General

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Women
  • Women's Health

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Women's Health

• NIH Health Information: Women's Health

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Beyond the Fig Leaf: The Science of Sex and Gender Differences - A Concurrent Session During the NIH Research Festival 2012 (2012)
    Total Running Time: 02:01:24
  • Eighth Annual Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research Symposium (2011)
    Total Running Time: 04:54:28
  • Seventh Annual Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research Symposium (2010)
    Total Running Time: 04:52:20
  • NIH Community Forum on the Future of Women's Health Research (2008)
    Total Running Time: 01:15:10

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • A Primer for Women's Health: Learn About Your Body in 52 Weeks
    Download App for iOS
    Download App for Android

• Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Major Report
  A 15-year research program that studied the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women

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Alcohol, Tobacco and Substance Abuse

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Alcohol Abuse
  • Substance Abuse
  • Smoking

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Substance Abuse Problems
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  • Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
  • Prescription Drug Abuse
  • Quitting Smoking

• National Cancer Institute, NIH
• • Smokefree Women

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH
• • Alcohol: A Women’s Health Issue
  • Drinking and Your Pregnancy

• National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH
• • A Collection of Articles That Address Women’s Health and Gender Issues

• NIH Health Information
• • Alcoholism
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
  • Smoking
  • Substance Abuse

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Sex Influences on Substance Abuse and Other Brain Disorders: The Burden of Proof has Shifted (2012)
    Total Running Time: 58:23
  • Sex Differences in Drug Abuse: The Role of Estradiol (2010)
    Total Running Time: 01:04:53
  • Women’s Health @ NIH presents National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree Women Project: Smoking Cessation Strategies for Women (2010)
    Total Running Time: 01:04:36

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Substance Abuse: Alcohol
  • Substance Abuse: Drugs

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Alcohol Use
  • Alcohol Use and Pregnancy
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Abuse and Pregnancy
  • Tobacco Use
  • Tobacco Use and Pregnancy
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Alcohol Use
  • Alcohol Use and Pregnancy
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Abuse and Pregnancy
  • Tobacco Use
  • Tobacco Use and Pregnancy

• Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: A Tobacco Control Strategic Action Plan Major Report (PDF, 2.20 MB)
  A comprehensive tobacco control strategy that seeks to help smokers quit and stop others from starting to use tobacco

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Autoimmune Diseases

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Lupus
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren’s Syndrome

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Lupus
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren’s Syndrome

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, NIH
• • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Lupus
  • Multiple Sclerosis: Antibodies Gone Awry

• National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
• • Lupus
  • Lupus: A Patient Care Guide for Nurses and Other Health Professionals
  • Chapter 4 Care of Patients with Lupus: Pregnancy
  • Chapter 7 Patient Information Sheet: #11 Pregnancy and Lupus
  • Scleroderma
  • Spotlight on Research: Despite Decrease in Disease Activity, Workforce Dropout Rate in Women With RA Remains High

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH
• • New Classification Criteria for Sjogren’s Syndrome Clinic
  • Sjogren’s Syndrome Clinic

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, NIH
• • Lupus Nephritis (PDF, 124 KB)

• NIH Health Information
• • Autoimmune Diseases (General)
  • Lupus
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren’s Syndrome

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Lessons in Lupus (2011)
    Total Running Time: 01:56:00

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Autoimmune Disorders

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Lupus
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren’s Syndrome
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Lupus
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren’s Syndrome

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: From Mouse Models to Human Disease and Treatment (PDF, 315 KB)
  Summary from the September 2-3, 2010 conference.

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Bone and Joint Health

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Bone Health
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteoporosis and Men
  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Bones, Joints and Muscle
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoporosis (Bone Loss)
  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

• National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
• • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• • Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • Bones and Joints
  • Osteoporosis

• NIH Health Information
• • Bone Health
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles
  • Osteoporosis

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Depression and Osteoporosis; the Magnitude of Bone Loss is Substantial (2008)
    Total Running Time: 00:44:47
  • Sex Differences and Obesity in Osteoarthritis of the Knee (2008)
    Total Running Time: 00:58:15
  • Sex Matters: A Tale of Two Bones - Sexual Dimorphism in the Skeleton (2008)
    Total Running Time: 01:02:09

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Bone Health and Osteoporosis
  • Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

• The Osteoarthritis Initiative
  Nationwide research study of knee health sponsored by the National Institutes of Health

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal Citations
  • Bone Density and Exercise
  • Bone Health
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteoporosis in Men
  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Bone Density and Exercise
  • Bone Health
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteoporosis in Men
  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

• Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Major Report
  A 15-year research program that studied the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women

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Cancer

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Breast Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Melanoma
  • Myeloma
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vulvar Cancer

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer Alternative Therapies
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Human Papillomaviruses (HPV)
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute
  • Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic
  • Living With Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Melanoma
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Uterine or Endometrial Cancer
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vulvar Cancer

• National Cancer Institute, NIH
• • Women’s Cancers
  • Education and Training Tools for Health Professionals

• NIH Health Information
• • Women’s Health: Breast Cancer
  • Women’s Health: Cervical Cancer
  • Women’s Health: Ovarian Cancer
  • Women’s Health: Uterine Cancer
  • Women’s Health: Vaginal Cancer
  • Women’s Health: Vulvar Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Anal Cancer
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Cancer Alternative Therapy
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Eye Cancer
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Oral Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Skin Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Thymus Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Breast Cancer Chemoprevention and Anti-inflammatories (2010)
    Total Running Time: 1:22:41
  • Women's Health Scientific Presentation and Panel Discussion: A Focus on Breast Cancer (2010)
    Total Running Time: 1:33:51
  • Targeting Chk1 in Breast Cancer (2009)
    Total Running Time: 1:00:51
  • Great Teachers: Treatment of Early Breast Cancer (2009)
    Total Running Time: 1:13:28
  • The Love/Avon Army of Women: A Revolutionary On-line Resource to Accelerate Research (2009)
    Total Running Time: 00:58:18

• NIHSeniorHealth- Health information for older adults
• • Breast Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Skin Cancer

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer Screening
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Cancer
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Cancer

• Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Major Report
  A 15-year research program that studied the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • 1st International Workshop on XMRV : Q&A Wrap-up Session (2010)
    Total Running Time: 66:29

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome: understanding a complex illness (PDF, 294 KB)
    Holgate S T, Komaroff A L, Mangan D, Wessely S
  • The Trans-NIH Working Group on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Cancer
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Menopause
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Pain Management

• Dietary Supplements Labels Database
  Information on the ingredients of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements sold in the U.S.

• Enviro-Health Links: Dietary Supplements
  Links to Websites about supplements including vitamins, minerals and herbs

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Complementary and Alternative Therapies
  • Cancer Alternative Therapies
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Herbal Medicine

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH
• • Backgrounder: CAM Use and Children
  • Menopause and CAM

• NIH Health Information
• • Alternative Medicine
  • Cancer Alternative Therapy
  • Dietary Supplements

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

• Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine and Cancer
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine and Menopause
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine and Pain Management
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine and Cancer
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine and Menopause
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine and Pain Management

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Diabetes

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Diabetes, Type 1
  • Diabetes, Type 2
  • Gestational Diabetes

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Diabetes
  • Diabetes and Pregnancy

• National Diabetes Education Program
• • It's Never Too Early to Prevent Diabetes. A Lifetime of Small Steps for a Healthy Family (PDF, 242 KB)

• National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, NIH
• • Am I At Risk For Gestational Diabetes? (PDF, 1,170 KB)
  • Managing Gestational Diabetes: A Patient’s Guide to a Health Pregnancy

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, NIH
• • National Diabetes Infomation Clearinghouse
  • For Women with Diabetes: Your Pregnancy Guide
  • Gestational Diabetes: What You Need to Know
  • What I Need To Know About Gestational Diabetes

• NIH Health Information
• • Diabetes
  • Diabetes and Pregnancy

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • Diabetes
  • Diabetic Retinopathy

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Hot Topics in Diabetes Research (2010)
    Total Running Time: 00:44:47

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2
  • Diabetes: Complications
  • Diabetes: Gestational

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal Citations
  • Diabetes
  • Gestational Diabetes
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Diabetes
  • Gestational Diabetes

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Exercise and Fitness

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Exercise
  • Exercise and Injury Prevention
  • Exercise and Menopause
  • Exercise and Pregnancy

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Exercise and Physical Fitness
  • Exercise for Children
  • Exercise for Seniors
  • Sports Fitness
  • Sports Injuries
  • Wellness and Lifestyle

• National Institute on Aging, NIH
• • Exercise and Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from The National Institute on Aging (PDF, 9.6 MB)

• National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
• • Sports Injuries

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
• • Walking... A Step in the Right Direction (PDF, 861 KB)

• NIH Health Information
• • Exercise/Physical Fitness
  • Exercise for Children
  • Exercise for Seniors
  • Sports Injuries

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • Exercise for Older Adults

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Women's Health Update on Nutrition, Fitness, and Weight Management (2010)
    Total Running Time: 01:20:25

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Exercise
  • Exercise and Bone Density
  • Exercise and Injury Prevention
  • Exercise and Menopause
  • Exercise and Pregnancy
  • Sports Injuries
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Exercise
  • Exercise and Bone Density
  • Exercise and Injury Prevention
  • Exercise and Menopause
  • Exercise and Pregnancy
  • Sports Injuries

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Heart Disease

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Cholesterol
  • Heart Disease
  • Hypertension

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Cholesterol
  • Heart Disease in Women
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Diseases
  • Heart Diseases Prevention
  • High Blood Pressure

• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
• • The Heart Truth: National awareness campaign for women about heart disease
  • Selected Resources for Women

• NIH Health Information
• • Women’s Health: Heart Diseases
  • Women’s Health: Heart Diseases Prevention

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • Heart Attack
  • Heart Failure
  • High Blood Pressure

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Heart Health for Women: Using Old Knowledge, Generating New Knowledge (2009)
    Total Running Time: 01:17:34

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Heart Disease

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Cholesterol
  • Heart Disease and Obesity
  • Heart Disease and Smoking
  • Heart Disease Prevention and Control
  • Hypertension
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Cholesterol
  • Heart Disease and Obesity
  • Heart Disease and Smoking
  • Heart Disease Prevention and Control
  • Hypertension

• Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Major Report
  A 15-year research program that studied the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women

• A Call to Action: Women and Peripheral Artery Disease (PDF, 1.7 MB)
  A 2012 scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

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HIV/AIDS

• AIDSInfo - Information on Treatment, Prevention, and Research
• • Information for Women
  • Perinatal Guidelines

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • HIV Infections

• HIV/AIDS Information - Information from the National Library of Medicine
• • Information for Women

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • HIV/AIDS

• NIH Health Information
• • Women’s Health: AIDS and Pregnancy
  • AIDS

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • HIV/AIDS

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • HIV Infections
  • HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy
  • HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • HIV Infections
  • HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy
  • HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse

• Bringing Gender Home: Implementing Gender-Responsive HIV/AIDS Programming for U.S. Women and Girls
  A 2010 supplement report which includes reccomendations for national strategic programmatic improvements.

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Lung Diseases and Disorders

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
• • COPD Learn More Breathe Better Education Video
    Profiling the personal experiences of three people diagnosed with COPD, this video answers basic questions about the disease and its risk factors, and demonstrates how real people took steps to manage the disease and breathe easier.
    (Video approximately 9 minutes)
    
  • Quicktime Video (62.8 MB)
  • Windows Media Player Video (58.7 MB)
  • COPD PSA: My Story (mp3 audio, 715 KB)
    (60 seconds)
    Transcript
  • COPD Awareness E-Cards: Send to Friends!

• NIH Health Information
• • Breathing Problems
  • COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
  • Respiratory Diseases

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • COPD

• NIH YouTube Channel
• • COPD
    Dr. James P. Kiley, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (2007)

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Menopausal Hormone Therapy

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Hormone Therapy

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Hormones

• NIH Health Information
• • Women’s Health: Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Women’s Health: Menopause

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Menopausal Hormone Therapy
  • Menopause

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Hormones
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Hormones

• Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Major Report
  A 15-year research program that studied the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women

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Mental Health

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post-Traumatic
  • Psychotic Disorders

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Mental and Behavioral Health Issues
  • Postpartum Depression or Baby Blues
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
• • Fresh Perspectives in Perinatal Depression Research: Psychosocial Interventions and Mental Health Services
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Spotlight on Postpartum Depression
  • Women and Mental Health

• NIH Health Information
• • Women’s Health: Depression
  • Women’s Health: Postpartum Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Mental Health

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • Depression

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Sex and Gender Research: The Interaction of Depression with Other Diseases (2010)
    Total Running Time: 01:53:05
  • The Second Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: A Scientific Conference on the Impact of Military Service on Families and Caregivers (2009)
    Total Running Time: 09:30:00
  • Sex and Gender Research: The Interaction of Depression with Other Diseases (2009)
    Total Running Time: 01:53:05
  • Invisible Wounds-Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Military Perspective (2009)
    Total Running Time: 01:21:30
  • Depression and Osteoporosis; the Magnitude of Bone Loss is Substantial (2008)
    Total Running Time: 00:44:47

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Mental Health Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Psychotic Disorders
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Mental Health Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Psychotic Disorders

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Military and Women

Resources for women as military service members, as veterans, and families affected by military service

Since 2008, ORWH has been partnering with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to advance research relative to women serving in the military, or as veterans, and the impact of their service on families and communities.
This section will highlight recent research relevant to this area, and also includes background research on PTSD, TBI, Care-giving, and other associated health concerns. Content has been drawn from NIH research, as well as research conducted at the VA and the DoD.

• Center for Women Veterans, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• • Center's home page

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • PTSD and Military
  • Veterans
  • Veteran Healthcare

• Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services – DACOWITS
• • 2011 Report (PDF, 13 MB)
    Sexual assault, assignmemts, physical requirments
  • 2010 Report (PDF, 5.67 MB)
    Wellness Research and Resources
  • 2009 Report (PDF, 3.5 MB)
    Women in combat and support for families of Wounded Warriors
  • 2008 Report (PDF, 2.35 MB)
    Success Strategies for Female Service Members
  • 2007 Report (PDF, 5.05 MB)
    Adequacy of health care for women serving in support of Operation Iraqi and/or Operation Enduring Freedom
  • 2006 Report (PDF, 6.28 MB)
    Representation and advancement of female doctors in the Armed Services
  • 2005 Report (PDF, 1.6 MB)
    Work-life balance and family well-being
  • 2004 Report (PDF, 1.19 MB)
    Sexual assault
  • 2003 Report (PDF, 1.64 MB)
    Women’s health care issues

• Health Services Research and Development Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• • Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans (PDF, 971 KB)
    Published May 2011
  • Systematic Review of Women Veterans Health Research 2004-2008 (PDF, 2.11 MB)
    Published October 2010
  • Women and Post-Development Health (PDF, 488 KB)
    Published May 2011, on page 6
  • Women’s Health Literature Search Database
    The Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service has recently completed a synthesis of the research literature on the health and health care of women in the military and women Veterans. This research database is now available and searchable as a resource for researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and military and Veteran women.

• Health and Health Care of Women Veterans and Women in the Military: Research Informing Evidence-based Practice and Policy
  This 2011 report includes 18 peer-reviewed manuscripts summarizing health services research findings about women Veterans and women in the military, framed in the context of informing evidence-based practice and policy.

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Veterans and Military Health
  • Veterans and Military Family Health
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• National Center for PTSD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• • Issues Specific to Women
  • Military Sexual Trauma: Issues in Caring for Veterans
  • The New Warrior: Combat Stress and Wellness: For Providers
    Transcript (PDF, 1.54 MB)
    This video aims to help mental health care and other providers to prevent chronic mental health issues resulting from combat and other war-zone stress, promoting wellness in this returning group of veterans.
    Total Running Time: 01:13:00
  • The New Warrior: Combat Stress and Wellness: For Veterans and Family
    Transcript (PDF, 1.54 MB)
    This video aims to help promote wellness in this returning group of veterans and to prevent chronic mental health issues resulting from combat and other war-zone stress.
    Total Running Time: 00:47:00
  • PTSD 101 – Couples Therapy
    This presentation provides an overview of the research documenting the association between PTSD and intimate relationship problems. The rationale and methods for including partners and loved ones in the assessment and treatment of PTSD are also discussed.
  • Military Sexual Trauma
    Military sexual trauma is a recent area of research and clinical importance. This online course defines sexual harassment and assault and provides prevalence rates for these events in the military. Effects on mental health, approaches to treatment, and common themes of treatment are presented.
  • Traumatic Stress in Female Veterans
  • Women Who Served in Our Military: Insights for Interventions: Provider Perspectives
    A video to help providers in their work with female Veterans.

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• • Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems Before and After Military Combat Deployment (PDF, 621.3 KB)
    NIAA funded research

• National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, NIH
• • The War at Home: Research Shows that Children Feel the Effects of Having a Combat-Deployed Parent

• National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH
• • Addressing Substance Abuse and Comorbidities among Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families: Research Articles
  • Studies on Combat Related Substance Use and Abuse to be Funded by NIH and VA
  • Substance Abuse Among the Military, Veterans, and their Families
  • Substance Abuse Among Troops, Veterans, and Their Families

• National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
• • Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS): A Partnership Between NIMH and the U.S. Army
  • Coping with Traumatic Events
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• • Chronic Pain Information
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • The Third Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: Emerging Research on Polytrauma, Recovery and Reintegration of Service Members, Veterans and their Families (Day 1) (2010)
    Total Running Time: 05:43:07
  • The Third Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: Emerging Research on Polytrauma, Recovery and Reintegration of Service Members, Veterans and their Families (Day 2) (2010)
    Total Running Time: 07:50:55
  • The Second Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: A Scientific Conference on the Impact of Military Service on Families and Caregivers (2009)
    Total Running Time: 09:30:00
  • Invisible Wounds-Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Military Perspective (2009)
    Total Running Time: 01:21:30
  • Trauma Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Gender, Race & Other Socioeconomic Factors (Day 1) (2008)
    Total Running Time: 07:46:42
  • Trauma Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Gender, Race & Other Socioeconomic Factors (Day 2) (2008)
    Total Running Time: 07:56:15

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Women in Military Service
  • Military Sexual Assualt
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Women in Military Service
  • Military Sexual Assault
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

• VA/DoD Collaboration Guidebook for Healthcare Research (PDF, 1.07 MB)
  This 2011 Guidebook provides researchers with an introduction to collaboration and the information needed to more effectively identify and partner with others who have common research interests.

• U.S. Government Accountability Office
• • VA Health Care: Preliminary Findings on VA’s Provision of Health Care Services to Women Veterans (PDF, 2 MB)
    Published July 2009
  • VA Health Care: VA Has Taken Steps to Make Service Available to Women Veterans, but Needs to Revise Key Policies and Improve Oversight Process (PDF, 1.91 MB)
    Published March 2010

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Nutrition

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Eating Disorders
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Weight Loss

• Dietary Supplements Labels Database
  Information about ingredients in selected brands of dietary supplements

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Food and Nutrition
  • Child Nutrition
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Eating Disorders
  • Infant and Newborn Nutrition
  • Nutrition for Seniors
  • Obesity
  • Obesity in Children
  • Weight Control

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
• • Weight-control Information Network
  • Celebrate the Beauty of Youth (PDF, 449 KB)
  • Energize Yourself and Your Family! (PDF, 2,406 KB)
  • Helping Your Overweight Child (PDF, 2,048 KB)
  • Fit and Fabulous as You Mature
  • Better Health and You:Tips for Adults (PDF, 3,649 KB)

• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
• • We Can! - Ways to enhance children's activity and nutrition

• NIH Obesity Research
• • Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research

• NIH Health Information
• • Food, Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Nutrition
  • Weight Loss/Dieting

• NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
• • Eating Well As You Get Older

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Women's Health Update on Nutrition, Fitness, and Weight Management (2010)
    Total Running Time: 01:20:25
  • The Nutrition and Age-realted Macular Degeneration Lecture (2009)
    Total Running Time: 00:56:47
  • Sex Differences and Obesity in Osteoarthritis of the Knee (2008)
    Total Running Time: 00:58:15

• Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH
• • Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia
  • Obesity

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Weight Loss
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Weight Loss

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Reproductive Health

See Also Reproductive Life

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Endometriosis
  • Genital Diseases
  • Infertility
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Uterine Fibroids
  • Vulvodynia

• LactMed - Database of drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Female Reproductive System
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Reproductive Health
  • Sexual Problems in Women
  • Uterine Fibroids
  • Vaginal Diseases
  • Vulvar Disorders

• National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, NIH
• • Diseases and Disorders Related to Women’s Health and Selected Treatments

• NIH Health Information
• • Women’s Health: Reproductive Health

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Advances in Uterine Leiomyoma Research: 3rd NIH International Congress (Day 1) (2010)
    Total Running Time: 07:49:38
• Innovations in Reproductive Technology (2011)
  Total Running Time: 01:54:22
• Update on Infertility Research and Implications for Clinical Practice (2009)
  Total Running Time: 01:43:25
• Uterine Fibroids - An Understudied Condition: Epidemiologic Research at NIEHS (2008)
  Total Running Time: 00:59:38

• NIH YouTube Channel
• • The Economic Cost of Uterine Fibroids
    Dr. James Segars, head of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2012)
    Transcript
  • Uterine Fibroids
    Dr. Alicia Armstrong, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2008)
    Transcript

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Infertility
  • NIH Research on the Health Effects of Diethylstilbestrol (PDF, 219 KB) (2011)
  • NIH Vulvodynia Awareness Program
  • Pelvic Floor Disorder
  • Reproductive System: Overview
  • Reproductive System: Endometriosis
  • Reproductive System: Puberty
  • Uterine Fibroids
  • Vulvodynia

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal Citations
  • Endometriosis
  • Genital Diseases
  • Infertility
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Vulvodynia
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Endometriosis
  • Genital Diseases
  • Infertility
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Vulvodynia

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Safety and Wellness

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Health Promotion
  • Wounds and Injuries

• Household Products Database - Health and safety information on household products
• • Personal Care/Use Products

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Women's Health Checkup
  • Child Safety
  • Disaster Preparation and Recovery
  • Drug Safety
  • Evaluating Health Information
  • First Aid
  • Healthy Living
  • Household Products
  • Infection Control
  • Injuries and Wounds
  • Over-the-Counter Medicines
  • Poison, Toxicology, Environmental Health
  • Poisoning
  • Safety Issues
  • Wellness and Lifestyle

• NIH Health Information
• • Household Poisons
  • Safety

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Environmental Exposures and Women's Health (October 2010)
    Total Running Time: 01:58:40
  • Environmental Exposures and Women's Health (March 2010)
    Total Running Time: 01:54:33

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Health Promotion
  • Injury Prevention
  • Poisons
  • Preparedness
  • Prevention of Disease and Mental Disorders
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Health Promotion
  • Injury Prevention
  • Poisons
  • Prepardness
  • Prevention of Disease and Mental Disorders

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

See Also HIV/AIDS

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Human Papillomaviruses (HPV)
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Sexual Health Issues
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• NIH Health Information
• • Women’s Health: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Women’s Health: Sexual Health

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Sexually Transmitted Infections

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention and Control
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention and Control

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Violence and Abuse

• ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
• • Violence and Abuse
  • Child Abuse or Violence
  • Domestic or Partner Violence and Abuse
  • Rape and Sexual Violence

• MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
• • Child Abuse
  • Child Sexual Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Elder Abuse
  • Sexual Assault
  • Teen Violence

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH
• • Children Exposed to Violence: Current Status, Gaps, and Research Priorities (PDF, 526 KB)

• National Institute on Mental Health, NIH
• • Surgeon General’s Workshop on Women’s Mental Health - Workshop Report (PDF, 558 KB)

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Violence Against Women Research Report, FY 2011 (PDF, 924 KB)

• NIH Health Information
• • Child Abuse
  • Teen Violence

• NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
• • Domestic Violence Month Event (2010)
    Total Running Time: 02:47:05

• Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
• • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
• • Journal citations
  • Battered Women
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Abuse, Sexual
  • Elder Abuse
  • Partner or Spouse Abuse
  • Postpartum Abuse
  • Rape
  • Sex Trafficking
  • Teen Violence
  
  
  • Reports of clinical trials
  • Battered Women
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Abuse, Sexual
  • Elder Abuse
  • Partner or Spouse Abuse
  • Postpartum Abuse
  • Rape
  • Sex Trafficking
  • Teen Violence

• Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Against Women Major Report (PDF, 1 MB)
  World Health Organization report that aims to provide sufficient information for policy-makers and planners to develop data-driven and evidence-based programmes for preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women

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