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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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Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, study says; more research needed
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Health Organizations, Medical Research, Diseases, Oakland (Alameda, California)
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Who's paying you, doc?
A few years ago, the prestigious National Institutes of Health endorsed statin drugs to sharply lower cholesterol in Americans who are at moderate to high risk for heart disease. That was an instant boon for the big pharmaceutical companies that make...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations, Lilly Eli & Co, Merck & Company Incorporated, Advice
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Nobel panel snubs Gallo in HIV prize
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS, two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for their role in that scientific breakthrough. Perhaps more notable than who won the award is who did not: Dr....Tags: John Bartlett, Retroviruses, Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Minority Groups
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Study links fan's use to lower risk of SIDS
Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause of...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Medical Research, Health Organizations, Oakland (Alameda, California), University of Virginia
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$2.25M grant will help assess brain injuries
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando Health has received a $2.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a new blood test meant to gauge the seriousness of brain injuries, the hospital chain announced Monday. The experimental test detects substances -- called...Tags: Injuries, Health Organizations, Orlando Health
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Philanthropist lures Clinton to support stem cells
Associated Press WriterA retail mogul and philanthropist sought to advance stem cell research on scientific and political fronts Tuesday -- by announcing a multimillion-dollar donation to a medical institute bearing his name and luring a former president to stump for a state...Tags: University of Michigan, David Doyle, Health Organizations, Medical Research, Bill Clinton
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Alcohol not only cause of cirrhosis
Nearly 17.6 million adults in the United States are alcoholics or have an alcohol problem, according to the National Institutes of Health. Between 10 percent and 20 percent of heavy drinkers develop cirrhosis of the liver, which is the 12th leading...Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases, Medical Staff, Cancer
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Archive report: Science subverted in AIDS dispute
Tribune reporterThis story was first published in the Tribune on Jan. 1, 1995. In March 1987, President Ronald Reagan and French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac appeared in the East Room of the White House to announce that their governments had settled the question of...Tags: Medical Procedures or Tests, Fraud, The White House, Diseases, New York Times
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Michigan gets $57M to help children's health study
Michigan is getting $57 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand its role in a research project to study children's health. The National Children's Study aims to learn how the environment and other factors affect youngsters' health,...Tags: Mental Illness, University of Michigan, Learning Disability, Health Organizations, Illnesses
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Emory University psychiatrist accused of conflict of interest
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA prominent Emory University psychiatrist received at least $2.8 million in consulting fees from companies whose drugs he was evaluating and failed to report a third of it, congressional investigators studying medical conflicts of interest said Friday....Tags: Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Instrument Engineering, Health Organizations, Merck & Company Incorporated
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Wanted: 1,000 Orange County babies for 21-year study
Sentinel Medical WriterAbout 1,000 Orange County youngsters will be part of a nationwide health study that plans to track 100,000 children from the womb to their 21st birthdays. The goal is to understand what role genetics and environment play in autism, obesity, asthma,...Tags: Mental Illness, University of Central Florida, University of Miami, Learning Disability, Orange County (Florida)
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Not all pregnant unwed teens have the support of their families
Special to the SentinelIn an ironically timed Labor Day announcement, Sarah Palin disclosed the pregnancy of her 17-year-old unwed daughter to the public. As observers around the country seized the opportunity to speculate and scrutinize how admitting Bristol Palin's...Tags: Robin Hood, Teen-agers, Health Organizations, Orlando, Barack Obama
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