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play audio The Cancer Genome Atlas Reports First Results Of Comprehensive Study of Brain Tumors—09/12/2008
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The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, a collaborative effort funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute, has reported the first results of its large-scale, comprehensive study of the most common form of brain cancer, glioblastoma.

play audio NTP Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A—09/05/2008
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The National Toxicology Program has finalized a report on bisphenol A, or BPA. BPA is a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins.

play audio FIC Creates Global Health Program to Fight Chronic Diseases—09/05/2008
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The Fogarty International Center has launched a global health program to fight chronic diseases.

play audio Common Treatment to Delay Labor Decreases Preterm Infants' Risk for Cerebral Palsy—08/29/2008
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Preterm infants born to mothers receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate — a common treatment to delay labor — are less likely to develop cerebral palsy than preterm infants whose mothers do not receive it.

play audio NIDDK Resource to Help Guide Diabetic Women Through a Healthy Pregnancy—08/29/2008
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Pregnancy in women who have diabetes is automatically considered high-risk. But a new, easy-to-read booklet has information to help women with diabetes experience safe and healthy pregnancies.

play audio New NIH Gateway Center
—08/22/2008
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Saturday, August 23, the new NIH Gateway Center opens on the Bethesda, Maryland campus.

play audio 4th and 8th Graders' Math and Reading Scores Rising, but so are Teen Births
—08/15/2008
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The nation's fourth and eighth graders scored higher in reading and math than they did during their last national assessment according to annual report, but not all findings were positive.

play audio Older treatment is More Effective than New Treatment in Preserving Sight for Some Patients with Diabetes
—08/08/2008
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A promising new drug therapy used to treat abnormal swelling in the eye proved less effective than traditional laser treatments in a National Eye Institute study.

play audio Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts
—08/08/2008
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Oral clefts are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth. They occur in about two of every one-thousand live births.

play audio Too Hot for Your Health
—08/08/2008
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Almost every summer there is a deadly heat wave in some part of the country. Dr. Jack Guralnik from the National Institute on Aging says, too much heat is not safe for anyone.

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