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New Publication Offers Relief to Those Suffering from Pain and Other Distressing Symptoms of Illness
(2009/11/20 9:05)
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Dealing with the symptoms of a serious illness is difficult. But help is available -- a new brochure describes a comprehensive treatment that helps reduce or eliminate the pain and other distressing symptoms of illness and medical treatments."Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You're Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious Illness,"produced by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, explains in easy-to-understand language what palliative care is, who it benefits, and how it works.
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NIDA Stimulus Grant to Assess the Benefits of Counseling with HIV Screening
(2009/11/19 9:10)
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Public health experts encourage everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 to be HIV tested. Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the San Francisco Department of Public Hea ...
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NIGMS'Challenge'Areas Get Millions in Recovery Act Funds
(2009/11/19 8:39)
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The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has invested $16.4 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds to jump ...
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NIEHS Awards Recovery Act Funds to Focus More Research on Health and Safety of Nanomaterials
(2009/11/19 8:39)
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, is increasing its investment in understanding the potential health, safety and environmental ...
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NIH Opportunity Network to Expand Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
(2009/11/18 13:50)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today announced the launch of the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet), a trans-NIH initiative to ...
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Highlights of NHLBI-Supported Research Presented at American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions
(2009/11/18 13:11)
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New education strategies for better controlling hypertension and research suggesting a possible link between short-term and long-term exposure to air pollution and increased risk of constricted blood ...
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Study Finds Link Between Preeclampsia and Reduced Thyroid Function
(2009/11/18 9:11)
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Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institu ...
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Research Symposium Will Explore the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(2009/11/18 9:11)
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will celebrate a decade of rigorous research with NCCAM's 10th Anniversary Research Symposium: Exploring the Science of Complemen ...
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NIH Appoints Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. to be Director of the National Human Genome Research Institu
(2009/11/17 11:59)
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BETHESDA, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 -- After an extensive national search, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the appointment of Eric D. ...
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NIH Awards $8.5 Million for Research on Pharmaceuticals for Children
(2009/11/17 11:08)
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Studying drugs in pediatric populations is challenging because drugs often affect children differently than they do adults. The scarcity of pediatric studies limits the ability of doctors and scientis ...
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