The National Institutes of Health: investing in research to prevent and cure disease : hearing before Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, June 6, 2002, Volume 4

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Página 61 - Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes • Sudden trouble with walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or coordination • Sudden, severe headache with no known cause Anyone who has these symptoms should call 911 immediately.
Página 53 - I would like to express my appreciation to you and the members of the subcommittee for the opportunity to present our budget. Our budget request totals $98.4 million, a total consisting of $93.1 million for operating funds and $5.3 million for capita
Página 14 - ... reanimating paralyzed limbs that result from stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI). It is estimated by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) that there are about 700,000 people who experience a stroke each year in the United States, with an associated comprehensive cost of $57.9 billion per year [3]. Of the more than 4 million stroke survivors alive today, many experience permanent impairments of their ability to move, think, understand and use language, or speak — losses that compromise...
Página 14 - I don't know what's wrong with him." 1. What do you suspect is wrong with this patient? w Neurologic Emergencies ""V troke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease and cancer.
Página 45 - ... request temporary transfer of knowledgeable people from other agencies to keep the impact of transition to a minimum. If the reauthorization and transition processes can be separated, OGE will be able more effectively and consistently to perform the responsibilities Congress assigned to it.
Página 45 - ... permanent disability, greatly limiting the lives of my patients, and of our families, our friends, and our neighbors. There is a great opportunity at present to capitalize on the remarkable progress that has been made in understanding the causes of heart disease and stroke and in developing new treatments. Promising cost-effective breakthroughs are on the horizon with the potential to reduce health care costs and to improve the quality of life for all Americans. We urge you to take four steps...
Página 5 - NIH, the stroke research program is a joint activity of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS).
Página 6 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Mr.
Página 33 - Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for holding this hearing today. And, I want to thank Senators Graham and Hatch for their continuing efforts in the area of international tax reform.
Página 62 - Besides being the third leading cause of death in the United States, stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability.

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