The September issue of NIH News in Health is now available. Featured stories cover changing from pediatric to adult health care and children's ear infections. Also, check out the health capsules and the featured Web site.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Visit the MedlinePlus prostate cancer topic page to learn more.

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on bedbugs.

Bedbugs feed on your blood and cause itchy bites. Adult bed bugs are brown, 1/4 to 3/8 long, and have a flat, oval-shaped body...

Find out how to make the most of your visit on our talking with your doctor page.

It's hurricane and tropical storm season. Learn more on the hurricanes health topic page.

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on body weight.

Do you know whether or not your current weight is healthy? “Underweight", "normal", "overweight", and "obese" are all labels for ranges of weight...

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on cardiac rehabilitation.

Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a medically supervised program to help people who have a heart attack, angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting...

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on drug reactions.

Most of the time, medicines make our lives better. They reduce aches and pains, fight infections, and control problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes. But medicines can also cause unwanted reactions...

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on foreign bodies.

If you’ve ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you’ve had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn’t supposed to be there...

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on interstitial lung diseases.

Interstitial lung disease is the name for a large group of diseases that inflame or scar the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make it hard to get enough oxygen...

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on giant cell arteritis.

Giant cell arteritis is a disorder that causes inflammation of arteries of the scalp, neck, and arms. The inflammation narrows the arteries, which keeps blood from flowing well...

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on an AIDS vaccine and other developments. The transcript is also available.

NIH-led scientists found two antibodies neutralize more than 90 percent of the known HIV strains from infecting human cells...

Learn about tai chi from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Also, check out the CAM topic page on MedlinePlus for information on yoga, meditation, massage therapy, and much more.

Visit our brand new news page to read the latest news and press releases and watch news videos. The new page also links you to our 90-day news archive, organized by date and topic. Add our new news page to your bookmarks, and share it with friends!

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on food insecurity's health impacts. The transcript is also available.

An essay recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine links food insecurity with health disparities – and notes the rising prevalence of food insecurity in the U.S. fosters increases in chronic diseases including: obesity, hypertension, and diabetes...