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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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Weighing the value of organic foods
Los Angeles TimesWith the recession breathing down our necks, many people are looking for ways to cut the household budget without seriously compromising family well-being. So here's a suggestion: If you buy organic fruits and vegetables, consider switching to less pricey...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Health Treatments, Tomatoes, Dietary Supplements, Organic Foods
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Study: 1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder, many more drink or do drugs
AP Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. The disorders include...Tags: University of Chicago, Students, Crimes, Illnesses, Drug Trafficking
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New lease on 'Life'
On a summer afternoon in 1950, Life magazine photographer Edward Clark spent some time outdoors with a then-unknown starlet, snapping dozens of pictures of 24-year-old Marilyn Monroe as she walked along a tree-lined path, lounged on a park bench reading a...Tags: Periodicals, Newspaper and Magazine, Photography, Celebrity, Martin Luther King Jr.
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1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder
AP Medical WriterAlmost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. The disorders include problems such as...Tags: University of Chicago, Crimes, Students, Drug Trafficking, Illnesses
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An about-face on stem cells
One of Barack Obama's first acts as president is expected to be a reversal of the Bush administration's restrictions on federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells. Maryland scientists say that's good news because it will uncork the...Tags: Diseases, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, San Francisco, Health Organizations, University of Maryland
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Conceptual Framework For Hartford Area Hospital Collaboration Announced
University of Connecticut Press Release: STORRS - As part of the ongoing process to explore affiliations with regional hospitals, the University of Connecticut today released a conceptual framework document that calls for significantly enhanced ties...Tags: Hartford Hospital, Michael J. Hogan, Employees, Health Organizations, Economic Policy
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What is alprazolam?
What is alprazolam? Alprazolam, better known by the brand name Xanax, is a prescription drug commonly used as an anti-anxiety medication. The drug is meant to have a calming effect for people who suffer panic attacks, agoraphobia or general anxiety....Tags: Health Organizations
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New center to tackle obesity epidemic
Tribune reporterIn a major initiative aimed at addressing a local and national health epidemic, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine recently opened a center to research the causes of obesity and find new ways to treat it. The Northwestern Comprehensive...Tags: Cancer, Medical Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illnesses, Diseases
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CT scans found to be safer heart test
Los Angeles TimesNoninvasive CT scans are almost as accurate at imaging coronary artery blockages as conventional angiography and are much safer for many patients, according to a study reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Angiograms are considered...Tags: Medical Staff, Newspaper and Magazine, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Diseases
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Rebuilding a Life
Fighting a rare illness THE STORY: Michael Stolzenberg, 8, of Weston, had his hands and feet amputated in October after a bacterial infection led to septic shock this summer. Loss of circulation to his extremities caused gangrene, which required...Tags: Viral Diseases, Health Organizations, Tequesta, Diseases, Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Steering diabetes patients through the sweetest season
November ushers in American Diabetes Month — not only a time to be thankful for bustling basic and clinical research underway on the disease, but also the unofficial start of the holiday season. Between now and New Year's, people with diabetes...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Rochester Medical Corporation, Illnesses, Diseases, New Year's
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Strengthening bone by low vibrations
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the biologic and physical mechanisms of very low-magnitude mechanical signals and how they...Tags: Engineering, Animal Science, Illnesses, Diseases, Western Medicines
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