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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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Tip; Try a little tai chi for what ails you
pwking@aol.comT'ai chi, an ancient martial art from China, has evolved from a self-defense tactic to a self-help technique. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- a unit of the National Institutes of Health -- says t'ai chi may be useful in...Tags: Pain, Diseases, Medicines, Health Organizations, Symptoms
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House boosts funding for veterans programs, military base construction
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans health care programs would receive another big boost under a $132.4 billion measure passed by the House on Friday. The 12 percent increase for the veterans medical services account is but the latest in a recent string...Tags: Health Organizations, Government, Private Health Care, Defense, Chet Edwards
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House boosts funding for veterans programs
Associated Press WriterVeterans health care programs would receive another big boost under a $132.4 billion measure passed by the House on Friday. The 12 percent increase for the veterans medical services account is but the latest in a recent string of generous increases....Tags: Health Organizations, Government, Private Health Care, Defense, Chet Edwards
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O'Malley says Md. better prepared for swine flu in the fall
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that Maryland and other states will be better prepared to deal with a swine flu pandemic this fall because of problems encountered in coping with the outbreak earlier in the year.
The Democratic governor made the...Tags: Health Organizations, Government, Swine Flu, The White House, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Restrict those calories for long-term health
Tribune NewspapersFor a country in which about 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists have discouraging news: Even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less. Evidence has been mounting that the practice of caloric restriction -...Tags: Animals, Diseases, Medical Specialization, Health Organizations, Death and Dying
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Obama Has First Meeting with Pope
Associated PressVATICAN CITY -- President Barack Obama met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican Friday for frank but constructive talks between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. "It's a great honor," Obama said as he...Tags: Michelle Obama, Health Organizations, Government, The Pope, United States
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Government and science: President Barack Obama taps top geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health
Tribune NewspapersDr. Francis Collins, the geneticist who discovered the causes of half a dozen diseases, oversaw the government's efforts to map the human genome and wrote a book presenting scientific evidence for a belief in God, will be nominated to head the National...Tags: Natural Science, Genes and Chromosomes, Medical Specialization, Health Organizations, Government
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Permanent diet may equal longer life
For a country in which roughly 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists today have discouraging news: Even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less.
Evidence has been mounting for years that the practice of caloric...Tags: Animals, Health Organizations, Heart Disease, United States, Diabetes
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Diet and aging: Reducing caloric intake increases life span, reduces risk of age-related diseases, study finds
For a country in which roughly 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists on Friday had discouraging news: Even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less. Evidence has been mounting for years that the practice of...Tags: Diseases, Health Organizations, Death and Dying
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100 million swine flu vaccine doses expected by October
delthia.ricks@newsday.comBETHESDA, MD. - Federal public health authorities hope to have 100 million doses of swine flu vaccine ready by October, as long as clinical trials scheduled for next month go well. The goal emerged Thursday at a swine flu summit called by the White House...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases, Health Organizations, Viral Diseases and Infections, Pharmaceuticals
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