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Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH) Newsletters:
The Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH) is a proactive occupational surveillance program for the astronaut corps to screen and monitor astronauts for occupational related disease. LSAH newsletters are published semiannually with the intent to keep participants informed and up to date on the program's findings.
Click on the links below to view all LSAH newsletters published to date.


Year Issue Date Contents
2012 Vol. 18 Issue 1
(Spring)
  • What’s New in Space Medicine - Can you say “VIIP”?
  • Vision Changes Observed After Space Flight
  • Ground and In-Flight Testing for Visual Impairment and Intracranial Pressure
  • Your One-Stop-Shop for Medical Records
    • 2011 Spring
  • Update on the New Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH) Program: Comprehensive Medical Exam
  • Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors as Predictors of Cardiovascular Events in the U.S. Astronaut Corps
  • Risk of Atrial Arrythmias in the Astronaut Corps
    • 2010 Vol.17 Issue 2
    (Summer)
  • An Overview of the New Occupational Surveillance Program for the Astronaut Corps
  • LSAH Repository Participation for Astronauts
  • Getting More Juice from the Lemon: The Lean Process
  • Health and Safety Tips for Travelers
    • 2009 Vol.17 Issue 1
    (Fall)

     


    Vol.16 Issue 2
    (Spring)
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • The New Direction of Your Health Records
  • Pancreatic Cancer- A Silent Killer

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  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Hospital Hygiene: Stopping the Spread of Nosocomial Infections
  • Tinnitus: Will That Ringing Ever Stop?
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    2008 Vol.16 Issue 1
    (Fall)
  • Metabolic Syndrome: Fact or Fiction
  • Multiple Pair-Wise Comparisons
  • Chronic Diseases Surveillance:
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    2007 Vol.15 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

    Vol.15 Issue 2
    (Fall)
  • Don’t Stop My Heart: Heart Disease Prevention
  • Hazardous Air Pollutants

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  • A Brief Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
  • Ten Steps to Consider Before Taking Over-the-counter Medications
  • Pandemic Flu: a Public Health Concern or Urban Legend?

    • 2006 Vol.14 Issue 1
    (Fall)

     

     


    Vol.14 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • LSAH Improves Collection of Comparison Participants’ Data
  • Interpreting Medical Research
  • Hearing Loss among LSAH Participants
  • The NASCA Study
  • What is a DXA Scan?

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  • Kidney Stones
  • Screening Treadmills Work
  • Behavioral Health and Spaceflight
  • What is a Cardiac Stent?

     

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    2005 Vol.13 Issue 2
    (Spring)
  • Bone Health and Physical Activity
  • Osteoporosis: How Bone Healthy Are You?
  • Quick Glance: Reported Daily Calcium Intake
    • 2004 Vol.13 Issue 1
    (Fall)
  • LSAH saves the day for the “Iron Man”
  • Fats and Oils: how do they compare?
  • Overweight and Obesity in the LSAH population
    • 2003 Vol.11 Issue 2
    (Spring)

     

     

    Vol.12 Issue 1
    (Summer)

     

     


    Vol.12 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Surveillance of Health Risks Among Older Adults
  • The Risks and Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Arthritis and Physical Activity
  • Vision and Aging

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  • Ten Years of LSAH
  • Seasonal Allergies: Are you prepared?
  • Meet the LSAH Staff
  • Preserving Flight Medicine Clinic Medical Data
  • Occupational Safety and You
  • Streamlining the Blood-drawing Procedure for Comparison Participants

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  • Benefits of Cross Training
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy Update: FDA Releases Website to Provide Information for Women
  • Foot Care Basics
  • What is Plantar Fasciitis?

     

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    2002 Vol.11 Issue 1
    (Spring)
  • An Update on the Physiological Variables of EVA Participants
  • EVA Facts
  • What is Evidence-Based Medicine?
  • Safety Tips for Walkers and Runners
  • Medical Information Resources
    • 2001

    Vol.10 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

    Vol.10 Issue 2
    (Fall)
  • Nutritional Intake of LSAH Participants
  • How Secure are Your Medical Data?

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  • Smoking Prevalence of LSAH Participants
  • Asthma
  • Have You Had Your Cholesterol Checked Lately?
  • Cold and Flu Facts

     

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    2000

    Vol. 09 Issue 1 (Spring)

     

     


    Vol. 09 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Prevalence of Hypertension in LSAH Participants
  • What is Epidemiology?
  • Diabetes Among the LSAH Participants
  • Test Your NASA/JSC Knowledge

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  • Physical Activity for a Healthy Lifestyle
  • The 2000 Astronaut Class
  • Aging and Cardiopulmonary Function

     

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    1999

    Vol. 08 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

     


    Vol. 08 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Visual Acuity Changes in Shuttle Astronauts
  • The Comprehensive Medical Information System
  • What is the Healthy Weight for You?
  • Aging and Blood Pressure
  • Black History Month Feature –The Tuskegee Airmen

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  • Injury Rate of Shuttle Astronauts
  • Colorectal Cancer Incidence of LSAH Participants
  • The Flight Medicine Clinic Enters the 21st Century
  • Breast Cancer Awareness

     

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    1998

    Vol. 07 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

     


    Vol. 07 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Thyroid disease investigated among LSAH population
  • Women Astronaut Health
  • Computerized Patient Records: The Comprehensive Computerized Medical Information System
  • February is Black History Month

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  • Body Mass Changes in Phase I Astronauts
  • The 1998 Astronaut Class
  • The Association between Aging and Specific Physiological Measurements
  • Physiological Variables of EVA Participants

     

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    1997

    Vol. 06 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

     

    Vol. 06 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Risk of Cancer Mortality among LSAH Participants Compared with General Population
  • Vitamin D Plays Important Role in Winter Wellness
  • ICD-9-CM Facilitates Comparison of LSAH Data with Other Population Data
  • LSAH Sample Size Expands to Over 1000

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  • Operational Monitoring of Pre- and Postflight Blood Parameters for First Time Shuttle Flyers
  • Second-hand Smoke and You
  • LSAH Plans Data Collection for Nutrient Intake

     

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    1996

    Vol. 05 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

    Vol. 05 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Pulmonary Function and Aging in LSAH
  • The Thyroid Gland: Functions and Disorders

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  • Association Between Age and PSA Values
  • Melatonin: A Snapshot
  • Nail Disease

     

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    1995 Vol. 04 Issue 1
    (Spring)
  • Study Announcements
  • New participants in the study
  • LSAH Health Life Style Questionnaire
  • Security of the LSAH data bases
  • New research questions under consideration
  • Update on Body Mass Index (BMI)
  • Glaucoma: Are You at Risk?
  • Serum CPK Reported in LSAH Participants
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    1994

    Vol. 03 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

     

    Vol. 03 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Baseline Comparisons of the Two LSAH Groups
  • What to Expect from Your Treadmill Test and How to Prepare
  • Exercising Outdoors? Exercise Caution!
  • PSA Screening Offered to Male LSAH Participants

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  • More Baseline Demographic Data are Needed
  • Participation Continues in the LSAH
  • Policy Changes for JSC Retirees' Medical Records
  • Flu Vaccine is Offered at the JSC Clinic
  • The Health Lifestyle Questionnaire Will Supplement LSAH Data Collection
  • Reduce Your Risk of Noise-induced Hearing Loss

     

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    1993

    Vol. 02 Issue 1
    (May)

     

     


    Vol. 02 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • Study Gets “Off the Ground”
  • More Participation Needed from Inactive Astronauts
  • Bone Density Study to Include Some LSAH Participants
  • Bone Densitometry Data to Provide Important Information about Bone Loss
  • About Osteoporosis

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  • JSC’s Total Health Program and the LSAH
  • Mammograms Offered to LSAH Female Participants
  • Blood Tests: a Photograph of Your Health

     

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    1992

    Vol. 01 Issue 1
    (Spring)

     

     


    Vol. 01 Issue 2
    (Fall)

  • What is the LSAH?
  • What Happens to All That Data?
  • Attention Inactive Astronauts
  • Confidentiality Ensured for All Study Participants
  • Newsletter Will Keep Participants Performed

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  • Candidates Invited to Participate in Study
  • Treadmill Tests Offered to LSAH Participants
  • U.S./Russian Space Agreement May Benefit LSAH
  • How Is Percentage Body Fat Measured?
  • Dietary Antioxidants and Heart Disease

     

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