ANNOUNCEMENTS

National Library of Medicine Announces “Tropical Disease Motion Pictures”

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/trop_disease_motion_pictures.html

National Library of Medicine Awarded Two “Google Summer of Code 2012” Students

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/google_studens.html

NLM Classification Updated, April 30, 2012

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/nlmclass2012.html

UMLS 2012AA Release Available

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj12/mj12_umls_2012aa_release.html

NLM DIRECTOR’S PODCASTS

Increased Brain Function and Omega-3s

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript043012.html

Joye Patterson — Pioneer in Teaching Science Journalism

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript050712.html

NLM IN THE NEWS

Autoimmune disorders can be a mystery to doctors, frustrating to patients

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120426/FEATURES03/304260036/1012/FEATURES/Autoimmune-disorders-can-mystery-doctors-frustrating-patients

Exercise at My Age?!  Encouraging Fitness in Challenging Situations

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathryn-haslanger/seniors-exercise_b_1459038.html

Characteristics of Clinical Trials Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, 2007-2010

http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/307/17/1838.full

FDA says study overestimated non-compliance with data reporting laws

http://www.nature.com/news/fda-says-study-overestimated-non-compliance-with-data-reporting-laws-1.10549

Getting the Full Story:  How We Waste Research

http://www.genengnews.com/blog-biotech/getting-the-full-story-how-we-waste-research/685/

Joye Patterson, 1925-2012

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/apr/25/joye-patterson-1925-2012/

Life and Limb Civil War exhibit

http://events.pe.com/loma_linda_ca/events/show/258471364-life-and-limb-civil-war-exhibit

Medical Heritage Library Awarded NEH Grant for Digitization of Historical Medical Journals http://www.medicalheritage.org/2012/04/medical-heritage-library-awarded-neh-grant-for-digitization-of-historical-medical-journals/

Simpler Language, More Access to Results Sought for Clinical-Trial Volunteers

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/04/24/simpler-language-more-access-to-results-sought-for-clinical-trial-volunteers/

Suburban Hospital wins award:  Patient tracking and locating system brings attention

http://www.gazette.net/article/20120425/NEWS/704259958/1070/suburban-hospital-wins-award&template=gazette

NLM Native Voices 1.0

http://www.addict3d.org/downloads/iphone/185443/nlm-native-voices.html

White House team tackles identity management in the cloud

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=364&sid=2842080

NEW IN NLM IN FOCUS

2012 Leiter Lecture “Future Humanitarian Crises: Challenges to Practice, Policy and Public Health”

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/05/2012-leiter-lecture-future-hum.html

Innovative Collaboration Yields New “Teaching Tool” for Cervical Cancer

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/04/innovative-collaboration-produ.html

New Look for NLM Technical Bulletin

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/05/new-look-for-nlm-technical-bul.html

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