In what may lead to a shift in treatment, the largest prospective study of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...
Month: October 2011
Priming with DNA vaccine makes avian flu vaccine work betterPriming with DNA vaccine makes avian flu vaccine work better
The immune response to an H5N1 avian influenza vaccine was greatly enhanced in healthy adults if they were first primed ...
Rx Discount Drug Card from Medicare CardRx Discount Drug Card from Medicare Card
Get your FREE prescription drug discount card from Medicare Card You can save from 10% to 85% on the cost ...
2011 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine2011 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to National Institutes of Health grantees Bruce A. Beutler, ...
Social media may help identify college drinking problemsSocial media may help identify college drinking problems
College students who post references to getting drunk, blacking out, or other aspects of dangerous drinking on social networking sites ...
Women exposed to DES in the womb face increased cancer riskWomen exposed to DES in the womb face increased cancer risk
A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during ...
Psychiatric Genetics: More Pieces of the PuzzlePsychiatric Genetics: More Pieces of the Puzzle
Results of the two largest studies of their kind, to date, have identified new common gene variants associated with schizophrenia ...
Brain Chemical Linked to Joylessness Provides Insight Into Teen DepressionBrain Chemical Linked to Joylessness Provides Insight Into Teen Depression
Depressed teens with anhedonia, or the inability to experience pleasure, have lower levels of the neurotransmitter GABA in a key ...
Undiagnosed Diseases Program documents two-year pilot as clinic of last resortUndiagnosed Diseases Program documents two-year pilot as clinic of last resort
After its first two years of work, the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) of the National Institutes of Health is citing ...
Funded study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplementsFunded study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements
Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took ...
Experimental vaccine protects monkeys from blinding trachomaExperimental vaccine protects monkeys from blinding trachoma
An attenuated, or weakened, strain of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria can be used as a vaccine to prevent or reduce the ...
Free and Low-Cost PublicationsFree and Low-Cost Publications
Did you ever wonder what to do when you have a problem or complaint after you buy something? Are you ...
Study finds doctors miss many alcohol screening opportunitiesStudy finds doctors miss many alcohol screening opportunities
Physicians often fail to counsel their young adult patients about excessive alcohol use, according to a study led by the ...
Research program to explore health effects from climate changeResearch program to explore health effects from climate change
A new research program funded by the National Institutes of Health will explore the role that a changing climate has ...
Be a Smart ShopperBe a Smart Shopper
Avoid expensive mistakes – use our smart shopper checklist before you buy. ...
2013 Green Card Lottery2013 Green Card Lottery
You can register online for the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, until Novermber 5, ...
Medicare Card USA.gov Video ContestMedicare Card USA.gov Video Contest
For a chance to win $1,000, create a video that answers common questions the public has about government benefits and ...