Top medical and scientific societies commit to providing free access to research
...of physicians and scientists as well as helping to fund their research. Such activities are essential for the future of science. Panelists Speaking In Support of Free Access The DC Principles' free access model was presented during a news briefing at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at the National P...Facing oral health disparities in Hawaii
...rsities have been awarded NIDCR Planning Grants to fund activities to support the combined intellectual an...have been submitted (one approved, one pending) to fund pilot studies on the oral health status of mothers and their babies in a rural community (Waimanalo ...UNC to become regional center for research on health workforce
...r for Health Services Research over three years to fund a variety of research projects about health and health-care workers. "We are very pleased with this agreement since it is further recognition of the fine work done by UNC's health sciences faculty and those at the Sheps Center in particular," said Dr...UK Teenage Cancer Trust demands government action to aid young cancer patients
...different. In a further pioneering move, TCT is to fund the world's first Chair in Adolescent Cancer, ploughing 250,000 annually over the next decade into research and treatment. But, said Mrs Whiteson, government help was essential. TCT was not asking for money it would continue to raise its own funds. ...The future of drug development
...ee contributions to competitive intermediates that fund R&D--analogous to pension funds--or through other approaches. Such a system would reduce the influence of intellectual property rights, and lead to much greater openness in the area of drug research. Competition would still exist for the manufactu...FIRST fellowship program proves worthy model for training faculty in biological sciences
...are members of minorities. The FIRST program will fund up to 33 postgraduate fellows this year. Currently there are five former FIRST fellows in tenure-track positions at colleges and universities. In addition to the original NIH grant, the National Institute of Human Genome Research at the NIH has i...Keeping ideology and bureaucracy out of science
...han ever. That is why efforts to focus, shape, and fund responsible research must not harm scientists-or the public, who are the reason for that research in the first place."...Innovation attracts new research funding
... (ROTRF) today announced eleven new grants to help fund research in solid organ transplantation at centres around the world. Of these eleven grants, seven have been allocated to research projects in Canada/the USA, three in EU countries and one in Australia. Grants awarded by ROTRF are allocated to resea...Grant expands Indiana University-Kenya AIDS program
...iform reporting of results, teaching and research; fund the additional laboratory services needed to serve a wide region of western Kenya. The grant will support a full range of educational programs for medical students, post-graduate physicians and providers of HIV care in Kenya to assure continuation ...American Lung Association calls on governors and legislatures to stand up for public health
...bacco settlement funds to fill budget deficits and fund other programs. STATE AND LOCAL SMOKEFREE AIR LAWS ARE ON THE RISE Following on the heels of Delaware, four states Connecticut, Florida, Maine and New York passed or expanded laws protecting workers from the dangers of secondhand smoke. In...Drug company fees for FDA reviews havent accelerated approvals, study finds
...d about external influence or potential conflicts, fund them through additional mechanisms." Fendrick and his colleagues compiled the new findings using a detailed analysis of 843 new drugs submitted for FDA approval between 1977 and 2000, including 320 drugs that were rejected. They looked at approval ti...Child health costs for behavioral disorders similar to those for physical illnesses
...cribing physicians, and third-party providers that fund prescription medication. "Further study is also needed to determine reasons for higher hospitalization costs among children with depression and anxiety," said Dr. Guevara. ...Rensselaer to open new Terahertz Research Center
...rant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund 15 fellowships to enhance interdisciplinary graduate study in terahertz (THz) science and technology as it relates to imaging, data transfer, and networking systems and electronics. The fellowships, managed by Rensselaer's Department of Physics, App...CT scans find tiny bladder, kidney & urinary cancers
...radiology whose RSNA Research Scholar award helped fund the research. "We hope our colleagues will adopt this technique for use in patients in whom they strongly suspect urinary abnormalities, such as those with prior cancer." Cohan will give a course on MDCTU at the RSNA meeting, along with several other...Caterpillar Inc. bolsters Southern Community study with $1 million gift
...iative. A $22 million, five-year federal grant to fund the study is significant but fell $6 million short of the initial proposal. The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has committed to raise the shortfall through private philanthropy. The pledge from Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of const......the merger with a grant of up to 15Million both to fund the merger process and to facilitate the ambitious research plans that will bring major benefits to the Welsh economy. Further repayable assistance of up to 8Million may be made available by HEFCW to assist cashflow. In addition, the universities w...Regeneration of insulin-producing islets may lead to diabetes cure
...occa Foundation, founded by Lee Iacocca in 1984 to fund innovative approaches to a potential cure for diabetes. "The Iacocca Foundation has been willing to bet on projects that tackle the hard questions of autoimmunity," Faustman says. "We wouldn't be where we are today without their generous support." "D...Diabetic eye screening bill based on Vanderbilt model
... bill also provides $25 million over five years to fund pilot programs that utilize mobile clinics to conduct telescreening for diabetic retinopathy in underserved communities. The grants would be awarded on a competitive basis by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The bill also requires HHS to...UCI Cancer Center selected by National Cancer Institute to test cancer prevention drugs
...r, NCI will award over $42 million in contracts to fund the projects. "The UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center has been successfully undertaking cancer prevention trials for the past decade, so this current effort is an extension of our overall mission," said Dr. Frank Meyskens, Jr., director of t......le weakness and wasting. The three institutes will fund the centers at up to $1 million in direct costs per center per year for 5 years. The NIH expects to fund up to two additional centers in future years. The centers, principal investigators, funding agencies...