Pinn Point on Women's Health
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) is broadcasting the ninth in a series of podcasts, “Pinn Point on Women’s Health,” hosted by Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and the Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health. The monthly podcast discusses the latest news in women’s health research and includes conversations with guests on a variety of subjects.

In the latest podcast, Dr. Pinn talks with Frank Hamilton, M.D., Senior Advisor for Gastroenterology and Chief, Digestive Diseases Program Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Hamilton discusses irritable bowel syndrome, a chronic, very common gastrointestinal disorder, which effects about 10-20 percent of the U.S. population and is more common in women. Dr. Hamilton highlights important new research on the brain and gut interaction. He also discusses symptoms that should be brought to the attention of your doctor.

“Podcasting” is a relatively new method of distributing audio and video information via the Internet to iPods and other portable media players on demand, so that it can be listened to at the user’s convenience. The main benefit of podcasting is that listeners can sync content to their media player and take it with them to listen to whenever they want. Because podcasts are typically saved in MP3 format, they can also be listened to on nearly any computer.

To listen to Dr. Pinn’s podcast, visit the ORWH homepage at http://orwh.od.nih.gov/ and click on A Discussion on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pinn Point on Women’s Health (podcast). If you need further assistance on how to use podcasts, go to ttp://videocast.nih.gov/faq/podcast/default.asp.

For questions, contact Marsha Love at the Office of Research on Women’s Health by calling (301) 496-9472 or e-mailing lovem@od.nih.gov.