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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the U.S. government agency responsible for biomedical research. As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH has a two-pronged role: conducting research and funding biomedical research outside of NIH. Research is performed primarily at its main campus in Bethesda and surrounding communities. The National Institute of Aging and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are located in Baltimore. The predecessor of the NIH is the Laboratory of Hygiene, established in 1887. The NIH is composed of 27 separate institutes, centers and the Office of the Director. The current NIH director is Elias Zerhouni. NIH's mission is to acquire new...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the U.S. government agency responsible for biomedical research. As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH has a two-pronged role: conducting research and funding biomedical research outside of NIH. Research is performed primarily at its main campus in Bethesda and surrounding communities. The National Institute of Aging and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are located in Baltimore. The predecessor of the NIH is the Laboratory of Hygiene, established in 1887. The NIH is composed of 27 separate institutes, centers and the Office of the Director. The current NIH director is Elias Zerhouni. NIH's mission is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
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UM medical school grant marks milestone
Miami HeraldThe University of Miami's medical school has moved into the top one-third of all U.S. medical schools that receive money from the NIH, gaining major market share relative to other U.S. medical schools. During fiscal year 2009, which ended on Sept. 30,...Tags: University of Florida, Florida, Davis (Yolo, California), Gainesville, Schools
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Researcher urges caution in reducing blood pressure
For patients with diabetes and heart disease, less isn't always more — at least when it comes to blood pressure. New data show an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or death for patients having blood pressure deemed too high — or too low,...Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Heart Attack, Heart and Circulatory System, High Blood Pressure, Drugs and Medicines
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Doctor accuses Heart Association, Cardiology College, of letting industry influence policy
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — A prominent cardiologist accused leading heart organizations of being too cozy with industry and allowing those ties to influence its policies and education programs for doctors. Cleveland Clinic cardiology chief Dr. Steven Nissen...Tags: Dieting, Coca-Cola Company, Drugs and Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Medical Staff
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Estudio denuncia exclusión de homosexuales en pruebas clínicas
Washington, 17 mar (EFE).- Científicos del Centro Oncológico FoxChase denunciaron la exclusión de los homosexuales de ciertaspruebas clínicas en un informe que publica hoy la revista NewEngland Journal of Medicine. Al analizar 80.000 pruebas clínicas...Tags: Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Movies, Entertainment
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The traffic light diet
Tribune NewspapersWhen little Danielle Dolgoff was just 3 years old, she looked up from her lunch and asked her mom how many calories were in her turkey sandwich. "It's a ‘green light' food," pediatrician Joanna Dolgoff told her daughter. "Don't worry about...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Julie Deardorff, Ice Cream, Dieting, Foods and Beverages
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Germs left behind when a crook touches something could be a clue, even without fingerprint
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Warning to criminals: Rubbing out your fingerprints may no longer be enough. Your germs could still give you away. It turns out the colonies of bacteria that live on people's hands are highly personal to each individual. That...Tags: Howard Hughes, Science and Technology, Hands, Colorado, Gaming
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Americans Getting Too Many Medical Tests
The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated. Is it doctors...Tags: Heart Attack, White House, San Francisco, Cancer, Barack Obama
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Vitamin D shows promise but research still lagging
As far as Dr. Joseph Mercola is concerned, vitamin D is the magic bullet we've all been looking for. A lack of this wonder nutrient, the controversial natural health advocate said, can set the stage for no fewer than 33 disorders, including autism,...Tags: Trials, High Blood Pressure, Genes and Chromosomes, Vitamin Therapy, Drugs and Medicines
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Payment for tissue donors becomes an issue
The Baltimore SunSixty years after Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer, the Baltimore County woman's cells live on in laboratories around the globe. Collected by Johns Hopkins researchers as she was being treated, the cells grew incessantly and have since helped...Tags: Cancer, Activism, Values, Politics, Drugs and Medicines
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Panel urges more choice in birth after C-section
Vaginal birth after caesarean, or VBAC, is reasonably safe and should be more widely available, a National Institutes of Health advisory panel concluded Wednesday.
Such deliveries once accounted for 25% of U.S. births among women with a previous...Tags: Health Organizations, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Gynecology
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Experts say Americans getting too many medical tests, maybe even President Obama
AP Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting...Tags: Heart Attack, White House, Cancer, Barack Obama, Drugs and Medicines
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Sun vs. vitamins: what the experts say
Q: Who should have their vitamin D levels checked? A: Research shows 3 of every 4 Americans don't get enough vitamin D. Breastfed infants, older adults, those with dark skin and people who are obese have a higher risk of deficiency, but there are no...Tags: Cancer, Vitamin Therapy, Skin Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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