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October 21, 2011

August 31, 2011

July 26, 2011

Completed pilot on Pharmaceutical Pollution Prevention in Philadelphia
CommonHealth Action Launches 2011 National Survey and Releases Report on Aging Preparedness
Valuing the Invaluable: 2011 Update - The Growing Contributions and Costs of Family Caregiving
Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility and
Women’s Health & Environmental Network Announce Strategic Partnership

July 15, 2011

July 13, 2011
- NIH Investigators Discover New Mechanism That May Be Important for Learning and Memory
July 7, 2011
- Thinking Globally to Improve Mental Health
- NIH-Funded Research Network to Explore Oil Spill Health Effects
July 6, 2011
- NIH Effort Seeks to Identify Measures of Nutritional Status
- Thinking Globally to Improve Mental Health
July 5, 2011
- Balance Tips Toward Environment as Heritability Ebbs in Autism?
June 23, 2011
- New evidence from WHO: inadequate housing causes more than 100 000 annual deaths in Europe
June 21, 2011
- FDA Unveils Final Cigarette Warning Labels
June 20, 2011
- More People with Medicare Receiving Free Preventive Care
June 17, 2011
- NIH Researchers Slow Immune Attack on Ovaries in Mice
June 14, 2011
- Out of Reach? Rural Elders Have High Rates of Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease
June 13, 2011
- NIH Researchers Find New Clues about Aging
June 7, 2011
- Affordable Care Act Funds Chronic Disease Prevention
June 6, 2011
- People with Parkinson's Disease May Have Double The Risk for Melanoma, a Dangerous Skin Cancer
June 2, 2011
- Report Projects Health Impacts and Costs from Worsening Ozone Pollution in a Warming World
- Council on Environmental Quality Releases Draft Plan to Protect Water Quality and Availability from Climate Change Impacts
May 31, 2011
- IARC Classifies Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans (PDF) (6 pp, 251K, About PDF)
May 26, 2011
- 2010 Census Shows Nation's Population is Aging
- NIH Stops Clinical Trial on Combination Cholesterol Treatment
May 16, 2011
- IPCC Summary report for Policymakers Specail Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Mitigation ISRREN)
May 12, 2011
- Healthy Vision Month, May 2011
- Treating HIV-Infected People With Antiretrovirals Significantly Reduces Transmission To Partners
May 11, 2011
- National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day May 18, 2011
- HHS Offers New Tools to Help States Lower Medicaid Costs, Provide Better Care
May 3, 2011
- Press Release: US Interior First State of the Birds Report (PDF) (3 pp, 247K, About PDF)
- A Message from Assistant Secretary Kathy Greenlee on Older Americans Month 2010
- 03 May 2011: World Asthma Day: NIH Research Advances Help People With Asthma
May 2, 2011
- Moderate Levels of Secondhand Smoke Deliver Nicotine to the Brain
- Food Allergies Awareness Week
April 29, 2011
- ICLEI USA Names Hilari B. Varnadore as New Director of STAR Community Index – Groundbreaking Initiative to Improve and Empower Sustainability Among Local Governments
April 28, 2011
- NIH Study Finds Avastin and Lucentis Are Equally Effective in Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration
April 27, 2011
- Tired Neurons Caught Nodding Off In Sleep-Deprived Rats
April 26, 2011
- NIH Launches Web Resource on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
April 25, 2011
- Mental Health Conditions Common, But Treatable; Individuals Go on to Live Productive Lives
April 22, 2011
- 'Give Back' to Nature April 30; Take Drugs to Drop-offs
April 19, 2011
- Alzheimer's Diagnostic Guidelines Updated for First Time in Decades
April 15, 2011
- NIH Researchers Complete Whole-EXOME Sequencing of Skin Cancer
March 5, 2011
- Analysis of Opioid Prescription Practices Finds Areas of Concern
March 4, 2011
- NIH Study Finds Genetic Clues to Major Cause of Kidney Disease Worldwide
March 31, 2011
- NHLBI Funds Nine Organizations to Improve Awareness of COPD
- New Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research Seeks to Curb Epidemic
March 17, 2011
- Submit Your Visionary Ideas About Environmental Health Research
March 15, 2011
- NIH Study: High Blood Pressure Linked to Steeper Decline in Walking Speeds in Seniors
March 10, 2011
- NIH Urges—Be Kind To Your Kidneys!
- New robot system to test 10,000 chemicals for toxicity
March 2, 2011
- Report: Affordable Care Act Controls Costs for Early Retiree Coverage
- Five Winners of Launch Pad Contest Receive Cash Awards to Turn Ideas for Improving their Communities into Working Solutions
February 28, 2011
- National Institutes Of Health Launches Summer Institute On Mental Health
- NIH Launches Largest Oil Spill Health Study
February 25, 2011
- National Center for Healthy Housing Joins Leading National Organizations to Launch EnergyPlusHealth to Support Low-Income Homeowners
February 15, 2011
- NIH-Funded Study Finds New Possible Risk Factor of Heart Disease
February 11, 2011
- Health and Human Services Launches Health Indicators Warehouse to Support Innovation
- NIH Study Finds Two Pesticides Associated with Parkinson's Disease
February 9, 2011
- HHS Announces $750 Million Investment in Prevention
February 4, 2011
- NIH Encourages Women to Take Charge of Their Heart Health
February 2, 2011
- Hypothermia: a cold weather hazard
January 31, 2011
- Holding On: Older Californians With Disabilities Rely on Public Services to Remain Independent
January 18, 2011
- New report: 129 Million Americans with a Pre-existing Condition Could be Denied Coverage Without New Health Reform Law
January 17, 2011
- ICAA Names Top 10 Trends in Active Aging
January 12, 2011
- HHS Increases Total LIHEAP Funding Available To Help Low-Income Families to $3.9 Billion
- New Report Finds Urban Growth Strategies Provide Economic Benefits
January 11, 2011
- The National Center for Healthy Housing Receives Kresge Foundation Grant
- Aging and Public Health—Rural and Environment Award (Revised for 2011 submissions)
January 7, 2011
- HHS and EPA Announce New Scientific Assessments and Actions on Fluoride
January 6, 2011
- HUD and HHS Announce Joint Effort to Assist Nearly 1,000 Non-Elderly Persons With Disabilities to Move From Institutions to Independence
January 5, 2010
- Florida Hospital Sees Health Benefits in LEED Certification
December 21, 2010
- Biodiversity year ends on high hote as UN General Assembly backs resolution for an 'IPCC-for Nature'
December 14, 2010
- HHS Issues New Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions
December 10, 2010
- Rapid Population Aging Will Raise Critical Challenges for Asian Governments, Says Report Released at International Conference in China
December 9, 2010
- Stroke Drops to Fourth Leading Cause of Death in 2008
- Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Causes Immediate Damage, says new Surgeon General's report
December 8, 2010
- NIHseniorhealth.Gov Offers Info on Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults
December 6, 2010
- NIH-Sponsored Panel Issues Comprehensive U.S. Food Allergy Guidelines
December 2, 2010
- HHS Announces the Nation's New Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Agenda
December 1, 2010
- Drug-Like Compound Stops Thyroid Overstimulation in Early NIH Studies
- NIH Study Identifies Ideal Body Mass Index
November 30, 2010
- ICAA Research: The 50+ population envisions their future lifestyle as active and involved
November 24, 2010
- Thanksgiving: A Time for Families and Family Heath History
November 16, 2010
- Launch Pad Contest Seeks Five People With Great Ideas for Improving Their Communities
November 15, 2010
- Social Security Unveils New Home Page at www.socialsecurity.gov
- Mouse Study Shows Effect of Blood Pressure Drug on Alzheimer's Disease
November 12, 2010
- Healthy and Safe Homes Book Offers First Comprehensive Look at the Connection Between Health and Housing
November 10, 2010
- Researchers Discover Key Mutation in Acute MYELOID Leukemia
November 09, 2010
- New NIH Data Show Gains in COPD Awareness
November 08, 2010
- ICAA Names Winner of Inaugural ICAA Green Award
November 05, 2010
- First Ladies Join the Heart Truth to Raise Women's Heart Disease Awareness
November 02, 2010
- Statement from NIDDK Director Griffin P. Rodgers for National Diabetes Month, World Diabetes Day
November 01, 2010
- CDF Expands its Work on Cooperative Solutions for Seniors (PDF) (1 pg, 218K, About PDF)
- Assistant Secretary Greenlee Joins in Recognizing November as National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- Emergency Department Physicians Advise Americans on Safe Disposal of Medications
October 29, 2010
- Presidential Proclamation — National Hospice Month
- National Family Caregivers Month, 2010
- HHS Announces New Competitive 'Early Innovator' Grants for States that Lead the Race to Develop IT Systems for State Exchanges
- ICAA Honors Innovative Active-aging Programs and Concepts
October 28, 2010
- HHS announces nearly 700 additional employers and unions to receive help providing health coverage to early retirees and their families
October 27, 2010
- 1000 Genomes Project Publishes Analysis of Completed Pilot Phase
October 26, 2010
- HHS Announces the Availability of up to $335 Million to Boost Access to Primary Health Care
- NIH Recovery Act Grants to Foster Scientific Workforce Diversity
October 22, 2010
- Succimer Found Ineffective for Removing Mercury
October 15, 2010
- HUD announces award of nearly $100 million in grants under the Sustainable Communities and Regional Planning Grant Program
October 13, 2010
- Big Steps for Product Stewardship Movement
October 05, 2010
- EPA Awards $1.9 Million in Environmental Justice Grants
October 04, 2010
- NIH Blood Pressure Trial Expands to Include More Older Adults
September 29, 2010
- NINDS Awards New Udall Centers for Parkinson's Disease Research
September 27, 2010
- Secretary-General, in Message to Mark International Day of Older Persons, Urges Services That Give Them Chance for Life beyond Mere Survival
- Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, to mark the International Day of Older Persons (1 October 2010)
- Federal Trade Commission Proposes Revised "Green Guides"
- NIH Announces Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Aging in Low-Income Countries Examined
September 21, 2010
- NIH Celebrates Ten Years of Research Into Health Disparities
September 17, 2010
- HHS awards $130 million to boost health professions workforce
September 16, 2010
- Peripheral Arterial Disease Newest Offering On NIHSENIORHEALTH Site
September 14, 2010
- HHS Awards $31 Million more for Prevention and Wellness Projects
- New Study Finds Positive Return on Investment for States that Invest in Quit Smoking Treatments
September 12, 2010
- Announcement from the Institute for Medicine Safety
September 7, 2010
- NIH to Launch Gulf Oil Spill Health Study
- Mild Congitive Impairment More Common in Older Men Than Older Women
September 1, 2010
- American Lung Association Supports Individuals Dealing with Lung Disease through Online Caregiving Coordination Service
August 31, 2010
- Nearly 2,000 Employers and Unions Approved into New Program to Provide Health Coverage to Early Retirees
August 24, 2010
- HHS Awards $2.6 Million to Improve Access to Mental Health Services: Grants Will Support Graduate Psychology Training.
- Atrazine Causes Prostate Inflammation in Male Rats and Delays Puberty
August 19, 2010
- DEA Heads First-Ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
August 16, 2010
- Outward Knee Alignment Increases Arthritis Risk, Finds NIH-Funded Study
August 12, 2010
- New NIH Website Offers Easy Access to Information on Bone Health
August 10, 2010
- Women's Cholesterol Levels Vary With Phase of Menstrual Cycle
August 05, 2010
- NIH Seeks to Break New Ground in Reducing Health Disparities
July 29, 2010
- NIH-Funded Researchers Make Progress toward Regenerating Tissue to Replace Joints
July 22, 2010

Hyperthermia: Too Hot for Your Health

July 19, 2010

July 14, 2010

NIH Expands National Network for Transforming Clinical and Translational Research

July 08, 2010

Mental Decline Thwarted in Aging Rats

July 07, 2010

Statement from Secretary Sebelius on the Death of Dr. Robert Butler

July 02, 2010
- $75 Million in Funding Available—HUD-DOT Announce Community Challenge Grants and TIGER II Planning Grants
June 10, 2010
- Gene Linked To Alzheimer's Disease Plays Key Role In Cell Survival
June 04, 2010
- Manufacturing Facilities Release Pharmaceuticals to the Environment
June 02, 2010
- Deep Brain Stimulation at Two Different Targets Produces Similar Motor Improvements in Parkinson's Disease
- NIH-Supported Study Looks for Earliest Changes in the Brain That May Lead to Alzheimer's Disease
June 01, 2010
- Star Metrics: New Way to Measure the Impact of Federally Funded Research
May 26, 2010
- In Mouse Study, Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Clearing Blockages from Smallest Blood Vessels
May 18, 2010
- Scientists Identify Markers on Human Breast Cancer Cells Linked to Development of an Aggressive, But Less Common Form of Breast Cancer
May 12, 2010
- Information on Gum Disease Now Available on NIHseniorhealth.gov
May 11, 2010
- New Study Suggests Sickle Cell Disease May Affect Brain Function in Adults
May 6, 2010
- NIDDK and ORWH Team Up for Mother's Day and National Women's Health Week to Raise Awareness of Gestational Diabetes and Steps to Reduce Risks for Women and Their Children
May 1, 2010
- U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Developing Vision Loss And Certain Eye Conditions
April 28, 2010
- Independent Panel Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support Preventive Measures for Alzheimer's Disease
April 27, 2010
- Comparative-Effectiveness Study Confirms New Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
- New Census Bureau Report Analyzes Nation's Linguistic Diversity
April 23, 2010
- Training Webinar on Environmental Drivers of Chronic Disease
- Statement of Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
- USDA Announces Grants to Expand Nutrition Help for Low-Income SeniorsPilot Program Aims to Increase Access And Participation
- Targeting the Blood-Brain Barrier May Delay Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
April 19, 2010
- A Brain-Recording Device that Melts into Place
- Coast-to-Coast "Jane's Walks" Celebrate What Makes Cities Livable
April 12, 2010
- Targeting the Blood-Brain Barrier May Delay Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
April 7, 2010
- HHS, HUD Partner to Allow Rental Assistance to Support Independent Living for Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities
March 31, 2010
- Songbird Genome Analysis Reveals New Insights Into Vocal Behavior
March 30, 2010
- Call for Entries - The Earth Awards 2010: A Global Search for Sustainable Innovations Designed for the 21st Century (PDF) (1 pg, 473K, About PDF)
March 24, 2010
- Updated Exercise and Physical Activity Tips For Older Adults Now Available On NIH Senior Health Site
March 12, 2010
- National Center for Creative Aging Presents Creativity Matters! Civic Engagement & Garden Symposium
March 11, 2010
- Hereditary Condition Causing Limb Weakness Traced to Gene for Rare Disorder
March 3, 2010
- New National Survey Regarding Aging Preparedness (PDF) (1 pg, 107K, About PDF)
March 1, 2010
- Funds Boost Research into Causes, Interventions for Age-Related Cognitive Decline
February 26, 2010
- NHGRI Launches Online Genomics Center For Educators Of Nurses, Physician Assistants
February 25, 2010
- Emerging Science, Tech Advances Highlight New NIH Common Fund Programs
February 24, 2010
- Information on Life after Cancer Now Available on nihseniorhealth.gov
February 17, 2010
- How Healthy Is Your County? New County Health Rankings Give First County-by-County Snapshot of Health in Each State
February 2, 2010
- Antibodies Against Abnormal Glycoproteins Identified as Possible Biomarkers for Cancer Detection
- NIA Funds Centers to Study Demography of Aging
January 25, 2010
- President Obama and Vice President Biden Preview Initiatives for Middle Class Families
January 20, 2010
- New Gene Discovered For Recessive Form of Brittle Bone Disease
- COPD, Even When Mild, Limits Heart Function
January 17, 2010
- Newly Identified Genes Influence Insulin and Glucose Regulation: Five of these variants raise type 2 diabetes risk
January 14, 2010
- Hypothermia: Staying Safe in Cold Weather
January 13, 2010
- New Position Paper Offers Ethical Guidance to Physicians for Developing Mutually Supportive Patient-Physician-Caregiver Relationships
January 12, 2010
- Attorney General Cuomo Announces Groundbreaking Settlements To Stop 5 Healthcare Facilities From Disposing of Pharmaceutical Wastes into the NYC Watershed
- HHS Provides an Additional $1.2 Billion to States to Help Low-Income Households with Energy Costs
- Diet May Protect Against Gene Changes in Smokers
January 11, 2010
- A Warmer Climate Could Stifle Carbon Uptake in Trees
December 18, 2009
- Sebelius Releases New Report: Protecting Families and Putting More Money in Your Pocket: How Health Insurance Reform Will Lower Costs and Increase Choices
- The Purpose Prize Announces call for Applications for 2010
December 17, 2009
- Gene Linked To A Rare Form Of Progressive Hearing Loss In Males Is Identified
December 16, 2009
- HHS Announces $27 Million from Recovery Act to Help Older Americans: Fight Chronic Disease
December 14, 2009
- New Research Predicts Longer Life Expectancy for Americans, Higher Outlays for Medicare and Social Security
December 13, 2009
- NIH-Funded Study Unveils Potential Genetic Links To Lung Disease Risk
December 10, 2009
- NIH Launches Program To Develop Innovative Approaches To Combat Obesity
December 9, 2009
- Behavioral Training Improves Connectivity And Function In The Brain
December 8, 2009
- Medicare Expands List of Covered Preventive Services to Include HIV Screening Tests
December 7, 2009
- Annual Report to the Nation Finds Continued Declines in Overall Cancer Rates
- New York Autopsies Show 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Damages Entire Airway
December 2, 2009
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Initiates Thirteen New Projects to Advance Asthma Control
November 25, 2009
- NIH Teams Up With The Lancet and Leading International Organizations to Address Public Health Impacts of Climate Change
November 24, 2009
- Access to Healthy Food Starts with Planning
November 23, 2009
- Recovery Funds Advance Alzheimer's Disease Research
- Recovery Act Funding Seeks to Help Understand Basic Secrets of Aging
November 19, 2009
- New Report Finds Only 25 Percent of Adults Aged 50-64 Get Recommended Preventive Screenings
November 17, 2009
- Highlights of NHLBI-Supported Research Presented at American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions
November 16, 2009
- Researchers Identify Gene Mutations Underlying Risk for Most Common Form of Parkinson's Disease
- MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing
November 12, 2009
- New Publication Features Women in Science Careers at The National Institutes of Health
- NIAID Announces New Award to Study the Effects of Radiation and Aging on the Human Immune System
November 11, 2009
- New Publication Features Women in Science Careers at The National Institutes of Health
- Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report on Health Insurance Reform and Diabetes in America
November 6, 2009
- NHLBI Stops Enrollment in Study on Resuscitation Methods For Cardiac Arrest
November 4, 2009
- What Can Prevent Walking Disability in Older People?
- Enterprise Commits $4 Billion To Accelerate Green Affordable Housing Nationwide, Launches Next Generation Of Enterprise Green Communities (PDF) (3 pp, 57K, About PDF)

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