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National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases

NIAID Will Not Move Forward With The Pave 100 HIV Vaccine Trial
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:16:00 -0400
After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has determined that it will not conduct the HIV vaccine study known as PAVE 100. However, NIAID believes the vaccine developed by its Vaccine Research Center (VRC) is scientifically intriguing and sufficiently different from previously tested HIV vaccines to consider testing it in a smaller, more focused clinical study.
NHGRI Funds Next Step in Understanding Biological Roots of Common Diseases
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:38:00 -0400
The National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health, today announced grants expected to total about $31 million over the next four years for research aimed at gaining a better understanding of how specific genetic variants act to influence the risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other common diseases.
NIH Awards More Than $33 Million to Fund State-of-the-Art Research Equipment
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:25:00 -0400
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that it will provide $33.3 million for 20 High-End Instrumentation (HEI) grants to fund the latest generation of advanced research equipment.

CNN.com - Health

Man counted calories, watched 40 pounds go
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:51:22 -0400
Sujit Bhattacharya knew he felt sluggish and had trouble putting on his socks and shoes. One day, when he tried on a pair of size 30 shorts, his wife pointed out that they fit only under his belly. But it took bad news from his doctor, and a hard time from friends, to motivate him to get to a healthier weight.
Salmonella sleuths still on the trail
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:04:23 -0400
Four months into a nationwide Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, investigators Thursday still couldn't say where it originated.

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