NIH: plan to speed biomedical payoffs

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has proposed a $2 billion plan to shorten the amount of time it takes for taking the results of medical research and applying it to patient care. The plan will be implemented over a five-year period beginning in 2004 and could involve all 27 NIH institutes and centers.

United States. National Institutes of Health, Aims and objectives

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Obesity is now on everyone's plate

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and public health advocates are engineering ambitious plans to reduce obesity by changing society. The growing proportions of the problem are driving the effort, where the United States obesity leads to medical costs of $90 billion and 300000 premature deaths in 2004.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Professional Organizations, Medical Associations, Forecasts and trends, Obesity, Market trend/market analysis, World Health Organization, Company business planning, Medical societies

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Insure everyone now, urges IOM

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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends provision of health insurance to everyone in the United States. The principles guiding the proposal of health plans are mentioned.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Government domestic functions, Accident & Health Insurance, Insurance Carriers, Services information, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Institute of Medicine, Services, Health insurance, Medical policy, Health policy

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