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Month: September 2010
Share Your Story: GovGab Guest Writer ChallengeShare Your Story: GovGab Guest Writer Challenge
Happy 3rd birthday to us! It was three years ago today that we launched GovGab and to celebrate we’ve decided ...
Child Passenger Safety WeekChild Passenger Safety Week
Is your child’s safety seat properly installed? If you’re not sure, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to review ...
Depression high among youth victims of school cyber bullying, NIH researchers reportDepression high among youth victims of school cyber bullying, NIH researchers report
Unlike traditional forms of bullying, youth who are the targets of cyber bullying at school are at greater risk for ...
NIGMS director Jeremy Berg receives award for public serviceNIGMS director Jeremy Berg receives award for public service
Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D., director of NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), is the recipient of the 2011 ...
NIH celebrates ten years of research into health disparitiesNIH celebrates ten years of research into health disparities
The tenth anniversary of the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) will be observed on Sept. 23-24 in Jackson, Mississippi. The JHS ...
NIH study models H1N1 flu spreadNIH study models H1N1 flu spread
As the United States prepares for the upcoming flu season, a group of researchers supported by the National Institutes of ...
First NIDA Avant-Garde Awards for Medications Development ResearchFirst NIDA Avant-Garde Awards for Medications Development Research
A potential immunotherapy, a new gene therapy, an enzyme inhibitor, and a compound originally isolated from a Chinese herb are ...
MedicareCard.com | NIH awards grants to support biomedical research in spaceMedicareCard.com | NIH awards grants to support biomedical research in space
The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on ...
Possible alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthmaPossible alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthma
A drug commonly used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) successfully treats adults whose asthma is not ...
MedicareCared.com, NIH Statement on National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day From Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID Director, on September 27, 2010MedicareCared.com, NIH Statement on National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day From Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID Director, on September 27, 2010
The third annual National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Sept. 27, 2010, marks an occasion to reflect on how ...
MedicareCard.com | Association between elevated levels of lead, cadmium and delayed puberty in girlsMedicareCard.com | Association between elevated levels of lead, cadmium and delayed puberty in girls
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found that exposure to lead in childhood may delay ...
Rate this Recipe: Grilled Shrimp | MedicareCard.comRate this Recipe: Grilled Shrimp | MedicareCard.com
We’re trying something new here at GovGab – once a month, I’ll review a recipe from the government. Think Julie ...
Medicare | NASA Helps with Chilean Mine CollapseMedicare | NASA Helps with Chilean Mine Collapse
When I think of NASA, I think trips to space, landing on the moon, work at the space station, all ...
Medicare, Let Your Kids Help in the KitchenMedicare, Let Your Kids Help in the Kitchen
My friend’s 6-year-old daughter wanted to be Bobby Flay one morning and created a new snack: tomato with yogurt and ...
NIH-sponsored research yields promising malaria drug candidateNIH-sponsored research yields promising malaria drug candidate
A chemical that rid mice of malaria-causing parasites after a single oral dose may eventually become a new malaria drug ...
Third generation map of human genetic variation publishedThird generation map of human genetic variation published
An international consortium today published a third-generation map of human genetic variation, called the HapMap, which includes data from an ...