Advances made possible by NIH research have delivered better medical outcomes for those who suffer from many common health problems.
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We have a balanced set of conflict of interest rules that protect the integrity of NIH and its ability to provide the American public with an unbiased and trusted source of scientific and health information, while preserving our ability to recruit and retain world class scientists and staff,
It's much harder to argue that there's a useful role for (the California institute) if there are no restrictions on the NIH.
Recently, some strains of bird flu viruses have infected people in Asia. There is concern these new strains could cause a pandemic, but they are not infecting people in the United States at this time. Rather than wait for that possibility to occur, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing avian influenza vaccines.
We were devastated, ... We spent two years developing it. I had even flown to the NIH (National Institutes of Health) to do research on my own dime. So we could have sunk into a deep depression. Instead, we made a movie.
All levels of government are focused on homeland security as a priority and the research implications. And this is a fairly modest state investment for a very significant and prestigious piece of NIH research that could be just the start for George Mason.
The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
We recognize the federal government plays a very important role in researching cures for disease, and, therefore, our budget increases the NIH budget for 2002 by 2.8 billion, the largest increase in that department's history,
When we visit with Congressional offices, we are told again and again about the historic doubling of biomedical research funding that has occurred in the last decade. But for the as many as 7.5 million Americans with psoriasis, this doubling of funding at NIH is a cruel joke, because psoriasis research has actually been decimated during this time. People with psoriasis, and their loved ones, must step up and make their voices heard to get this reversed, or this incurable and often debilitating disease will continue to devastate lives for generations to come.
If I were running a company involved in this research, and I knew I could support that research myself, I'm not sure I'd want the competition of NIH the National Institutes of Health and others working in field,
Although the creation of this center is very important, I hope that NIH will ultimately decide to fund additional similar centers across the United States to support this rapidly expanding field,
I think the NIH made this decision probably without regard to that particular vote because they know that there are many other techniques that are being used and in some cases pioneered here.
It is essential for NIH to meet stringent ethical standards, while allowing the exchange of ideas and information that is the lifeblood of scientific discovery, ... The new regulations strike that balance effectively. They guard against improper conflicts of interest, and will allow NIH to continue to attract researchers of the highest caliber.
NIH is doing what it does best -- caring for the sickest of the sick, ... Our disease specialists and hospital staff are partnering with medical centers around the country to give expert advice and care to hurricane victims with the most challenging medical conditions.
My priorities are to make sure we get the prescription drug bill, that we fund the research in NIH adequately, and that we fund the Center for Disease Control adequately.
At NIH, what tends to happen is that the proven researchers tend to get the money. New researchers, younger researchers, or people on the cutting edge don't get the money until they have gray beards.