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Extends Its Commitment to Transformative Research with $138
Million for Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards in
2008—10/24/2008 Management of hepatitis B is a challenge for physicians and patients due to an incomplete understanding of the disease course, complex treatment indications, and the lack of large studies focusing on important health outcomes. Lowering
the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Teens—0/17/2008 As obesity rates in children continue to soar, type 2 diabetes, a disease that used to be seen primarily in adults over age 45, is now being diagnosed in young people. Being overweight increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. Gene
delivers clues about How Cancer Cells Develop Resistance
to Chemotherapy Drug—10/17/2008 In a National Cancer Institute study, researchers have discovered clues about how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapy. Preventing
Excessive Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls at High Risk for
Adult Obesity—10/10/2008 Obesity is a serious health problem in America today. People suffering from this condition find themselves at increased risk for a variety of ailments, such as Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer — not to mention the increased costs of health care throughout the lifespan. Researchers at the NIH Clinical Center are constantly seeking new and better ways to combat this national epidemic. New
Findings Indicate HIV/AIDS Pandemic Began Earlier than Previously
Thought—10/10/2008 New research indicates that the most pervasive global strain of HIV began spreading among humans closer to the turn of the century, not during the 1930s, as previously reported. About
One Quarter of U.S. Women are Affected by Pelvic Floor Disorders—10/03/2008 Nearly 24 percent of U.S. women are affected with one or more pelvic floor disorders according to a National Institutes of Health study. Brain's
Reward Circuit Activity Mostly Ebbs as We Age—10/03/2008 Researchers have found that the brain's reward-circuit activity mostly ebbs as we age. NIDDK
Launches Effort to Advance Study of Urologic Chronic Pelvic
Pain Disorders—09/26/2008 Urologic pelvic pain disorders such as interstitial cystitis
and chronic prostatis have been assumed to be bladder and prostate
problems. However, no other causes have been identified and there
is no uniformly effective treatment for either disorder. Newer
Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Drug in Treating Child
and Adolescent Schizophrenia—09/26/2008 Two newer atypical antipsychotic medications were no more effective
than an older conventional antipsychotic for treating schizophrenia
in children and adolescents according to a new study. Monitoring
Exhaled Nitric Oxide Does Not Help Manage Asthma—09/19/2008 A new study shows that monitoring levels of exhaled nitric oxide in adolescents with asthma, and adjusting treatment accordingly, does not help manage their disease. Herpes
Virus Changes Anti-Herpes Drug to Form that Hinders AIDS
Virus—09/19/2008 Researchers have found that an old drug shows new promise for treating AIDS. Disaster
Relief Wallet Card to help Displaced Cancer Patients—09/12/2008 To help link patients and their health care providers in the event of a national or natural disaster, the National Cancer Institute and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have developed a Disaster Response Wallet Card. The Cancer Genome Atlas Reports First Results Of Comprehensive Study of Brain Tumors—09/12/20082:00 | 1.8 MB |Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File 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. NTP
Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A—09/05/2008 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. FIC
Creates Global Health Program to Fight Chronic Diseases—09/05/2008 The Fogarty International Center has launched a global health program to fight chronic diseases. FREE MP3 audio reports from the National Institutes of Health, your reliable health information source. Questions? Contact: This page was last reviewed on
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