Did you know that the NIH has an online (and secure!) Web site that you can use to track your family’s medical history? Why is this important? Many diseases and tendencies toward diseases are genetic, meaning hereditary, and this site can help you track the information to tell healthcare provider about. This report is convenient…
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Category Archives: NIH News
What is the NIH?
Ask anyone in the United States what the CDC is, or what the FDA is, and they will most likely be able to tell you. But ask them what the NIH is and you might get a blank stare. The NIH is the National Institute of Health. It is part of the Department of Health…
Human Microbiome Project Launched
First it was the Human Genome Project; that seemed like something in a science fiction novel but it was not only completed, it was completed ahead of schedule. The Genome Project is helping scientists and researchers explore some of the greatest mysteries of human genetics and new information is learned every day. Now it is…