Emergency Preparedness News & Events Update: Take the 2010 Emergency Communications Survey and Enter Drawing – Deadline December 31
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced four new contracts for large-scale clinical trials that address the problem of antimicrobial resistance. Over the next five to six years, these new clinical trials will evaluate treatment alternatives for diseases for which antibiotics are prescribed most … Read more
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Civil Rights Update: Recent Settlements on Charges of Disability Discrimination: Information about recent settlements on charges of disability discrimination brought by the departments of Justice and Housing & Urban Development and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. For more information about laws that protect the rights of people with … Read more
Our guest blogger today is Stacy MacIntyre, who works in the Office of Communication at the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Did you know … · Saudi Arabia was not the world’s top oil producer in 2009? · Renewable energy (biomass, hydropower, geothermal, solar, and wind) provides 8% of the total U.S. energy use? · Coal … Read more
Emergency Preparedness News & Events Update: Resolve to Be Ready in 2011
During Energy Awareness Month, consider new ways of saving energy (and money) in your home.
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Join NIMH at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. The Society for Neuroscience annual meeting is a leading venue for neuroscientists from around the world to present and discuss cutting-edge research.
USA.gov wishes you a happy holidays! For a few seasonal resources, including travel tips, recipes, gift ideas, and more, visit USA.gov.
One year, when I was young, I made a star out of cardboard, aluminum foil, Christmas bows, white plastic forks, and painted toothpicks. It was a sight to behold. Never one for subtle colors, I used pink and orange toothpicks and stuck green and red bows all over it. It was the tackiest thing on … Read more
Submit a 10-second video that shows someone doing something good for the environment while reading and showing a sign that says, “It’s My Environment.” The deadline is December 1.
It happened to me on Saturday. I really wasn’t expecting it, but I woke up with the holiday spirit. Suddenly I was filled with thoughts of eating, drinking, merriment, giving gifts and holiday decorations. I spent much of the weekend getting started on my Christmas shopping and preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s safe to say … Read more
The National Institutes of Health is expanding the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a groundbreaking study that will recruit hundreds of new volunteers to help define the subtle changes that may take place in the brains of older people many years before overt symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear. ADNI is the largest public-private partnership to … Read more
According to healthfinder.gov’s Health Observances page, Oct. 22 is National Mammography Day. On this day, women are encouraged to make an appointment for their annual mammograms. You can take this National Mammography Day Quiz to see how much you know about mammography. We all have busy lives and let’s face it, getting a mammogram can … Read more
Our guest blogger today is Nicholas Worrell, who works for the Communications Office at the National Transportation Safety Board — working to advocate highway safety across the nation. Again and again, you’ve heard it on TV, radio, social media networks, newspapers, and from parents and governing authorities. It’s so important that I also want you … Read more
When I was a little kid, I used to try to stay up as late as possible on Christmas Eve so I would know when Santa got to my house to deliver the presents. I never usually made it past 11 p.m. Instead I would fall asleep imagining Santa flying all over the world dropping … Read more
Succimer, a drug used for treating lead poisoning, does not effectively remove mercury from the body, according to research supported by the National Institutes of Health. Some families have turned to succimer as an alternative therapy for treating autism.