AUGUST 2010
CONGRESSIONAL PANELS APPROVE $1 BILLION INCREASES FOR NIH
House and Senate appropriators match president's funding recommendation
Prior to adjourning for a month-long August recess, House and Senate appropriators advanced fiscal year 2011 spending bills that would provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a $1 billion increase, matching the amount requested by President Obama in February. Read more
FDA EXAMINING IMPACT OF MENTHOL CIGARETTES
Tobacco companies dispute need for further restrictions
There is no scientific- or evidence-based rationale to support a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on menthol cigarettes, maintained tobacco industry executives last month as they testified before an FDA panel investigating the FDA's position on menthol. Read more
NCI CONSULTS CANCER ADVOCACY LEADERS ON BIOSPECIMENS
Lack of biospecimens a mounting road block to progress in cancer research
Overcoming the considerable challenges surrounding biospecimens, which provide the raw materials for cutting-edge cancer research, was foremost on the agenda for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director's Consumer Liaison Group (DCLG) when it met in Seattle, Wash., last week. Read more
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