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NIH Expands Food Allergy Research ProgramNIH Expands Food Allergy Research Program
Today, the National Institutes of Health announce that the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR), established in 2005, will be ...
Medicare Health, Water, Everywhere…but how much do you drink?Medicare Health, Water, Everywhere…but how much do you drink?
Last year, my New Year’s Resolution was to drink more water. Shockingly enough- I actually did it! Now, a diet ...
Medicare, Medicare Card, NIH and Wellcome Trust Announce Partnership To Support Population-based Genome Studies in AfricaMedicare, Medicare Card, NIH and Wellcome Trust Announce Partnership To Support Population-based Genome Studies in Africa
The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Wellcome Trust, ...
New Air Conditioner RegulationsNew Air Conditioner Regulations
I was at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee last weekend and while I had a blast, I ...
What is a Federal Duck Stamp?What is a Federal Duck Stamp?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp on Friday and the Junior Duck Stamp goes ...
Medicare, Medicare Card, Government GrantsMedicare, Medicare Card, Government Grants
It’s late at night, the TV’s on and you see a commercial. It tells you that if you just buy ...
Medicare, Aiming for Near-Normal, Blood Sugar Did Not Delay Combined Risk of Diabetic Damage for People With Long-standing Diabetes, NIH-Sponsored Trial FindsMedicare, Aiming for Near-Normal, Blood Sugar Did Not Delay Combined Risk of Diabetic Damage for People With Long-standing Diabetes, NIH-Sponsored Trial Finds
In people with longstanding type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for heart attack and stroke, lowering blood sugar ...
Fireworks: Handle with Flare, I Mean CareFireworks: Handle with Flare, I Mean Care
I am very excited about this Fourth of July. I will be spending it in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with my ...
Fewer 4th of July FireworksFewer 4th of July Fireworks
This 4th of July, I am going to a wedding. If you’ve read this blog with any regularity over the ...
Adverse Cardiovascular Events Reported in Testosterone Trial in Older MenAdverse Cardiovascular Events Reported in Testosterone Trial in Older Men
A clinical trial of testosterone treatment in older men, reported June 30 online in the New England Journal of Medicine, ...
NIH-Supported ACCORD Eye Study Finds Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease ProgressionNIH-Supported ACCORD Eye Study Finds Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression
In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, ...
Medicare Card Help, Preventing Hearing LossMedicare Card Help, Preventing Hearing Loss
It drives me nuts when I’m sitting on the train and I can hear the music blaring from another person’s ...
Medicare Researchers Discover How Folate Promotes Healing In Spinal Cord InjuriesMedicare Researchers Discover How Folate Promotes Healing In Spinal Cord Injuries
The vitamin folate appears to promote healing in damaged rat spinal cord tissue by triggering a change in DNA, according ...
NIBIB and the Indian Department of Biotechnology Collaborate to Develop Low-Cost Medical DevicesNIBIB and the Indian Department of Biotechnology Collaborate to Develop Low-Cost Medical Devices
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced the availability of ...
Medicare What? No More Coffee and Chocolate?Medicare What? No More Coffee and Chocolate?
One of my two year old’s favorite tricks is when I make his toy caterpillar turn into a toy butterfly ...
Vitamin D Status is Not Associated with Risk for Less Common CancersVitamin D Status is Not Associated with Risk for Less Common Cancers
Despite hopes that higher blood levels of vitamin D might reduce cancer risk, a large study finds no protective effect ...