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March 2006 Audio Reports Interview with NIAID Director on the Subject of TB 03/31/2006 As part of its observance of "World TB Day" on March 24, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has updated its "Focus on TB" web site, featuring TB research being done in NIAID's labs in Bethesda, Maryland, and by NIAID-supported scientists across the country and around the world. New Treatment Strategies Help Depressed Patients Become Symptom Free 03/31/2006 There are new treatment strategies available to help depressed patients become symptom-free according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Panel Finds Insufficient Evidence to Recommend
For or Against Maternal-Request Caesarean Delivery 03/29/2006 An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health announced that the available information comparing the risks and benefits of Caesarean delivery on maternal request — otherwise known as CDMR — versus planned vaginal birth do not provide the basis for a recommendation in either direction. NCI Seeks to Identify Potential Genetic Factors for Breast and Prostate Cancer 03/24/2006 The National Cancer Institute is seeking to identify potential genetic factors for breast and prostate cancer. Elderly Have Higher Risk of Cardiovascular, Respiratory Disease from Fine Particle Pollution 03/24/2006 New data from a four-year study of 11.5 million Medicare enrollees show that short-term exposure to fine particle air pollution significantly increases the risk for cardiovascular and respiratory disease among people over 65 years of age NIH Senior Health Website Features Heart Failure Information 03/17/2006 Roughly 5 million older Americans are affected by heart failure and the number is growing. That in itself is a good reason to check out the featured topic about heart failure on the website NIHSeniorHealth.gov. Preliminary Study Shows Creatine and Minocycline Warrant Further Study in Parkinson's Disease 03/17/2006 A National Institutes of Health sponsored clinical trial with 200 Parkinson's disease patients has shown that the over-the-counter supplement creatine and the antibiotic minocycline warrant further study in a large trial. New NIEHS Associate Director Focuses on Moving Research Results from the Lab to the Bedside 03/10/2006 How does the discovery of a medical breakthrough in the lab find its way into your doctor's office? It's a process called "translational biomedicine" which focuses on moving research results from scientific study into clinical practice. NIA Report Shows Changes in Aging Trends 03/10/2006 The face of aging in the U.S. is changing dramatically and rapidly according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, commissioned by the National Institute on Aging. NIA
Arts Program Aims at Debunking Myths of Aging 03/03/2006 It's a mingling of the young and old that's at the heart of the Vital Visionaries project, an arts-based program developed by the National Institute on Aging. NKDEP
Launches Spanish Language Initiative 03/03/2006 The National Kidney Disease Education Program has launched a new Spanish-language initiative which includes a website and brochure highlighting the connection between kidney disease and its primary risk factors-diabetes and hypertension.
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