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| WHI Lauded Despite Its Contrariness |
| By Rich McManus |
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NHLBI director Dr.
Elizabeth Nabel |
Science is just as valuable to society when
it throws convention under the bus as when it confirms received
wisdom said a number of health officials at NIH's recent 2-day
celebration of the Women's Health Initiative.
The WHI, initiated in the early 1990's by then NIH director Dr.
Bernadine Healy, followed 161,808 women over 8 to 12 years in a
multicenter effort to learn more about how postmenopausal women
age, and is not over yet. But it has overturned established tenets
on the usefulness of hormone replacement therapy, the benefits
of low-fat diet in preventing cancer and the effect of calcium
and vitamin D on avoidance of bone ailments.
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| Brent Shares Research on Adolescent Suicide |
| By Belle Waring |
An NIMH report published in 2000 estimated that
8 million American children and adolescents suffer from serious
behavioral, emotional and cognitive disorders. Suicide is currently
the third leading cause of death among 15-to-24-year olds.
To find successful interventions, NIH supports nationwide programs
in universities and research hospitals, among them the Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh. That's where Dr.
David A. Brent, professor of psychiatry, pediatrics and epidemiology,
has been continuously funded by NIMH since 1985. He spoke on "Suicidal
Risk in Adolescents: Assessment and Treatment," at the Great Teachers
lecture series Feb. 8 in Lipsett Amphitheater.
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