NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Amendments

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (S. 1218), S3099, S3110 [24MR]

Analyses

Oceans and Human Health Act (S. 1218), S3114 [24MR]

Articles and editorials

For Reagan, All Life Was Sacred, S7508 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions

Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan: funding (see H. Res. 610), H2483 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct and support research using certain human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 4531), H3872 [9JN]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see S. 2798), S9220 [14SE]

Diseases: increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 5339), H9049 [8OC]

Drugs: develop and require dissemination of a meta-analysis of scientific data on the safety and health risks of marijuana and the clinically-proven effectiveness of medical marijuana (see H.R. 5429), H10926 [6DE]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H1071 [11MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see S. 2922), S10702 [7OC]

National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development: establish (see H.R. 5155), H7735 [28SE]

NIH Police: establish (see S. 2574), S7434 [24JN]

Research: conduct and support research using human embryonic stem cells (see H.R. 4812), H5536 [12JY]

———expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (see H.R. 5213), H8167 [5OC]

———provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see S. 2924), S10703 [7OC] (see H.R. 4779), H5401 [8JY]

Women: provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 4979), H6704 [22JY]

Letters

Medical therapies and clinical research using stem cells, H6956 [9SE]

Research Review Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E2007 [16NO]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2007 [16NO]

Lists

Examples of NIH research that can not be funded under S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, S2670 [11MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HHS: prohibit funds for National Institute of Mental Health study of college students dorm rooms, web pages, and what makes a meaningful day, H6947-H6951 [9SE]

Diseases: lupus research and outreach funding, H6817, H6823-H6825 [8SE]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, H3794, H3795 [8JN], H3868 [9JN]

Healthy Vision Month: observance, E749, E754, E755, E762 [5MY], E793 [7MY]

Kerry, Senator: characterization of remarks supporting research using embryonic stem cells, H4649 [22JN]

Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to research on human embryonic stem cells, H8002 [4OC]

Publications: public availability of scientific journal articles supported by NIH funding, H6833 [8SE]

Research: expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (H.R. 5213), H8255-H8257 [6OC]

———provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (H.R. 4779), E1346 [9JY]

Vision Problems Action Plan—A National Public Health Strategy: release of report, E762 [5MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (S. 2798), S9222 [14SE]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, S216 [23JA]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, S6599-S6615 [8JN], S6666, S6668 [9JN]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, S11237, S11238, S11241-S11244 [11OC]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 1115), S4188 [21AP]

Immune Deficiency Foundation: tribute, S5223 [11MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (S. 2922), S10716 [7OC]

NIH Police: establish (S. 2574), S7441 [24JN]

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (S. 1218), S3110-S3115 [24MR], S3176 [25MR]

Research: expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (H.R. 5213), S11389 [16NO], S11419 [17NO]

———funding, S2639, S2670, S2671 [11MR], S11552 [19NO]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women, S5223 [11MY]

Resumes

Laura A. King, H6947-H6950 [9SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5213, Research Review Act, H8255 [6OC]

S. 1218, Oceans and Human Health Act, S3110-S3113 [24MR]

S. 2574, NIH Security Act, S7441 [24JN]