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NIH Director Francis Collins Blames Resignation Of Top Health Official From Autism Panel On "Tension And Lack Of Trust"

David Kirby | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Francis Collins, Health, Ninds, Autism, Story Landis, Scientific Study, Nih, Nimh, Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

Dr. Landis resigned from the IACC on Saturday after the Age of Autism blog published handwritten notes - assumed to be written by Dr. Landis - speculating on the motives of an autism mother and IACC member.

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Is Autism Associated with A Viral Infection?

David Kirby | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Nimh, Cleveland Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Nih, University of Nevada, Dr. Thomas INsel, Autism, Retroviruses, Vaccines, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, XMRV Virus, Living News
David Kirby

New findings have potential significance for a number of disorders including, it turns out, autism.

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The Ultimate Health Care Solution, and What You Can and Must Do

Lou Weisbach | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cures Council, Cancer, American Center for Cures, Darpa, Nih, Health Reform, National Institutes of Health, Politics News
Lou Weisbach

Americans spend at least a trillion dollars treating the effects of diseases and less than five percent of that preventing and finding cures to those diseases. It is not rational.

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Kathleen Sebelius: Autism Now Hits 1 In 100 Children, We Have No Idea Why

David Kirby | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Mmr, Nih, Kathleen Sebelius, Hepatitis B Vaccine, Autism, Hhs, Iacc, Cdc, Thimerosal, Vaccines, Health, Living News
David Kirby

Washington loves to dump its bad news on a Friday afternoon, and today it confirmed that one percent of American children (and by extension, perhaps 1-in-58 boys) has an autism spectrum disorder.

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President Obama's New $5 Billion Investment Is a Welcome Boost for HIV/AIDS Research

Kevin Robert Frost | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Politics, HIV Vaccine, Economic Stimulus Package, Medical Research, President Obama, Nih, Amfar, National Institutes of Health, Politics News
Kevin Robert Frost

Time and again we have seen our investments in AIDS research pay off with the development and testing of prevention interventions and the discovery of powerful new treatments for people living with HIV.

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Three Tips for Growing Younger with Age

Carole Carson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthful Aging, Aging, Nih, Dr Dean Ornish, Age, National Senior Games, Kaiser Permanente, Weight, Diet, Dr. Henry Lodge, Exercise and Brain Power, Kaiser Permanente Medical Foundation, Younger Next Year, Peggy Davidson, National Institute of Health, Exercise, Dr. Dean Ornish, Weight Loss, Huntsman World Senior Games, Dara Torres, Boston Marathon, Bob Borglund, Living News
Carole Carson

If you are willing to exercise regularly and eat on the slim side, even though the clock is ticking away, you can perform well both physically and mentally into your 90s.

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California Battles to Ban BPA from Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups and Infant Formula

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Fran Pavley, Sippy Cups, Senate Bill 797, Harvey Karp, Nih, Baby Bottles, Bisphenol A, Bpa, Cdc, Environmental Working Group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Hormones, California Nurses Association, American Chemistry Council, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

You may not be familiar with the chemical bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, but there is an excellent chance that BPA is very familiar with you.

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Young Science USA

James M. Gentile | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Science, Department of Energy, Steven Chu, National Institutes of Health, Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, Competitiveness, Doe, Us-China-Economy, Education Budget, India Economy, Stimulus Higher Education, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, China Tech, National Institute of Health, Education Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, Relativity, Higher Education, Nih, China Economy, Cambridge University, Scientists, Politics News
James M. Gentile

If the future of our nation is not continually renewed by young Americans well supported in their advanced scientific research, we likely will have a very dim future indeed.

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Health Care Debate Sizzles in Summer Recess

Mike Smith | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Barack Obama, Comscore, Cdc, Nih, Healthcare Reform, Obama Health Care, Pharma, Nacds, Politics News
Mike Smith

Now Americans can leverage the Internet, electronic medical records and telemedicine to support patient care. Now is the time to use technology!

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Free To Have Great Sex At Any Age

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teen Sex Education, Britain, Orgasm, Orgasms and Pregnancy, Nih, Sex Education, Sex, Politics News
Danielle Cavallucci

Knowing how to orgasm is important for anyone of sexual maturity who hopes to enjoy a sexually fulfilling life.

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Only the Freshest Stem Cells Will Do

Beth Kohl | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Frozen Waffles, Nih, Embryonic Stem Cells, President Obama, Bush Stem Cells, Stem Cells, Obama Stem Cell Research, Science, Stem Cell Research, Diseases, Politics News
Beth Kohl

Frozen embryos, like waffles or fish or my old Dell, are only good for so long. You can't just keep them in the freezer forever with the assumption that, once you need them, you can scrape them off and use them.

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Opportunity for Excellence: The Critical Role of State Programs in the New Federal Landscape

Susan L. Solomon | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nyscf, Stem Cell Research, Nih, Stem Cell, Politics News
Susan L. Solomon

We will continue to be the model for the nation in judging human embryonic stem cell research for its scientific merit, and in making science, not politics, the standard we go by.

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NIH Autism Study to Leave No Stone Unturned

David Kirby | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Nimh, Dr. Craig Newschafer, Niehs, Paul Offit, Nih, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Cdc, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Nichd, Autism Speaks, Hss, Earli, Health, Living News
David Kirby

Now, in one of the largest, boldest studies of its kind, researchers in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Northern California will begin collecting data on many potential risk factors of autism.

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Calling Out Stem Cell Lies

Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Stem Cell Order, Obama Stem Cells Executive Order, Bush Stem Cells, Obama Stem Cells, Obama Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cells, Charles Krauthammer, Nih, Politics News
Stuart Whatley

Knocking down the arbitrary wall constructed by Bush will most likely subject far more labs who are obliged to reap the benefits of federal stem cell funding to a federal ethics oversight regime.

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Stem Cell Research Again: A Momentous Development

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells, Embryo, Nih, Sanctity of Life, Biomedical Research, Scientific Research, Research, Obama Stem Cell Research, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

The stem cell ban imposed by Bush was based on an untenable moral framework compounded by biological illiteracy and religious zeal. It might be appropriate to the Taliban but not for us.

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Watch Obama's Fine Print on Stem Cells

Jeremy Manier | Posted 04.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Nih, Bioethics, Barack Obama, Obama Stem Cell Research, Health, Ips Cells, Obama Stem Cell Ban, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Chicago News
Jeremy Manier

Now the hard part begins: implementing a stem-cell policy that's meaningful, has full ethical protections and unlocks the scientific talent that's been held back the last eight years.

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Patients Before Politics: Putting Science First

Susan L. Solomon | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: The New York Stem Cell Foundation, Medical Research, Susan Solomon, Health, Executive Order, Stem Cells, Obama, Stem Cell Research, Nih, Nyscf, Obama Stem Cells, Obama Stem Cell Research, Obama Stem Cell Order, Obama Science Executive Order, 100 Days, Obama Research, Obama Stem Cells Executive Order, Obama Stem Cell Memo, Politics News
Susan L. Solomon

While the Obama administration brings a refreshingly friendly attitude toward science, researchers will still lack easy access to the full range of possibilities that stem cells present.

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John Conyers Tries [and Fails] to Explain His Opposition to Public Science Access

Michael Eisen | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, Science, Open Access, John Conyers, Publishing, Copyright, Nih, Politics News
Michael Eisen

Rep. Conyers would have us believe that it is just a coincidence that his bill would erase a government policy vehemently opposed by publishers who have contributed to his campaigns.

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The Great Potential of Stem Cells

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Stem Cell Research, Nih, Embryonic Stem Cells, Barack Obama, Stem Cells, Politics News
Dr. Peter Klatsky

I suspect that 60 years from now, doctors will view our practices in a similar manner to how we viewed the pre-antibiotic age.

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NIH Agency Head: Vaccine-Autism Research is "Legitimate"

David Kirby | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Nih, Dr. Duane Alexander, Hannah Poling, Autism, Thimerosal, Hhs, Iacc, Geraldine Dawson, Vaccines, Autism Speaks, Nichd, Living News
David Kirby

A major health official within the United States Government today endorsed more research into possible links between vaccination and autism, saying that such studies are "legitimate."

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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Why the Obama Administration Must Appoint an NIH Director Committed to Cures

Lou Weisbach | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Obama Hope, Hope, Multiple Sclerosis, Obama Administration, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Obama Healthcare, Change, Martin Luther King, Curable Diseases, Obama Change, Disease, Schizophrenia, Cancer, Diabetes, Cures, Nih, National Institutes of Health, Healthcare, Politics News
Lou Weisbach

There must be a place in the NIH where the discovery of knowledge is focused on preventing or curing the diseases of our loved ones.

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A Presidential Rx to Improve Health in the New Year

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, Nih, Telemedicine, Pepfar, Health Care Plan, U.S. Commissioned Corps, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, E-Prescribing, Prevention, Health, Hurricane Gustav, Health Care Budget, Federal Health Initiatives, Doctors, Medical Bills, Global Health, Medicare, Health Care Crisis, Aids, Surgeon General, Health Care, Medicine, Usaid, National Institutes of Healh, Electronic Medical Records, Ostp, Politics News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

Our country faces significant health challenges including skyrocketing costs, declining funding for scientific research, and lack of innovation in the government's response to emerging threats.

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US News -- Slow Down Vaccines for Some Kids?

David Kirby | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Vaccine Scedule, Cdc, Health, Fauci, Hannah Poling, Autism, Nih, Bernadine Healy, US News, Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

For more than a year now, in my talks, slide presentations, and interviews, I have been discussing the possibility that there may be a subset of genet...

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Media Bad For Kids' Health: NIH

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Media Kids Health, Nih, Children's Health, Media News

The National Institutes of Health and a nonprofit advocacy group, Common Sense Media, have another reason for President-elect Barack Obama to keep urg...

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A Toxic World?

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Toxins, Nih, Detox, Life Force, Chemicals, Who, Cdc, Health, Nutrition, Diet, McCombs Plan, Antioxidants, LifeForce Plan, Foods, Kidneys, Hot Baths, New Age, Water, Yeast, Liver, Sweating, Saunas, Glutathione, Living News
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Some people think that the body is adequately equipped for detoxification, but if it were, we wouldn't have words like carcinogen, teratogens, reproductive toxicants, and endocrine disruptors.

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