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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 knowledge to he...
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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Programs Blood driveLaurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road, Laurel / The hospital, Laurel Lions Club and American Red Cross hold a blood drive 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 5. Call 301- 497-7914 for an appointment. Running clinicSt. Agnes Hospital, 900 Caton...Tags: Charity, White Marsh, Timonium, Diseases, Cancer
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Obese Americans find Mexico cuts deal for lap-band surgery
The Denver PostDENVER—At 5 foot 3 and 215 pounds, one thing the woman from Colorado never expected to hear was that she wasn't sufficiently obese. For years, J, who asked to remain anonymous, had dieted — at times shaving calories to almost starvation...Tags: Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery, Obesity, Illnesses, Eating Disorders
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Medpedia Project aims to create an online encyclopedia of health information
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterInternet entrepreneurs are teaming with doctors, researchers and other medical professionals to create what they hope will be the Web's largest body of health information. Modeled on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but written and edited only by...Tags: Medical Research, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Health and Personal Care, Private Health Care
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How One Cup Of Water Can Improve Your Fuel Efficiency
The Hartford CourantWe all know the joke about the drunk looking for his car keys on the sidewalk at 2 a.m. He dropped them down the block, but he tells passersby he's looking under the streetlamp -- "because the light is better." How often in a crisis do we busy...Tags: Environmental Politics, Vehicles, Regional Authority, Road Transportation, Passenger Cars
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U.S. rules on bariatric surgery lead some to Mexico
The Denver PostAt 5-foot-3 and 215 pounds, one thing J. never expected to hear was that she was not obese enough. For years, the Boulder, Colo., woman dieted — at times shaving calories to almost starvation rations. She ran until her knees begged for mercy. But...Tags: Surgery, Diseases, Weight Loss Surgery, Obesity, Allergan Incorporated
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Texting: The newest way to nag
The Associated Press4gt yr meds? Getting kids to remember their medicine may be a text message away. Cincinnati doctors are experimenting with texting to tackle a big problem: Tweens and teens too often do a lousy job of controlling chronic illnesses such as asthma,...Tags: Medical Research, Teen-agers, Western Medicines, Diseases, Prescription Drugs
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Color Me Concerned
Sun reporterAlmost 40 years ago, artificial food dyes had their moment in the sun. In 1969, Soviet scientists announced that Red Dye #2 caused cancer in rats. Seven years later, the Food and Drug Administration agreed, and banned the ubiquitous coloring from U.S....Tags: Diseases, Social Sciences, Colleges and Universities, Research, Columbia University
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Spate of LI drownings highlights pool danger to kids
More than half the summertime fatal drownings in Long Island's residential swimming pools over the last decade have been of children, a statistic that experts said underscores public safety warnings that children never be left unattended near a pool. And...Tags: David Cassidy, Medical Conditions, Diseases, Swimming, Health Organizations
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Lowering cholesterol in kids starts with diet, exercise
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAt first blush, the new guidelines on cholesterol control in children were shocking. Statins, one of the most frequently prescribed drugs for adults worldwide, could be prescribed for some children as young as 8, according to recommendations released last...Tags: Diseases, Illnesses, Diet, Health Treatments, Health and Safety at School
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Kidney donors have little to show for it
Associated PressCLEVELAND — Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and it barely left a scar. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure that Cleveland Clinic doctors say will reduce recovery time and...Tags: Charity, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Research, Preventative Medicine, Diseases
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