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Knowledge Base
The information you will find here has graciously been provided
by several government agencies to better educate the general
public. As information on the internet changes rapidly, we,
nor the agencies represented take any liability in the accuracy
or thouroughness of this content.
In order to view this information, please either click on the
organization's abbreviation, or the full name.
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| | NEI |
| National Eye Institute
The National Eye Institute (NEI) was established by Congress in
1968 to protect and prolong the vision of the American people.
As one of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health
(NIH), the NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent
and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This research
leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and
blindness, and improves the quality of life for people of all ages.
NEI-supported research has advanced our knowledge of how the
visual system functions in health and disease.
Source:
http://www.nei.nih.gov/about/mission.htm |
| | NHGRI |
| National Human Geonome Research Institute
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) leads the
National Institutes of Health's (NIH) contribution to the International
Human Genome Project, which has as its primary goal the sequencing of the
human genome. As this project nears successful completion, the NHGRI's
mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at
understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its
role in health and disease.
Source:
http://www.genome.gov/10001022 |
| | NHLBI |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides
leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart,
blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders.
Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility
for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative.
Source:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/org/mission.htm |
| | NIDDK |
| National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases
affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical
research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty
fields as well as many basic science disciplines.
Source:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/welcome/mission.htm |
| | FDA |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA ensures that the food we eat is safe and wholesome, that the cosmetics we use won't harm us,
and that medicines, medical devices, and radiation-emitting consumer products such as microwave
ovens are safe and effective. FDA also oversees feed and drugs for pets and farm animals. Authorized
by Congress to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and several other public health laws,
the agency monitors the manufacture, import, transport, storage, and sale of $1 trillion worth of goods
annually, at a cost to taxpayers of about $3 a person.
Source:
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/faqs/faqs.html |
| | NIDA |
| National Institute On Drug Abuse
Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and
addiction. The majority of these advances, which have dramatic implications for how
to best prevent and treat addiction, have been supported by the National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA). NIDA supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health
aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported science addresses the most fundamental
and essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care,
and from DNA to community outreach research.
Source:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/AboutNIDA.html |
| | NIMH |
| National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden
of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands that we harness
powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually
prevention of mental illness.
Source:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/index.cfm |
| | NINDS |
| National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke
The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne
by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
Source:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/about_ninds/mission.htm |
| | NIAID |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a component
of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research
that strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious,
immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten hundreds of millions of people
worldwide.
Source:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/facts/overview.htm |
| | NIAMS |
| National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of
arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and
clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of
information on research progress in these diseases.
Source:
http://www.niams.nih.gov/an/index.htm |
| | Mayo Clinic |
| Mayo Clinic
The mission of the Mayo Clinic is to emporwer people to manage their health. It is
accomplished by providing useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect
the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic.
Source:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=C6D70201-14A9-4FF8-9EA1B053265DC2F5 |
| | BIO |
| BIO
In 1993, when there were but a handful of biotechnology drugs on the market
and the sequencing of the human genome was pegged for completion somewhere
around 2005, two small Washington-based biotechnology trade organizations merged
to create the Biotechnology Industry Organization, better known as BIO. One of
the founding organizations, the Industrial Biotechnology Association (IBA),
primarily represented larger, established companies on Capitol Hill and before
federal regulatory agencies; the other, the Association of Biotechnology
Companies (ABC), represented emerging companies and universities, and focused
on technology transfer issues, meetings and other business development activities.
Source:
http://www.bio.org/aboutbio/history.asp |
| | SEC |
| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect
investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. As more and more
first-time investors turn to the markets to help secure their futures, pay for homes,
and send children to college, these goals are more compelling than ever.
Source:
http://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml |
| | Mailing Lists |
| Mailing Lists
Here, you will find collections of mailing lists which comprise of medical
information and news.
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