Anti-HIV drug use during pregnancy does not affect infant size, birth weight
Infants born to women who used the anti-HIV drug tenofovir as part of an anti-HIV drug regimen during pregnancy do not weigh less at birth and are not of shorter length than infants born to women who used anti-HIV drug regimens that do not include...
NIH launches collaborative program with industry and researchers to spur therapeutic development
The National Institutes of Health today unveiled a collaborative program that will match researchers with a selection of pharmaceutical industry compounds to help scientists explore new treatments for patients. NIH's new National Center for Advancing...
New UN-backed report calls for action to prevent millions of preterm births
Malian infants have low birth weights, linked to inadequate maternal care, malnutrition...
Two drugs better than one to treat youth with type 2 diabetes
A combination of two diabetes drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone, was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than metformin alone, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found. Adding an intensive...
S. Korean inspectors to look into new case of mad cow disease
South Korea will send a group of government officials, scholars and civic activists to the United States to look into the latest outbreak of mad cow disease amid growing food safety concerns at home, the farm ministry here said Sunday.
Agent reduces autism-like behaviors in mice
National Institutes of Health researchers have reversed behaviors in mice resembling two of the three core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
U.S. Death rates from unintentional injury among children dropped by nearly 30 percent in 10 years
U.S. Death rates from unintentional injuries among children and adolescents from birth to age 19 declined by nearly 30 percent from 2000 to 2009, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Malaria threatens security of millions
UN chief calls on countries to intensify efforts to combat malaria
Eliminating places where mosquitoes lay their eggs, such as rain water collection barrels, to...
NIH statement on World Malaria Day – April 25, 2012
On World Malaria Day, we stand at a critical juncture in our efforts to control a global scourge. This year's theme "Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria" stresses the crucial role of continued investment of resources to maintain hard-won...
