June 2004

NIH offers expanded health info Web site

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an enhanced Web site (http://nih.gov/) that offers a wider range of health information to consumers. The site provides inks to a wide range of health information, including popular health topics, cutting-edge science and interactive features.

Visitors can still access the popular "A to Z" listing of health topics, browse topics by body location/systems or use the main "search" box. Favorite health databases, such as Clinical Trials, MEDLINEplus, and PubMed, remain.

The Web site includes three colorful new feature sections.

• Healthy Lifestyles. The section highlights links to popular topics such as seasonal health concerns, nutrition and weight loss.

• Research in Action links users to cutting-edge scientific information on topics such as stem cells and genetics, and provides readers with an opportunity to meet scientists ranging from high school students to Nobel Laureates.

• Now Online emphasizes interactive features and Web exhibits, such as the Portion Distortion quiz, the Household Products Database, and the Milk Matters campaign.

The new "Take a Quiz" box challenges viewers to test their knowledge with a series of continually rotating true/false questions on hot topics such as diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer prevention, and heart disease.

The newly expanded NIH health information Web site has information geared for the whole family, including kids, teens, parents, and seniors. Educators, clinicians, and researchers will continue to find the site a valuable resource of tools and guidelines.

Source: National Institutes of Health, http://nih.gov

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