NIH stem-cell guidelines face stormy ride

NIH funding: a roller coaster Ride? Priorities if NIH funding increases.

Just a few months ago, the American Heart Association (AHA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and others in the biomedical research community were celebrating the historically large 15% increase in NIH funding for fiscal year (FY) 1999 that the US Congress had proposed and the President had signed into law. The FY 1999 increase was a very positive step on the road to doubling NIH funding by...

Varmus proposes guidelines for stem cell research.

After almost a year of discussion and debate, Harold Varmus, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has proposed guidelines under which federally funded scientists can pursue research using human pluripotent stem cells. The issue has been politically charged. Conservative members of Congress have gone on record against the use of the cell cultures because they believe it viola...

Appropriateness criteria for bariatric surgery: beyond the NIH guidelines.

Careful selection of bariatric patients is critical for successful outcomes. In 1991, the NIH first established patient selection guidelines; however, some surgeons operate on individuals outside of these criteria, i.e., extreme age groups. We developed appropriateness criteria for the spectrum of patient characteristics including age, BMI, and severity of eight obesity-related comorbidities. C...

NIH guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules.

This notice sets forth actions taken by the Director, National Institute of Allergy and infectious Diseases (NIAID), by authority of the Director. NIH, under the June 1983 NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (48 FR 24556).

Alleged stem cell scam artists face extradition--finally.