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What's New in CHID?
The Combined Health Information Database (CHID) is produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides the titles, abstracts, and availability of health information and health education resources. The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) maintains the digestive diseases subfile of the database, which includes information about books, pamphlets, videos, journal articles, and manuals on a variety of digestive disease topics. NDDIC continually adds new materials to CHID. Here are highlights of four recent additions.
Silent Stalker: A Video Promoting Prevention of Hepatitis and Substance Abuse
This health promotion video describes hepatitis, a viral infection of the liver. The program begins by introducing hepatitis as the "silent stalker." Then, young adult narrators stress that knowledge is power and that knowledge can be used to prevent hepatitis. Next, the anatomy and physiology of the liver are briefly explained. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are reviewed, and viewers are encouraged to get the hepatitis B vaccine. The narrators then discuss strategies to prevent hepatitis C.
Available from Hepatitis Foundation International, 30 Sunrise Terrace, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009–1423; 1–800–891–0707 (website: www.hepfi.org). Price: $35 plus shipping and handling.
ACG Recommendations on Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average and Higher Risk Patients in Clinical Practice
This booklet outlines the recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) on colorectal cancer screening and presents an update of the ACG position as outlined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The updated recommendation presented in the booklet is meant to reflect trends in the rapidly changing perceptions of prevention strategies for colorectal cancer among clinical gastroenterologists in the academic setting and in private practice. The preferred screening strategy for persons over age 50 with average risk for colorectal cancer is a colonoscopy every 10 years. Other screening methods, including barium enema, CT (computed tomography), and magnetic resonance colonography (also called virtual colonoscopy) are also discussed. The booklet includes extensive tables that summarize the information and guidelines presented in the text.
Available from the American College of Gastroenterology, 4900-B South 31st Street, Arlington, VA 22206–1656; 703–820–7400. Price: Single copy free.
CSA/USA, Inc., Recipe Collection, Number 7
This cookbook is one in a series designed to help patients with celiac disease (gluten intolerance) follow a healthy, interesting, gluten-free diet. The first section of the cookbook contains cooking hints, information on adapting recipes, and a variety of special topics selected from past issues of the patient education newsletter Lifeline. A segment describing the history and activities of the Celiac Sprue Association (CSA) is included as well. The second section offers a selection of international recipes. An index helps readers find recipes by category and title.
Available from the Celiac Sprue Association-United States of America Inc., P.O. Box 31700, Omaha, NE 68131; 402–558–0600 (website: www.csaceliacs.org). Price: $8.
Dyspepsia
The term dyspepsia refers to a variety of symptoms pertaining to the upper gastrointestinal tract, including upper abdominal pain, discomfort, heartburn, nausea, bloating, and regurgitation. This book offers a guide to the clinical challenge of managing patients with dyspepsia. To accommodate the realities of managed health care and fiscal concerns, the authors emphasize cost-effective strategies that achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Each chapter concludes with a list of key points and a reference list; a subject index appears at the end of the book.
Available from the American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106–1572; 1–800–523–1546 (website: www.acponline.org). Price: $35 plus shipping and handling.
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NIH Publication No. 03–4552
March 2003
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