US Government Plans to Shutdown, Many Agencies Would Continue to Work
Submitted by Cindy Tweed on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 11:14The US government has planned to shutdown but the Medicare and Medicaid coverage of medical care and prescription drugs will continue to work. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will also continue to work but the institute will serve only 90% of its normal patient load.
New NIH programs to Focus on Childhood Obesity
Submitted by Jayden Roberts on Sun, 09/19/2010 - 10:43The U. S. National Institutes of Health is reported to have unveiled two major research programs in a bid to discern out ways to prevent and deal with childhood obesity.
The two programs standing at a worth $72.5 million want to have NHLBI as its lead sponsor.
NIH Announces Program Directed Towards Treatment of Rare Diseases
Submitted by Jason Ramsey on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 18:30The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new $120 million, five-year program for development of new drugs to treat rare and neglected diseases, announced the U. S. health officials on Wednesday.











