BSE threat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cosmetic laser surgery - A high-tech weapon in the fight against aging skin "Crypto" Cryptosporidiosis Cushing Syndrome: Nutrition for patients with Cushing syndrome Cushing Syndrome: General information about Cushing Syndrome Cutting down on salt D Dash Diet The DASH eating plan Dating Violence Dating violence Deep Vein Thrombosis: Frequently asked questions about deep vein thrombosis Deep Vein Thrombosis: What is deep vein thrombosis? Dengue And Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Depression Depression And Heart Disease Depression: What to do when an employee is depressed - A guide for supervisors Devic's syndrome Diabetes: Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? Diabetes: Are You at Risk for Gestational Diabetes? Diabetes: Be Smart About Your Heart - Control The ABCs Of Diabetes Diabetes: The cost of diabetes Diabetes Dictionary Diabetes: Facts About Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetes: 5 Tips Every Diabetic Should Know for the "Summer Sandal Season" Diabetes: Foot Care "To Do" List Diabetes: Game plan food and activity tracker -11-August-2004 Diabetes: Get real! You don't have to knock yourself out to prevent diabetes. Tip sheet -11-August-2004 Diabetes: How Much Should I Eat? Diabetes: It's not too late to prevent diabetes. Take your first step today. Tip sheet -11-August-2004 Diabetes: Keep Your Diabetes Under Control Diabetes: Keep Your Eyes Healthy Diabetes: Keep Your Feet And Skin Healthy Diabetes: Keep Your Heart And Blood Vessels Healthy Diabetes: Keep Your Kidneys Healthy Diabetes Resources: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse Diabetes: Seldom Discussed Complication Of Diabetes: Gastroparesis Diabetes: Take Care Of Your Feet For A Lifetime Diabetes: What Should I Eat? Diabetes: When Should I Eat? Dietary Guidelines For Americans Dieting And Gallstones Dieting: Indulge! Overeating can help keep off holiday pounds Dieting: Listen to your body for best diet cues for you Different trials, different results and how to explain them Do low-carbohydrate diets work? Dogs - Keep Safe Around Dogs Don't lose sight of diabetic eye disease E EDTA chelation therapy for coronary artery disease Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ecstasy Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin For Injection)- Questions And Answers Emergency disinfection of drinking water -14-August-2004 Endometriosis Energize Yourself And Your Family Epilepsy Erbitux: Questions and answers on Erbitux (cetuximab) Erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction Estrogen: Questions and answers about the estrogen-alone study Estrogen: Questions and answers about estrogen-plus-progestin hormone therapy F Fight BAC!TM Flu vaccine facts & myths Flu: Key facts about the flu Fluid in the middle ear Q & A Folic Acid - When Do Women Need To Take It? Food allergies - When food becomes the enemy Food allergy and intolerances Food allergy and intolerances Food allergy and intolerances: The roadmap for parents of children with adverse reactions to food Food tampering an extra ounce of caution Foodborne Diseases Food safety resources and reading list Foot Care: Take Care Of Your Feet For A Lifetime Foot Care "To Do" List Forgetfulness : It's Not Always What You Think Fuzeon: HIV treatment G Generic drugs - what you need to know Genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Giardiasis Glaucoma Glaucoma Glaucoma, Don't Lose Sight Glaucoma, Open-Angle Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate) Gleevec:(Updated 02-February-2002)(Imatinib Mesylate) The global solar UV index - An educational tool to reduce risks of skin cancer and cataract Gonorrhea Got a minute? Give it to your child. (Smoking prevention guide) Group B Streptococcal Infection Guide to health insurance H The heart truth for women brochure HIV Vaccine Glossary HIV: Living With HIV/AIDS HPV (Human papillomavirus) : A primer on HPV Headache Headache : Migraine update Health hints - Use caution with pain relievers Healthy Eating: Following An Eating Plan The healthy heart handbook for women Hearing Aids Heart Disease: Act In Time To Heart Attack Signs--Brochure Heart Disease: Face the truth about your heart disease risk Heart Disease And Women: Reducing High Blood Cholesterol Heart Failure: Facts about heart failure Heart Healthy: Keep the beat -- Heart healthy recipes Heat, Extreme The heart truth - Women and heart disease Helping patients with alcohol problems Hepatitis A & C Hepatitis A infection Hepatitis C: Get Tested Hepatitis: Twinrix Hepatitis Vaccine High Blood Cholesterol: Cut Down on Salt and Sodium (In English And Spanish) High Blood Cholesterol: Learn Your Cholesterol Number (In English And Spanish) High Blood Cholesterol: Protect Your Heart--Lower Your Blood Cholesterol (In English And Spanish) High Blood Cholesterol - What You Need to Know High Blood Pressure: Take Steps--Prevent High Blood Pressure (In English And Spanish) What are high blood pressure and prehypertension? High Blood Pressure: Your guide to lowering blood pressure Hirsutism (excess hair) Hormone Replacement Therapy: Use Of Hormones After Menopause Hormone Replacement Therapy: From Reliable Web Resources- Get The Latest News And Information On Hormone Replacement Therapy (For Patients & Professionals) Hospice programs Household products database - Information on health and safety of everyday products How active do adults need to be to gain some benefit? How can I help an overweight child? How do you know it's time for joint replacement surgery? How to find a doctor or treatment facility if you have cancer Huntington's disease Hyperthermia I Immunization, Adult Impotence Incontinentia pigmenti Infectious Disease - Get The Facts Influenza: Beat The Winter Bugs - How To Hold Your Own Against Colds And Flu Influenza: Detection And Control Of Influenza Outbreaks In Acute Care Facilities Influenza and your child Influenza - The disease Inhalants Insect Repellents: How To Use Insect Repellents Safely Integra Dermal Regeneration Interleukin-2 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Lotronex - Safety Concerns For IBS Medication Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pamphlet - What I Need To Know About IBS Iron Supplements Is it possible to prevent Alzheimer's disease? K Know Stroke Key facts about hurricane recovery -16-August-2004 L Lariam (mefloquine hydrochloride) medication guide Learn if you might be eligible for food stamps Levitra Lotronex Medication Guide Lotronex - Safety Concerns For IBS Medication Lowering Your Risk Of Falling Leukemia: Living With Leukemia Lyme Disease: Lyme Disease Vaccine - What You Need to Know Lyme disease: Prevention and control M MRSA - Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Mad Cow - Trying To Keep The Disease Out Of US Herds Male breast cancer treatment Mammograms Mammography: Frequently asked questions about digital mammography Mammography - Patient Brochure Mammography today - Questions and answers for informed consumers (PDF) Marijuana - A Guide For Parents Medications and mental disorders Medicine and You (English Version) -15-April-2004 Medicine and You (Spanish Version) -15-April-2004 Melanoma: What you need to know about melanoma Menopause Menopause: Books And Web Sites Menopause: FDA information about menopause & hormones Menopause: Menopause & hormones Menopause: Postmenopausal Hormone Use Menopause: Questions and answers about black cohosh and the symptoms of menopause Mercury: Chart for patients and professionals: Mercury levels in commercial fish and shellfish Mercury: What you need to know about mercury in fish and shellfish Methamphetamine - Abuse and addiction Mifepristone Medication Guide Mifepristone: Questions and Answers Milk matters for your child's health (PDF) Misuse of prescription pain relievers can kill you Monkeypox: Questions and answers about monkeypox Monkeypox: What pet owners should know about monkeypox More than 50 ways to prevent diabetes Multiple myeloma: Questions and answers on Velcade Multiple Sclerosis Research My Medicine Record My medicines N Narcolepsy Fact Sheet - Information For Patients Narcolepsy: Facts About Narcolepsy (PDF) Nerve disease and bladder control Nicotine Addiction Nicotine And Tobacc Products Nipah virus factsheet Noise-induced hearing loss Norovirus infection Nursing Homes: Searching For And Finding One For Your Loved One Nutrition: Life In The Fast Food Lane O Obesity: Active At Any Size Obesity: Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight If You Are Overweight Obesity: Helping Your Overweight Child Obesity: Prescription Medications For Treatment Obesity: Weight Cycling Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a real illness Osteoporosis - The Bone Thief Osteoporosis: Support your bones with healthy habits Otitis Media - Acute Otitis Media with Effusion - Fluid in the Middle Ear Ovarian Cancer: What You Need To Know About Ovarian Cancer OTC Drug Facts Label Over-The-Counter Medicines: The best way to take your over-the-counter pain reliever? Seriously. Over-The-Counter Medicines: Questions and answers on using over-the-counter (OTC) human drug products containing analgesic/antipyretic active ingredients safely Over-The-Counter Medicines - What's Right For You? Over-the-counter medicines: What’s right for you? Over-the-counter medicines: What’s right for you? - Spanish - Medicamentos sin receta: ¿Cuál adecuado para usted? P Pain relief: Questions and answers about using magnets to treat pain -26-September-2004 Panic Disorder: Understanding panic disorder Parkinson's Disease Parenting: New Parenting Booklet Puts Decades Of Research Into Easy-to-Read Guide Paxil: Questions and answers on Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride) Phenylpropanolamine: Safety Issues Plastics and the microwave Plenaxis Pneumococcal Disease And The Prevnar ® Vaccine Poison ivy and its cousins Polio: What you need to know about polio vaccine -26-August-2004 Postherpetic neuralgia, herpes zoster Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Real Illness (Brochure for Download) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Power to control diabetes is in your hands Precautions when returning home after a hurricane Prehypertension - A new category in blood pressure guidelines Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Prostate cancer facts (poster) Prostate Cancer: Know your treatment options Prostate Cancer: Medical therapy of prostatic symptoms - Questions & answers Prostate Cancer: Prevention Prostate Cancer: The prostate cancer prevention trial at-a-glance Prostate Cancer: Screening Prostate cancer screening - A decision guide Prostate Changes: Understanding prostate changes - A health guide for all men Prostate enlargement: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Psoriasis: Questions and answers about psoriasis Pyridostigmine bromide : Questions and answers about pyridostigmine bromide Q Quality of health care: "Q-Pack" Questions and answers about Letrozole and breast cancer Questions and answers about Namenda -18-October-2003 Questions and answers on Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate) -29-April-2004 R Rabies questions and answers Rapamune (sirolimus) Recommended adult immunization schedule Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs) Reminyl (Galantamine Hydrobromide) For Treatment Of Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia Rheumatoid Arthritis Ricin: Facts about ricin Rift Valley Fever Rosacea: Questions and answers about rosacea Rules for handling reptiles Runny nose Q & A Runny Nose (With Green And Yellow Mucus) S Safety Tips For Patients Schizophrenia Schizophrenia: When Someone Has Schizophrenia Seasonale oral contraceptives Selecting a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner Selenium Selenium And Vitamin E Sepsis Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Sexuality Later In Life Sinusitis Sleep: The Garfield Star Sleeper Fun Pad For Children Smallpox: About The Smallpox Vaccine Smallpox: Facts about Smallpox Smallpox vaccine and monkeypox Smallpox: Household contacts brochure - "Somebody in your household just got vaccinated against smallpox: what should you do?" Smokeless (Spit) Tobacco Smoking: Don't Let Another Year Go Up In Smoke Smoking: It's Quittin' Time Smoking: Nicotine Addiction Smoking: Nicotine and Tobacco Products Smoking: The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Snake Bite, Venomous Snort, sniffle, sneeze. No antibiotics please. (PDF) Spina bifida - NINDS information page Statin Drugs St. John's Wort And The Treatment Of Depression Stories of depression Stroke Center Fact Sheet Stroke: Know Stroke Stroke Prevention: Brain Basics Stroke: Questions and answers about Subutex and Suboxone: Questions and answers about Subutex and Suboxone Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Surviving Hangovers T Taking Part in Clinical Trials Talking to children about war and terrorism Testicular Cancer Think it through - A guide to managing the benefits and risks of medicines Tinnitus treatment options Tips to weight loss success [PDF document, 108 K] Tobacco and poverty - a vicious circle Toothbrush And Floss Compare Well To Electric Versions Treatment of children with mental disorders Trichinosis The truth about "light" cigarettes - Questions and answers Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Fact Sheet Tuberculosis - A fact sheet Tuberculosis: Questions & Answers Tuberculosis 20 tips to help prevent medical errors in children Typhoid Fever U Understanding hair replacement surgery Unexplained illness The USDA food pyramid for children ages 2-6 Uterine: Common uterine conditions options for treatment Uterine Fibroids: Fast Facts About Uterine Fibroids V Vacationing on cruise ships with confidence Vaccine information statement (flu shot) Vaccines and hair loss Vaccines: Thimerosal & vaccines Vioxx (rofecoxib) withdrawn from market - Questions and answers -1-October-2004 W Watch Your Weight (In English And Spanish) Water Illnesses, Recreational (RWIs) Web Information: 10 Things To Know About Evaluating Medical Resources On The Web Web Information: More Web Resources Than You Could Possibly Need West Nile Virus West Nile Virus - Overview Of West Nile Virus West Nile Virus (Information For Kids) : The Buzz-z-z-z on West Nile Virus West Nile Virus: Avoid mosquito bites to avoid West Nile virus infection What is genital HPV infection? What is ricin? (A highly toxic poison that is linked to terrorist activity) What parents need to know about college drinking What is "vigorous-intensity physical activity?" What you can do to keep germs from harming you or your baby What you need to know about foodborne illness What you should know about clinical trials What you need to know when the power goes out unexpectedly When cancer recurs - Meeting the challenge When should you get your flu vaccination? Who is at high risk of flu complications? Whole-Body CT Screening : No Data To Support That The Practice Is Effective (FDA Information) Wildfires Women: Stay healthy at any age with this checklist for your next checkup X Xenical (Orlistat) patient insert Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate) - Questions And Answers Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate) Oral Solution & Medication Guide Y You can quit smoking Your child & antibiotics Your child and medication Your medicine - Play it safe

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