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Page 12 - Supports, through grants, fellowships, and contracts to medical schools and research institutions, research and research training aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of visual disorders ; • Conducts laboratory and clinical research in its own facilities and fosters statistical and epidemiological studies of visual disorders in human populations ; • Fosters research on the rehabilitation of the visually handicapped ; • Encourages the application of research findings to...
Page 21 - Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Trudy M.
Page 15 - Areas of particular interest include: air, water, and food pollution; occupational and industrial neighborhood health and safety; heavy metal toxicity; agricultural chemical hazards; the relationships of the environment to cancer, birth defects...
Page 13 - US, are a leading cause of blindness worldwide and are among the most painful of eye disorders. One of the most difficult corneal diseases to treat is that caused by the herpes simplex virus. Often recurring, herpes simplex infections of the cornea account for more sickness and loss of vision than any other corneal infection in Western countries.
Page 8 - ... of organization are considered to be engaged in intramural research. See Chapters VII and VIII for a discussion of the role of the research and technology development laboratory working under contract to a single sponsor. On trends in Federal research and technology development obligations, see NSF, Federal Funds for Research and Development, Fiscal Years 1981, 1982, and 1983 (NSF 83-320), Section 2.
Page 4 - Board, plan and develop an expanded, intensified, and coordinated cancer research program encompassing the programs of the National Cancer Institute, related programs of the other research institutes, and other Federal and non-Federal programs.
Page 16 - Sciences, established in 1968: • provides the facility for the assembly of scientists and leaders in the biomedical, behavioral, and related fields for discussion, study, and research relating to the development of science internationally as it pertains to health and its implications and applications for the future; • furthers international cooperation and collaboration in the life sciences through its research programs, conferences, and seminars; *Federal Register.
Page 15 - Current Fertility Regulation Methods - Among the hazards or suspected health risks of steroid contraceptives under investigation are cancer and other forms of tumors, heart disease, hypertension, thromboembolic disease, metabolic and nutritional disorders, and birth defects. Specific research goals include determining the effect of oral contraceptive use on the risk of cancer of the breast, endometrium and ovary, malignant melanoma, and pituitary adenoma; cardiovascular disease, including acute myocardial...
Page 2 - Administration (ADAMHA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Health Resources Administration (HRA), the Health Services Administration (HSA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)— conduct statistical activities.
Page 12 - Institute recognizes certain goals as preeminent: • assuring the birth of healthy babies through investigations on nutrition, normal and abnormal fetal development, and problems of pregnancy; • assuring the birth of wanted babies through studies on human fertility and infertility, contraceptive development and safety, and the reduction of unwanted pregnancies, particularly among adolescents; and • providing...