President Obama Addresses NIH, Announces Awarding of $5B in ARRA Grants
In a speech today at the National Institutes of Health, President Obama praised the work of the NIH and announced the funding of almost 12,000 grants through funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)...
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Shorter Grant Applications to Be Implemented; Other NIH Peer Review News
As part of its effort to improve the peer-review process, the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that it will implement a shortened and restructured application format for FY2011 grant submissions...
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DXA Payment Cut Fix Included In Senate Health Reform Package
Due to the efforts of Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), sponsor of the “Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act” (S 769/HR 1894), the Chairman’s Mark of the Senate Finance Committee health reform legislation includes an amendment...
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House Passes Continuing Resolution
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund some government agencies through October 31, and the Senate was expected to consider the measure before the end of the 2009 fiscal year (September 30, 2009)...
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HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Now In Effect for Physicians
Effective September 23, 2009, HIPAA-covered entities, including physicians and health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses, are required to notify patients, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
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New Society Guideline on Treatment of Transsexual Persons Covered by LA Times
The Endocrine Society recently published its 11th clinical practice guideline titled Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons. A task force chaired by Wylie Hembree, MD, developed the evidence-based clinical practice guideline...
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NIH Now Considering Stem Cell Lines for Approval
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun accepting requests for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines to be approved for use in NIH-funded research. In response to Executive Order 13505...
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Pancreatitis Reported with Use of Sitagliptin and Sitagliptin/Metformin; FDA Recommends Careful Monitoring
Late last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released information for healthcare providers detailing new information on reported cases of acute pancreatitis in patients using sitagliptin (Januvia) and sitagliptin/metformin (Janumet)...
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PCC Seeks Pre-Applications for Anti-Doping Research
The Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC) is now accepting pre-applications for its grant program, which funds research with a high likelihood to advance the anti-doping field and ensure integrity in sports...
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