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NEW NIH AND NIDCD RESOURCES
ONLINE
Take a look at the new NIH and NIDCD resources
that now are available online:
NIH News in Health
The August issue of NIH News in Health,
the monthly newsletter bringing you practical
health news and tips based on the latest NIH
research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/.
NIH Public Bulletin
The NIH Public Bulletin announces
public activities and events that are held by
NIH institutes and centers in the Washington,
D.C., area and throughout the country. To learn
about events in your community, health-related
resources for the public, and new NIH
publications, visit the August issue at:
http://getinvolved.nih.gov/newsbulletins/default.asp?issue=August2005.
NIH Senior Health
Two new topics called "Problems with
Smell" and "Problems with Taste" have been added
to NIH Senior Health, a Web site designed for
older adults that features large-print type
sizes, open-captioned videos, and an audio
version. Other available topics on communication
disorders include "Balance Problems" and
"Hearing Loss." The topics were contributed by
NIDCD in collaboration with the National
Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National
Library of Medicine (NLM).
First Annual NIH Director's Pioneer Award
Symposium -- Thursday, September 29, 2005
Save the date for an exciting symposium
featuring individual talks and a roundtable
discussion by the 2004 Pioneer Award recipients
as well as the announcement of the 2005
awardees.
The NIH Director's Pioneer Award program -- a
key component of the NIH Roadmap for Medical
Research -- supports scientists of exceptional
creativity who propose pioneering approaches to
major challenges in biomedical research.
The event will be held in Masur Auditorium of
the Clinical Center (Building 10) on the NIH
campus in Bethesda, MD. The symposium will begin
at 8:15 a.m. with remarks by NIH Director Elias
A. Zerhouni, M.D., and end at 3 p.m. Attendance
is free, and no registration is required.
The symposium agenda is at http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/symposium2005.
News releases, fact sheets, and other
NIDCD-related materials are availableon the NIDCD
Web site at www.nidcd.nih.gov.
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