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At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Antibiotic Resistance, witnesses testified about the threat posed when antimicrobial drugs are no longer effective against infectiou…

Experts testified about the guidelines for stem cell research issued by the National Institutes of Health in August. The guidelines specify the limits for research and use of embryo stem cel…

Witnesses testified about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), also known as ALS. Athletes as well as ALS patients talked about the importance of research on the disease, it…

Witnesses testified about research involving embryonic stem cells. Among the issues raised were the potential benefits of such research in treating disease, whether to renew federal funding …

Witnesses testified about the need for further funding of research into Alzheimer’s disease. They predicted that the problem would become worse as baby boomers age and said that further medi…

The Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations examined a report by the Institute of Medicine that cites a large number cases of preventable medical errors. Executives of several health organizat…

Witnesses testified about research into Parkinson’s Disease and new forms of treatment for the disease. Specifically they talked about treatments which provided deep brain stimulation to adj…

A Senate Appropriations subcommittee heard testimony on how the National Institute of Health determined its allocations for disease research.