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Joint Statement from Drs. Elias Zerhouni, Jack Whitescarver, and Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day
11/30/2007
On December 1, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) joins with people around the globe in commemorating World AIDS Day.

Acting U.S. Surgeon General Galson, NIH Director Zerhouni Announce Expanded Efforts to Address Nationwide Childhood Overweight Epidemic
11/30/2007
A new partnership between the National Institutes of Health’s We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) program and the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) will expand efforts to address the epidemic of childhood overweight, national leaders in public health said today.

High-Trauma Fractures in Older Men and Women Linked to Osteoporosis
11/29/2007
Researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Research Institute are challenging a widely held belief that fractures resulting from major trauma, such as automobile accidents, are not related to osteoporosis, the common disease that makes bones weak and prone to fracture. Their study, published in the November 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). NIAMS and NIA are components of the National Institutes of Health.

People with Diabetes and Sickle Cell Trait Should Have Reliable A1C Test
11/29/2007
A new information campaign of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, highlights the importance of using accurate methods to test hemoglobin A1C in people with diabetes who have sickle cell trait or other inherited forms of variant hemoglobin.

More Accurate Method of Estimating Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women Developed
11/28/2007
A new model for calculating invasive breast cancer risk, called the CARE model, has been found to give better estimates of the number of breast cancers that would develop in African American women 50 to 79 years of age than an earlier model which was based primarily on data from white women. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators report on the study methodology and results online in 'JNCI' on November 27, 2007.

NCI Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism for Spread of Sarcoma Tumors
11/28/2007
A team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), using a mouse model, have uncovered a novel protein interaction that promotes the spread of cancer cells (a process known as metastasis) in a class of tumors collectively called sarcomas.

Ozone Can Affect Heavier People More
11/28/2007
Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analyzed data on young (18–35 years), healthy, non-smoking men and women to see if BMI -- a measure of the amount of fat a person has -- had an effect on lung response to acute ozone exposure.

Training Guide from the National Institute on Aging Helps Older Adults Find Health Information Online
11/28/2007
To broaden the numbers of older adults able to search for and find reliable health information online, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has developed a free training curriculum for those who teach and work with older adults. This Toolkit for Trainers is now available on NIHSeniorHealth.gov, a senior-friendly Web site developed by the NIA and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NIDA Announces New Avant-Garde Award for Innovative AIDS Research
11/28/2007
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today it is looking for scientists of exceptional creativity to apply for its new NIDA Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS research.

Depression Linked to Bone-Thinning in Premenopausal Women
11/27/2007
Premenopausal women with even mild depression have less bone mass than do their nondepressed peers, a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), shows.

WHO Director-General to Deliver Barmes Lecture on 'Climate Change and Health'
11/27/2007
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the Fogarty International Center, both part of the National Institutes of Health, jointly announce the 2007 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) will speak on 'Climate Change and Health.'

National Institute on Drug Abuse Launches Public Service Campaign for Hispanic Youth on the Link between Non-Injection Drugs and HIV
11/27/2007
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), marks World AIDS Day on December 1st with the launch of its new, national public service campaign to educate Hispanic teens on the link between non-injection drug use and HIV transmission.

Protein Suppresses Allergic Response in Mice
11/20/2007
A protein in mice known as RGS13 suppresses allergic reactions, including the severe, life-threatening allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Imaging Neural Progenitor Cells in the Living Human Brain
11/19/2007
For the first time, investigators have identified a way to detect neural progenitor cells (NPCs), which can develop into neurons and other nervous system cells, in the living human brain using a type of imaging called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). The finding, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for depression, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors, and a host of other disorders.

Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, on COPD Awareness Month, November 2007
11/19/2007
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a serious lung disease, is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. An American dies every 4.5 minutes from COPD. While there are 12 million people with a diagnosis of COPD, there may be another 12 million who have it and don't know it.

Family Members of Patients Who Die in the ICU Report Greater Satisfaction with Communication and Involvement than Family Members of ICU Survivors
11/17/2007
Family members of loved ones who died in the intensive care unit (ICU) tend to be more satisfied with the care they and the patient received than family members of ICU survivors, according to a study published in the November 13, 2007, issue of the journal Chest. This study was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Lung Association.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse Offers Summer Internship Opportunities
11/16/2007
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that today kicks off the application period for summer research training opportunities at its Intramural Program (IRP) facility in Baltimore, Maryland.

NCI Researchers Uncover Unusual Association Between Cell Survival Proteins and Ovarian Cancer Aggressiveness
11/16/2007
An international scientific team led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has found that the elevated levels of certain proteins typically associated with keeping cancer cells alive may actually correspond with improved patient survival in ovarian cancer.

Scientists Zero in on the Cellular Machinery that Enables Neurons to Fire
11/16/2007
If you ever had a set of Micronauts -- toy robots with removable body parts -- you probably had fun swapping their heads, imagining how it would affect their behavior. Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have been performing similar experiments on ion channels -- pores in our nerve cells -- to sort out the channels' key functional parts.

Statement of Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, on World Diabetes Day
11/16/2007
As nations across the globe observe World Diabetes Day, we at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reaffirm our commitment to leverage the best minds and tools of science to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, with the goal of finding cures for this debilitating group of diseases.

Lucy Greene Appointed NIDDK Executive Officer
11/16/2007
Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has appointed Lucy Greene associate director for management, NIDDK.

NIH Funds 10 Science Education Partnership Awards
11/16/2007
Promoting science careers in rural and underserved populations; using interactive museum exhibits to explain the genetic factors of health; and disseminating an HIV/AIDS documentary by inner-city high school students are just some of the new ways the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is increasing the public's understanding of biomedical research.

Diabetes Rates Are Increasing Among Youth
11/16/2007
To help young people diagnosed with diabetes and their parents, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is introducing a new series of tip sheets and an online quiz specially created for teens to help them manage their disease and reduce their risk for complications. NDEP is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NCMHD Announces New Director for Scientific Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
11/16/2007
Internationally renowned public health administrator and health policy advisor to four U.S. Administrations Ileana Collado Herrell, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new director, Division of Scientific Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Award Programs Launch 2008 Application Cycles
11/16/2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is calling for applications for 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Awards.

Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD, But Follows Normal Pattern
11/16/2007
In youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the brain matures in a normal pattern but is delayed three years in some regions, on average, compared to youth without the disorder, an imaging study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has revealed.

Scientists Identify Factor Key to Severity of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staph Infections
11/16/2007
Newly described proteins in drug-resistant strains of the 'Staphylococcus aureus' bacterium attract and then destroy protective human white blood cells -- a key process ensuring that S. aureus survives and causes severe disease, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

OBSSR Director Dr. David Abrams Receives Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award
11/16/2007
In recognition of his contributions to the field of tobacco research, David Abrams, Ph.D., director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), in the Office of the Director, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the recipient of the 2008 Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award from the American Society for Preventive Oncology (ASPO).

NIDA's Dr. Nora Volkow to Speak on Addiction at NYC's 92nd Street Y's Science and Discovery Series
11/16/2007
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be speaking at New York City's 92nd Street Y, as part of its Science and Discovery discussion series.

Chronic Kidney Disease Rises While Most People with the Condition Remain Unaware
11/16/2007
A growing number of Americans have chronic kidney disease, but most remain unaware of it, hampering efforts to prevent irreversible kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published November 7 in the 'Journal of the American Medical Association'.

Abnormal Immune Cells May Cause Unprovoked Anaphylaxis
11/16/2007
Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), say the association of this mutation with unprovoked anaphylaxis is striking.

Imaging Neural Progenitor Cells in the Living Human Brain
11/16/2007
For the first time, investigators have identified a way to detect neural progenitor cells (NPCs), which can develop into neurons and other nervous system cells, in the living human brain using a type of imaging called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). The finding, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for depression, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors, and a host of other disorders.

Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, on COPD Awareness Month, November 2007
11/16/2007
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a serious lung disease, is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. An American dies every 4.5 minutes from COPD. While there are 12 million people with a diagnosis of COPD, there may be another 12 million who have it and don't know it.

Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, On the Release of New Data from the HVTN 502 (STEP) HIV Vaccine Study
11/16/2007
Analyses revealed today from the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) STEP HIV vaccine clinical trial offer no clear explanations as to why the vaccine showed no measurable efficacy. Analyses of the STEP data are continuing, and it will take some time before we fully understand these results. HVTN is supported by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Scientists Compare Twelve Fruit Fly Genomes
11/16/2007
An international research consortium of scientists, supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced publications comparing the genome sequences of 12 closely related fruit fly species, 10 of which were sequenced for the first time.

NIAID Strengthens and Expands Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units
11/16/2007
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded eight contracts to strengthen and expand its nationwide group of institutions conducting clinical trials of promising candidate vaccines and therapies for infectious diseases.

NIEHS Selects Editor-In-Chief for Environmental Health Perspectives
11/16/2007
Hugh A. Tilson, Ph.D, a nationally recognized environmental health scientist, has been named the new editor-in-chief of 'Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)', a journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Hepatitis C Treatment Reduces the Virus but Serious Liver Problems May Progress
11/16/2007
Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who did not respond to previous standard therapy experienced significant decreases in their liver enzymes, viral levels, and liver inflammation following treatment with long-term pegylated interferon. However, the treatment did not slow or prevent the progression of serious liver disease. These findings come from the clinical trial, 'Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis (HALT-C)' and were reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease in Boston on November 5, 2007. HALT-C is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with additional support from Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

NIDDK Website Features Spanish Health Information
11/16/2007
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, has launched three new portals to feature Spanish health materials and resources on its website.

Preschoolers with Three or More Coexisting Disorders Show No Response to ADHD Medication Treatment
11/16/2007
Preschoolers who are diagnosed with ADHD are not likely to respond to treatment with the stimulant methylphenidate, regardless of dosage, if they also have three or more coexisting disorders, according to a recent analysis of data from the Preschoolers with ADHD Treatment Study (PATS). PATS was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

SIDS Risk Reduction Continuing Education Program Emphasizes Important Role of Nurses in Health Care
11/16/2007
The National Institutes of Health has created a continuing education program designed to help nurses communicate the risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to parents and child caregivers.

Study Identifies Novel Gene Alterations in Lung Cancer
11/16/2007
An international team of scientists, supported in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced that its systematic effort to map the genomic changes underlying lung cancer has uncovered a critical gene alteration not previously linked to any form of cancer.

Scientists Zero in on the Cellular Machinery that Enables Neurons to Fire
11/15/2007
If you ever had a set of Micronauts -- toy robots with removable body parts -- you probably had fun swapping their heads, imagining how it would affect their behavior. Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have been performing similar experiments on ion channels -- pores in our nerve cells -- to sort out the channels' key functional parts.

Statement of Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, on World Diabetes Day
11/15/2007
As nations across the globe observe World Diabetes Day, we at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reaffirm our commitment to leverage the best minds and tools of science to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, with the goal of finding cures for this debilitating group of diseases.

Lucy Greene Appointed NIDDK Executive Officer
11/15/2007
Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has appointed Lucy Greene associate director for management, NIDDK.

NIH Funds 10 Science Education Partnership Awards
11/15/2007
Promoting science careers in rural and underserved populations; using interactive museum exhibits to explain the genetic factors of health; and disseminating an HIV/AIDS documentary by inner-city high school students are just some of the new ways the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is increasing the public's understanding of biomedical research.

Diabetes Rates Are Increasing Among Youth
11/15/2007
To help young people diagnosed with diabetes and their parents, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is introducing a new series of tip sheets and an online quiz specially created for teens to help them manage their disease and reduce their risk for complications. NDEP is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NCMHD Announces New Director for Scientific Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
11/15/2007
Internationally renowned public health administrator and health policy advisor to four U.S. Administrations Ileana Collado Herrell, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new director, Division of Scientific Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Award Programs Launch 2008 Application Cycles
11/15/2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is calling for applications for 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Awards.

Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD, But Follows Normal Pattern
11/15/2007
In youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the brain matures in a normal pattern but is delayed three years in some regions, on average, compared to youth without the disorder, an imaging study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has revealed.

Scientists Identify Factor Key to Severity of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staph Infections
11/15/2007
Newly described proteins in drug-resistant strains of the 'Staphylococcus aureus' bacterium attract and then destroy protective human white blood cells -- a key process ensuring that S. aureus survives and causes severe disease, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Lucy Greene Appointed NIDDK Executive Officer
11/14/2007
Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has appointed Lucy Greene associate director for management, NIDDK.

NIH Funds 10 Science Education Partnership Awards
11/14/2007
Promoting science careers in rural and underserved populations; using interactive museum exhibits to explain the genetic factors of health; and disseminating an HIV/AIDS documentary by inner-city high school students are just some of the new ways the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is increasing the public's understanding of biomedical research.

Diabetes Rates Are Increasing Among Youth
11/14/2007
To help young people diagnosed with diabetes and their parents, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is introducing a new series of tip sheets and an online quiz specially created for teens to help them manage their disease and reduce their risk for complications. NDEP is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NCMHD Announces New Director for Scientific Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
11/14/2007
Internationally renowned public health administrator and health policy advisor to four U.S. Administrations Ileana Collado Herrell, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new director, Division of Scientific Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Award Programs Launch 2008 Application Cycles
11/14/2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is calling for applications for 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Awards.

Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD, But Follows Normal Pattern
11/14/2007
In youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the brain matures in a normal pattern but is delayed three years in some regions, on average, compared to youth without the disorder, an imaging study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has revealed.

Scientists Identify Factor Key to Severity of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staph Infections
11/14/2007
Newly described proteins in drug-resistant strains of the 'Staphylococcus aureus' bacterium attract and then destroy protective human white blood cells -- a key process ensuring that S. aureus survives and causes severe disease, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

OBSSR Director Dr. David Abrams Receives Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award
11/10/2007
In recognition of his contributions to the field of tobacco research, David Abrams, Ph.D., director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), in the Office of the Director, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the recipient of the 2008 Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award from the American Society for Preventive Oncology (ASPO).

NIDA's Dr. Nora Volkow to Speak on Addiction at NYC's 92nd Street Y's Science and Discovery Series
11/10/2007
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be speaking at New York City's 92nd Street Y, as part of its Science and Discovery discussion series.

Chronic Kidney Disease Rises While Most People with the Condition Remain Unaware
11/10/2007
A growing number of Americans have chronic kidney disease, but most remain unaware of it, hampering efforts to prevent irreversible kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published November 7 in the 'Journal of the American Medical Association'.

Abnormal Immune Cells May Cause Unprovoked Anaphylaxis
11/10/2007
Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), say the association of this mutation with unprovoked anaphylaxis is striking.

Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, On the Release of New Data from the HVTN 502 (STEP) HIV Vaccine Study
11/8/2007
Analyses revealed today from the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) STEP HIV vaccine clinical trial offer no clear explanations as to why the vaccine showed no measurable efficacy. Analyses of the STEP data are continuing, and it will take some time before we fully understand these results. HVTN is supported by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Scientists Compare Twelve Fruit Fly Genomes
11/8/2007
An international research consortium of scientists, supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced publications comparing the genome sequences of 12 closely related fruit fly species, 10 of which were sequenced for the first time.

NIAID Strengthens and Expands Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units
11/7/2007
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded eight contracts to strengthen and expand its nationwide group of institutions conducting clinical trials of promising candidate vaccines and therapies for infectious diseases.

NIEHS Selects Editor-In-Chief for Environmental Health Perspectives
11/7/2007
Hugh A. Tilson, Ph.D, a nationally recognized environmental health scientist, has been named the new editor-in-chief of 'Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)', a journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Hepatitis C Treatment Reduces the Virus but Serious Liver Problems May Progress
11/7/2007
Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who did not respond to previous standard therapy experienced significant decreases in their liver enzymes, viral levels, and liver inflammation following treatment with long-term pegylated interferon. However, the treatment did not slow or prevent the progression of serious liver disease. These findings come from the clinical trial, 'Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis (HALT-C)' and were reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease in Boston on November 5, 2007. HALT-C is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with additional support from Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

NIDDK Website Features Spanish Health Information
11/6/2007
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, has launched three new portals to feature Spanish health materials and resources on its website.

Preschoolers with Three or More Coexisting Disorders Show No Response to ADHD Medication Treatment
11/6/2007
Preschoolers who are diagnosed with ADHD are not likely to respond to treatment with the stimulant methylphenidate, regardless of dosage, if they also have three or more coexisting disorders, according to a recent analysis of data from the Preschoolers with ADHD Treatment Study (PATS). PATS was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

SIDS Risk Reduction Continuing Education Program Emphasizes Important Role of Nurses in Health Care
11/6/2007
The National Institutes of Health has created a continuing education program designed to help nurses communicate the risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to parents and child caregivers.

Study Identifies Novel Gene Alterations in Lung Cancer
11/6/2007
An international team of scientists, supported in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced that its systematic effort to map the genomic changes underlying lung cancer has uncovered a critical gene alteration not previously linked to any form of cancer.

Statement by Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
11/3/2007
Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health states that violent and destructive acts carried out by extremists who object to the use of animals in research are a real and growing threat to public health. Important research that can improve and lengthen human life is seriously endangered by these attacks.

Health Ministers to Hold Press Conference at Close of Global Health Security Meeting in Washington
11/3/2007
Health ministers from eight allied nations, the European Union, and the World Health Organization will hold a press conference Friday to review the progress they have made during the Global Health Security Initiative (GSHI) Ministerial Meeting in Washington, D.C. Throughout the week, health ministers, senior officials, and technical experts have engaged in a series of discussions and workshops to help decide how best to address the threats of bioterrorism, infectious disease, and other public-health risks.

HHS Secretary Leavitt, DHS Secretary Chertoff Meet with Health Ministers on Global Health Security
11/3/2007
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will meet with health ministers from allied nations, the European Union, and the World Health Organization for a breakfast and photo opportunity Friday, Nov. 2. A Ministerial meeting and second photo opportunity will follow the breakfast.

A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Regarding the 2006 NIH-Supported Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Recipients
11/2/2007
'NIH is extraordinarily proud of supporting 12 PECASE winners who have, early in their research careers, shown exceptional potential for scientific leadership during the twenty-first century -- the essence of this award. We look forward to continued innovation from these outstanding investigators as they push the frontiers of medical research during this pivotal time for scientific discovery.'

Study Reveals Reasons for Women's Departure from the Sciences
11/2/2007
Women scientists are not pursuing advanced research careers because of a heavier burden of family responsibility and lower confidence compared to men, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of its own research staff appearing in the November 2007 issue of the 'EMBO Reports', part of the 'Nature' family of publications.

Papers of Arthur Kornberg Added to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science Web Site
11/2/2007
The National Library of Medicine, a constituent institute of the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the Stanford University Archives, announces the release of an extensive selection from the papers of biochemist Arthur Kornberg (1918 - 2007), who received the 1959 Nobel Prize for his synthesis of DNA, on the Library's Profiles in Science Web site.

Unique Pattern of Gene Expression Can Indicate Acetaminophen Overdose
11/1/2007
In a new study, researchers found they could detect toxic levels of acetaminophen in laboratory animals by analyzing gene expression in the blood. This study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, could be a first step in developing accurate new tools to detect acetaminophen overdose in humans.

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