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• Thankful for…

  
  Byte Size Biology — Authority: 501
  In no particular order or context. No personal stuff and by no means a complete list: Wordpress (like, duh). Wikipedia (default for looking up new stuff) Wikis in general (great lab management tool. Don’t need LIMS) Open Access Publishing and Creative Commons licensing. FLOSS licensing ...
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• STRONG MUSCLES AND LESS PAINFUL OSTEOARTHRITIS

  
  SALUTE DOMANI ? IL PORTALE DEL BENESSERE — Authority: 151
  Having strong thigh muscles may reduce risk for painful osteoarthritis of the knee, especially in women. Dr. Neil Segal of the University of Iowa found that in 30 months of data on more than 3,000 people ages 50 to 79. Segal used X-rays to look for osteoarthritis, interviews to hear about pain, and devices that ...
  3 days ago

• Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 547
  MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The fallout from last weeks controversial recommendation that women delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer continues, with a former head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health advising women to ignore the guidelines. Image:  ...
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• Genome Study Reveals New Links to Parkinson’s

  
  Singularity Hub — Authority: 587
  New studies in the US and Japan highlight important genetic links to Parkinsons disease. Good news for those suffering from the debilitating illness. Affordable genetic testing continues to enable scientists to find exciting new discoveries that may help doctors predict, prevent, and treat disease. Two teams of ...
  4 days ago

• HHS OIG: How Grantees Manage Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Funded By NIH

  
  Policy and Medicine — Authority: 425
  The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a follow up report from January 2008 on “ How Grantees Manage Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Funded by NIH .” The report focused on the fact that   90% of the institutions that ...
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• Former NIH Chief: Ignore Government’s Mammography Recommendations

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 503
  Former NIH Chief: Ignore Governments Mammography Recommendations
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• Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 161
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer....
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• Continuous submission of NIH grants for reviewers: Something is odd.

  
  DrugMonkey — Authority: 530
  The NIH rolled out a new plan* to make the lives of investigators who serve on study sections slightly easier about two years ago . The plan permitted appointed study section members to submit their own grants after the standard receipt dates for R01, R21 and R34 applications. My prior thoughts were ...
  1 week ago

• Following the evidence on cancer screenings

  
  The Platform — Authority: 574
  Women worried about breast cancer have just one concern: What can they do to reduce the risk of dying from the disease? One answer is to get regular mammograms. Over the past 15 years, that advice has saved thousands of lives.…
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• NIH OppNet Launched

  
  Medical Writing, Editing & Grantsmanship — Authority: 411
  Yes, OptNet is indeed short for Opportunity Network, which, according to the NIH news release , will be supported in its first year with $10M in ARRA funds. Hmm. Don’t spend it all in one place. To further explain, this is the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network, which will fund studies of ...
  1 week ago

• NIEHS awards Recovery Act funds to focus more research on health and safety of nanomaterials (EurekAlert!)

  
  NanoTechBIZZ.com — Authority: 154
  ( NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ) The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, is increasing its investment in understanding the potential health, safety and environmental issues related to tiny particles that are used in many everyday ...
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• Few Universities File Conflict Of Interest Reports

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 577
  Few universities file required reports to the National Institutes of Health about financial conflicts held by their researchers, and even when such conflicts are reported, universities rarely require researchers to eliminate or reduce conflicts, The New York Times reports. The paper writes that a report will be ...
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• The Childrens Inn at NIH: 2009 Holiday Gift Drive

  
  The Soul Salon — Authority: 123
  Dear Soul Salon International community, Those of you who have read The Soul Salon, know I mention the contributions of the Brody and Sachs families working together to bring a memorable holiday to the families who are at The National Institutes of Health Childrens Inn -- getting treatment for family members with ...
  1 week ago

• Science Works For Us

  
  Medical Writing, Editing & Grantsmanship — Authority: 411
  Literally, considering ARRA research awards are tax-payer funded. ScienceWorksForUS , which highlights all aspects of stimulus funding for university-based research activities, is brought to you by the Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and The Science ...
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• NIH, D.C. Health Department To Launch HIV Treatment Study

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 147
  The Washington, D.C., Health Department and NIH are preparing to launch a study to determine whether aggressive treatment of all adults living with HIV could stop the spread of the virus and prevent AIDS, the Washington Post reports. The study’s premise is based on a mathematical theory presented in 2008 by doctors ...
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• Seeking NIH to fund studies on medical ethics, conflicts of interest in medicine and research, and prescribing behavior

  
  Health Care Renewal — Authority: 539
  Adriane Fugh-Berman MD is principal investigator (PI) of the PharmedOut project. PharmedOut is an independent, publicly funded Georgetown University Medical Center project that educates physicians about industry influence on prescribing. project that empowers physicians to identify and counter inappropriate ...
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• 100 Researchers Ask NIH To Fund Ethics Research

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 577
  Dozens of researchers, clinicians, and ethicists sent a letter asking the NIH to fund research on medical ethics, conflicts of interest, and industry influence on prescribing behavior. Why? They note that stimulus funding has increased the NIH budget significantly, but the agency has “no mechanism for funding ...
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• Some Question CIRM Grant Oversight as Excessive

  
  California Stem Cell Report — Authority: 431
  The California stem cell agency is receiving “mixed reviews” for its oversight of its research grants, which now total $1 billion, according to an article today in The Scientist magazine.Commonly governmental agencies are chastised for failing to ensure that taxpayer funds are spent effectively. In this case, the ...
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• BPA Is In Your Canned Food

  
  Eat. Drink. Better. — Authority: 541
  Bisphenol A (BPA) has gotten a lot of press recently, from infant formula to Sigg bottles , it’s everywhere.  But did you know that it’s also in your canned foods, especially canned tomato products, pasta sauces, and vegetables? BPA is a compound used to manufacture plastics and has been in mainstream use for ...
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• Seeking NIH to fund studies on medical ethics, conflicts of interest in medicine and research, and prescribing behavior

  
  Health Care Renewal — Authority: 539
  Adriane Fugh-Berman MD is principal investigator (PI) of the PharmedOut project. PharmedOut is an independent, publicly funded project that empowers physicians to identify and counter inappropriate pharmaceutical promotion practices. PharmedOut promotes evidence-based medicine by providing news, resources, and ...
  1 week ago

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