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NIH Forms Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

WASHINGTON—The National Institutes of Health announced the transition of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). ...More

September 27, 2010

Posted in News, Government & Regulation

U of Ill. To Study Protein, Exercise in Dialysis Patients

URBANA, Ill.—The National Institutes if Health has awarded a $2.1 million grant to University of Illinois scientists to study whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function. ...More

September 2, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

UC Davis Receives $1 million to Improve Native American Care

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—UC Davis School of Medicine researchers will train Native American communities in Northern California to develop and implement culturally appropriate interventions to improve their health by decreasing obesity and type-2 diabetes, through a $1 million ...More

August 10, 2010

Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

NIH Forms Expert Group to Study Health Disparities

WASHINGTON—The National Institutes of Health launched on Aug. 5 a multidisciplinary network of experts who will explore new approaches to understanding the origins of health disparities, or differences in the burden of disease among population groups. ...More

August 6, 2010

Posted in News, Government & Regulation

Standardized Form Improves End of Life Care

WASHINGTON—A program in which individuals used a standardized form signed by a physician to communicate their end-of-life care preferences leads to significantly better adherence to treatment preferences than more traditional methods of communication, according to a new ...More

July 12, 2010

Posted in News, Practice Management

Researchers Study Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Link

Northern Arizona University researchers are using nearly $1.3 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue with the world's longest-running study on obesity and Type 2 diabetes. ...More

February 15, 2010

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Survival Benefit with High-Intensity End-of-Life Care

PITTSBURGH—Patients admitted to hospitals with higher-intensity end-of-life care live longer than those admitted to hospitals with low-intensity approaches, according to a University of Pittsburgh study in the February issue of the journal Medical Care. ...More

February 12, 2010

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NIH Launches $37-Million Anti-Obesity Program

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a $37-million program that will use findings from basic research on human behavior to develop more effective interventions to reduce obesity. The program, Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into ...More

December 16, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

Expensive Diabetes Treatments Put Under Microscope

A recent Wall Street Journal article examined a study sponsored by National Institutes of Health and several drugmakers that revealed that aggressive use of expensive diabetes drugs and medical devices called stents did no better than cheaper treatments at preventing ...More

June 8, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

NIH Releases Plan to Reduce Digestive Diseases Burden

BETHESDA, Md.—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its first long-range plan for tackling digestive diseases, which affect as many as 70 million Americans each year. ...More

April 13, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

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