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MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments

MedlinePlus proudly presents a weekly update by Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., Director of the National Library of Medicine, highlighting health news and accompanying information from MedlinePlus.

The updates are distributed as free podcasts. A podcast is a digital audio broadcast available on the internet for direct listening on a computer, or by subscription via a download to a personal audio player.

TITLE	DATE	AUDIO	TEXT VERSION
Acupuncture Reduces Back Pain	June 29 2009		Transcript
Breastfeeding Reduces Disease Risk	June 22 2009		Transcript
Swine Flu Update	June 11 2009		Transcript
Meat and Mortality	June 08 2009		Transcript
Medicare's Rehospitalization Rate	June 01 2009		Transcript
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine	May 25 2009		Transcript

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