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 Medical scientists
Medical scientists who work in applied research or product development use knowledge provided by basic research to develop new drugs and medical treatments.
A Ph.D. degree qualifies one to do research on basic life processes or on particular medical problems or diseases, and to analyze and interpret the results of experiments on patients.
Research epidemiologists conduct basic and advanced research on infectious diseases that affect the entire body, such as AIDS or typhus—attempting to eradicate or control these diseases.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos008.htm   (2591 words)

  
 Charity Wire: Medical Research Charities
Harvard Medical School is one of the world's preeminent institutions in medical education and research.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has provided international leadership in the education of physicians and medical scientists, in biomedical research, and in the application of medical knowledge to sustain healt...
UT Southwestern was founded in 1943 by Southwestern Medical Foundation, representing philanthropists who wished to support a medical school in Dallas.
http://www.charitywire.com/medical-research.html   (702 words)

  
 AAMC : Medical Research
Researchers at medical schools and teaching hospitals represented by the AAMC are responsible for these and many other medical breakthroughs.
The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Fogarty International Center, with support from The Ellison Medical Foundation, is offering one-year clinical research fellowships for graduate level U.S. students in the health professions to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in developing countries.
The AAMC is proud to be a founding organization of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.® (AAHRPP), a nonprofit organization that offers a voluntary, peer-driven educational model of accreditation to institutions engaged in research involving human participants.
http://www.aamc.org/research/start.htm   (285 words)

  
 Medical Research Books
Welcome to medical research@nature.com: Nature Publishing Group resources in the field of medical research New from NPG Nature Genetics Supplement: The chipping Forecast III The microarray, has been an...
Medical articles, jobs and information: medical research @ nature.com -...
Medical Research Program Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Grants The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation Providing funds for innovative basic and clinical research that will lead to...
http://www.medical-research-books.com   (249 words)

  
 Shriners Hospitals Research
As with any research, solutions to today's medical problems are not discovered in a day, a week or even a year.
The program's purpose is to attract quality doctors to service with Shriners Hospitals, increase medical awareness and understanding of orthopaedic and burn injury problems in children, and improve the capabilities of medical and surgical professionals for dealing with these problems.
Vitally important to Shriners Hospitals' mission is the clinical application of research which has been responsible for many major developments made in the orthopaedic and burn care fields.
http://www.shrinershq.org/research   (793 words)

  
 CAFMR Archives and Links
The History of Medical Progress - By Ray Greek MD, Medical Research Modernization Committee - Vivisectionists claim that animal experimentation is responsible for the major medical advances, however, an investigation of medical literature reveals an entirely different story.
AHRP is a national network of lay people and professionals dedicated to advancing responsible and ethical medical research practices, to ensure that the human rights, dignity and welfare of human subjects are protected, and to minimize the risks associated with such endeavors.
Critique of NonHuman-Primate Research At Yerkes: A Summary - By Murry J. Cohen MD, Stephen R. Kaufman MD, and Brandon P. Reines MD, Medical Research Modernization Committee - Those who experiment on nonhuman primates have grossly exaggerated the role of nonhuman-primate studies in medical progress and significantly minimized the misleading data that results.
http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/online/research   (2379 words)

  
 Open Directory - Health: Medicine: Research
Medical Hypotheses - A forum for the presentation and criticism of ideas in medicine and the related biomedical sciences.
Daedalus Medical Research - Providing evidence-based evaluations of new and current technologies in surgery by a select group of specialists.
Controlled Trials from History - A historical examination of research methods designed to reduce biases in studies assessing the effects of health care, social care and education.
http://dmoz.org/Health/Medicine/Research   (404 words)

  
 Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research
We are all victims of fraud in medical research
http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr   (9 words)

  
 RDS - Home
The medical benefits of animal research are a good starting point for the public debate about the use of animals in research and testing.
RDS believes that research using animals should be well regulated, conducted humanely and only when there is no alternative.
RDS Online puts the research processes in context, to explain when animals need to be used.
http://www.rds-online.org.uk   (277 words)

  
 Americans for Medical Progress: Home
Alternatives to the use of animals are explored and the booklet explains why animal research is still necessary in the development of new treatments and cures.
It focuses on the current social, medical, legal and welfare environment in which medical research takes place.
The discovery, in research using laboratory rats, may lead to tests to confirm brain or spinal injury using just a few drops of blood.
http://www.ampef.org   (2664 words)

  
 Research Studies on the Sudarshan Kriya
The Art of Living International Research and Health Promotion Center aims to promote timely and scholarly investigation of the Sudarshan Kriya and related practices (SKandp) as they relate to physical, social, and emotional well-being.
Sudarshan Kriya® and its accompanying practices (SKandP) are time- honored stress management/health promotion techniques whose health benefits are being validated by modern medical science.
These simple, yet powerful breathing practices have a unique advantage over many other forms of treatment: they are free from unwanted side-effects, cut health care costs, and are easy to learn and practice in daily life.
http://www.artofliving.org/v2/research/research.htm   (234 words)

  
 Home
The mission of Albany Medical Center is a simple one: to provide the region with excellence in medical education, biomedical research, and patient care.
The Center is unique to this area in that it combines the strengths and resources of a prominent medical college, the skills of its faculty, and patient care services of a major hospital.
Prize in medicine is offered to encourage and recognize extraordinary and sustained contributions to improving healthcare and promoting innovative biomedical research.
http://www.amc.edu   (195 words)

  
 Public Agenda Issue Guide: Medical Research
Over the last century, medical research has arguably advanced human health more than all the previous 5,000 years combined.
But at the same time, advances in genetic research force us to address the social implications of being able to fundamentally alter our inner composition.
Scourges such as polio and measles have been virtually eliminated in the U.S., and we have vastly increased our arsenal of treatments to fight AIDS and cancer.
http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/frontdoor.cfm?issue_type=medical_research   (280 words)

  
 Duke University Medical
Duke University Medical Center is the youngest of the nation's leading medical centers and the hub of the Duke University Health System, a world-class health care network providing outstanding patient care, educating tomorrow's health care leaders and discovering new and better ways to treat disease through biomedical research.
Read about trends in clinical care, research and medical education.
School of Medicine, including Basic Science and Clinical Sciences Departments, School of Nursing, Physician Assistant Program, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Allied Health, Clinical Pastoral Education Duke and Community Medical Education.
http://www.duke.edu/medical   (194 words)

  
 BioMed Central BMC Medical Research Methodology
Articles on the methodology of epidemiological research, clinical trials and meta-analysis/systematic review are particularly encouraged, as are empirical studies of the associations between choice of methodology and study outcomes.
BMC Medical Research Methodology does not aim to publish articles describing scientific methods or techniques: these should be directed to the BMC journal covering the relevant biomedical subject area.
BMC Medical Research Methodology publishes original research articles in methodological approaches to healthcare research.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmedresmethodol   (672 words)

  
 NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
The CTC was established in 1988 as a research unit of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
The CTC's mission is to achieve best practice in health care and improve outcomes in Australia and internationally through the use of clinical trials research.
The CTC offers placements for postgraduate students, trains its own staff and runs short courses in the design and conduct of clinical trials as part of its undertaking to train people for Australian medical research.
http://www.ctc.usyd.edu.au   (202 words)

  
 MAPS: Medical Marijuana Research
Our brief's basic point is that these obstructions create more of a need for the medical necessity defense for patients who run into conflict with the police over their use of marijuana as medicine.
MAPS' goal is to initiate and fund a serious drug development research program aimed at proving to the satisfaction of the FDA that marijuana is safe and efficacious for specific medical uses and should become a legal, FDA-approved prescription medicine.
The initial MAPS-sponsored medical marijuana research efforts of Dr. Donald Abrams are discussed though MAPS is not mentioned.
http://www.maps.org/mmj   (9516 words)

  
 PND RFP Bulletin
Students, residents, or fellows of U.S.-accredited medical schools or institution are eligible for up to $2,500 to conduct small applied and clinical research projects in six categories....
Grants up to $75,000 are available to support caregivers, researchers, medical students and faculty focusing on hemophilia....
One- and two-year fellowships with stipends of up to $38,547 will be awarded to laboratory scientists at varying levels of education who are preparing for careers in public health and environmental health laboratory practice....
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_medical_research.jhtml   (557 words)

  
 AANS.org Research
The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) is determined to reduce these numbers, through research and education, one neurosurgical grant at a time.
Welcome to the NREF Home Page, your pathway to research programs and opportunities that will keep you informed about the ever-changing field of neurosurgery.
NREF ensures the continued viability and expansion of the field of neurological surgery, based on fundamental research in the basic sciences and clinical enterprises pertinent to neurosurgery.
http://www.aans.org/research   (500 words)

  
 Piedmont Medical Group
Our common bond is our commitment to quality, dedication to research, and superior service to our clients and research volunteers.
Over the years, our researchers have conducted more than 1,200 Phase II, III, and IV clinical trials in a wide range of therapeutic areas.
For over twenty years we've been conducting medical research.
http://www.piedmontmedical.com   (274 words)

  
 Medical News from News-Medical.Net > Medical News Headlines
News-Medical.Net is a free to access global medical news service for the consumer, medical professional and researcher.
As always if you think we can improve our medical news or the format we use to provide our news to you, please let us now by contacting editorial@news-medical.net.
Our sponsors provide valuable support to News-Medical.Net, please support this site by seeing what our sponsors have to offer.
http://www.news-medical.net   (650 words)

  
 Repligen and The Stanley Medical Research Institute Expand Development Agreement for Uridine for Bipolar Depression
The trial evaluated 19 patients and was carried out by investigators at McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric clinical care, teaching and research affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
"We are very pleased to receive additional support for our uridine program from The Stanley Medical Research Institute, a world leader in the support and development of new drugs for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia," stated Walter C. Herlihy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Repligen.
Repligen and The Stanley Medical Research Institute Expand Development Agreement for Uridine for Bipolar Depression
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-21-2005/0004174572&EDATE=   (919 words)

  
 HMRI Home Page
These are designed to illustrate the importance of laboratory research at HMRI to the practice of clinical medicine.
Huntington Medical Research Institutes was founded in 1952 and operates in five locations in Pasadena, California.
Each year a summer student program offers unique opportunities to explore careers in medical research.
http://www.hmri.org   (263 words)

  
 UK and EU Clinical Research and Medical Research Policy Portal
This site contains information on clinical research trials, trials of medical devices, and many other areas of clinical research in the UK and EU.
UK and EU Clinical Research and Medical Research Policy Portal
Welcome to ResearchCentric, an important resource for infomation about UK and EU medical research policy.
http://www.researchcentric.com   (543 words)

  
 USAMRIID
While our primary mission is to protect the warfighter, our research benefits civilians as well—a fact that was amply demonstrated by the events of fall 2001.
Since its inception in 1969, USAMRIID has spearheaded research to develop medical solutions—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and information—to protect our service members from biological threats.
Our unique capabilities include biosafety level-3 and -4 laboratories, world-class expertise in the generation of biological aerosols for testing candidate vaccines and therapeutics, and fully-accredited animal research facilities.
http://www.usamriid.army.mil   (377 words)

  
 Sydney Sleep and Circadian Research Group - The Woolcock
Sydney Sleep and Circadian Research Group - The Woolcock
http://www.sleepsydney.org   (9 words)

  
 Research!America - An Alliance for Discoveries in Health
Our 500 member institutions, organizations and businesses represent the voices of more than 100 million Americans who want medical and health research—including research to prevent disease, disability and injury and to promote health—to be a much higher national priority.
Members: The October issue of the Research Advocate is now available.
Board Member Jordan J. Cohen, MD, Association of American Medical Colleges, discusses research challenges facing academic medical centers.
http://www.researchamerica.org   (280 words)

  
 Thomas Jefferson University - Jefferson Medical College
Founded in 1824, Jefferson Medical College has awarded more than 27,000 medical degrees and has more living graduates than any other medical school in the nation.
It offers both traditional medical education programs and innovative joint degree programs to its enrollment of approximately 900 students each year.
The Thomas Jefferson University web site, its contents and programs, is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice nor is it intended to create any physician-patient relationship.
http://www.tju.edu/jmc   (129 words)

  
 Arthritis Research Campaign
A new clinical trial to be run in Leeds aims to prove that people in the city who have painful shoulder problems are among the best treated in the country.
The modular programme, to be accredited by the University of Brighton, will be of interest to those working in an extended role in rheumatology, including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and podiatrists, and will lead to a graduate certificate in rheumatology practice.
arc supports medical, biomedical and educational research through its competitive grants and fellowships schemes.
http://www.arc.org.uk   (414 words)

  
 The New England Journal of Medicine: Research & Review Articles on Diseases & Clinical Practice
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
The history of HER2 and trastuzumab treatment is a triumphal narrative of translational research.
The New England Journal of Medicine: Research & Review Articles on Diseases & Clinical Practice
http://content.nejm.org   (714 words)

  
 Medical World Search
MWSearch's interactive and expansive medical search engine is the most powerful tool for digging deep into the knowledge domain on any medical and health subject.
We would like to offer the Medical World Search engine to the students for accessing and learning health and medical information which are vitally important for everyone.
Most importantly, MWSearch provides you an intelligent medical search engine and dozens of special database search tools all in one place for you to search and drill down a medical or health topic to get difficult to find and reliable information.
http://www.mwsearch.com   (5304 words)

  
 NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council
The role of the NHMRC is to support excellence in research, health advice, and research and health ethics that leads to improvement in the health of all Australians.
Novel, innovative and cross-disciplinary research is being called for under the newly established Thinking Systems Program, a funding initiative being offered by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council.
»Accelerating the pace of health and medical research
http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc   (248 words)

  
 index
The medical research on Reiki is still preliminary.
Overview of published medical research on Reiki therapy
It is intended to promote Reiki use in hospitals and to connect Reiki practitioners of different lineages, their patients and physicians through summarizing and providing medical information about Reiki therapy.
http://www.reikimedresearch.com   (2632 words)

  
 Action Medical Research - home page
Action Medical Research is dedicated to building a better, healthier future for everyone.
We also need to develop better treatments for babies who require special care.
Touching Tiny Lives is the charity's major campaign to help sick and vulnerable babies.
http://www.action.org.uk   (93 words)

  
 Garvan Institute of Medical Research
For 40 years researchers at the Garvan Institute have been dedicated to the kind of medical research that aims to relieve human suffering and improve the quality of life for all people.
Garvan will continue to make leading contributions to international medical research that will improve the health of people here and around the world.
Garvan is internationally recognised as a leader in gene based medical research and is committed to delivering new insights into major diseases and novel ways to prevent and treat these disorders.
http://www.garvan.org.au   (239 words)

  
 Centre for Medical Web Research
The Centre for Medical Web Research would like to invite you to take part in our ongoing online studies, which are carried out in careful respect of your privacy, and in accordance with international conventions.
The material is in no way intended to replace professional medical care or attention by a qualified practitioner.
Click here - Conditions for use - Important legal information.
http://www.medicalwebresearch.org   (546 words)

  
 Review of the U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute's Toxicology Program -- Executive Summary
The major emphasis of NMRITD should be on applied toxicology with some long-range basic research that is targeted to solving the Navy's toxicological problems.
The Navy's process for acceptance of proposals and for funding should dictate the mixture of applied and basic research studies as defined by immediate and long-range needs.
Although the Navy's primary need is for applied toxicology, support should be given to basic research on matters that are unique to the Navy.
http://www.nap.edu/execsumm/NI000094.html   (3216 words)

  
 MedlinePlus: Understanding Medical Research
Medical Research: Clinical Trials (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
Evaluating Medical Research Findings and Clinical Trials (Family Caregiver Alliance)
Select services and providers for Understanding Medical Research in your area.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/understandingmedicalresearch.html   (215 words)

  
 Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Learn about the exciting world of medical research hands on from professionals working in the field.
Professor Christine Jenkins, well known leader of the Asthma Research Group at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has written the definative book “Know Your Asthma”.
Read the latest in respiratory and sleep research, updates on what's happening at the Institute, as well as information and tips to improve your health.
http://www.woolcock.org.au   (321 words)

  
 National Jewish Medical and Research Center - Home Page
This new 90,000-square-foot building will add four floors of research laboratories and two floors for patient care facilities.
Learn more about a fund to help children with severe food allergies and intolerances.
You’ll also learn about our programs and what to expect when you’re a patient at National Jewish.
http://www.njc.org   (480 words)

  
 Welcome to Medscape
The AUS convened to discuss funding for pelvic medicine research, impact of pelvic organ prolapse on body image, and much more.
Read on to review the current evidence for their use.
Charlotte Haug, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, asks if doctors can fix healthcare.
http://www.medscape.com   (322 words)

  
 About Us
AMRC aims to provide effective support and leadership for its members and the wider charity sector involved in medical and health research through the provision of information and guidance and a strong and credible representative voice.
AMRC does not conduct or provide funding for medical research.
The Institute of Child Health has been awarded a grant to improve the potential of gene therapy to treat children who have chronic granulomatous disorder.
http://www.amrc.org.uk   (162 words)

  
 e-Health Research Centre - Revolutionising the delivery of health services
Improved ways to access and analyse stored medical images and reports to better facilitate the staging of lung cancer patients
A trusted health data integration service delivering better health and research outcomes through novel data linkage mechanisms
ICT innovations for monitoring and self-management of stroke patients to overcome high care demands and homecare distance barriers
http://e-hrc.net   (233 words)

  
 British Pigeon Fanciers Medical Research
The following pages contain information and articles, resulting from over 25 years of research into the health problems associated with keeping pigeons and the ways of tackling them.
The contents of this site are copyright © 1999 by the British Pigeon Fanciers Medical Research Team
http://www.pigeon-lung.co.uk   (45 words)

  
 eMJA The Medical Journal of Australia
A patient with autism and severe depression: medical and ethical challenges for an adolescent medicine unit
Letter: Practical evidence in favour of mature-minor consent in primary care research
Confidential health care for adolescents: reconciling clinical evidence with family values
http://www.mja.com.au   (239 words)

  
 ClinicalTrials.gov - Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies
NIH Health Information - research supported by the National Institutes of Health
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
ClinicalTrials.gov - Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov   (170 words)

  
 Welcome to the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
is one of Australia's leading medical research centres and is recognised internationally as a leader in the field of research into HIV/AIDS.
The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Welcome to the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/nchecr   (74 words)

  
 Statistical Methods in Medical Research - A Medical Journal from Hodder Arnold
As techniques are constantly adopted by statisticians working both inside and outside the medical environment, this review journal aims to satisfy the increasing demand for accurate and up-to-the-minute information.
Statistical Methods in Medical Research - A Medical Journal from Hodder Arnold
Statistical Methods in Medical Research is the leading vehicle for review articles in all the main areas of medical statistics and is an essential reference for all medical statisticians.
http://www.arnoldpublishers.com/journals/pages/sta_met/09622802.htm   (175 words)

  
 Journal of Medical Internet Research - JMIR Home
While consensus has not emerged regarding the causes of disparities, they are generally thought to be related to sociocultural, behavioral, economic, environmental, biologic, or societal factors.
OPEN ACCESS peer-reviewed transdisciplinary journal on health and health care in the Internet age - and your e-Health research portal
"The leading peer-reviewed e-health journal (...) which stimulates research in the effectiveness of e-health applications"
http://www.jmir.org   (464 words)

  
 Scientific Medical Research - research of neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders
Our medical group is staffed with trained professionals who have extensive experience in clinical research.
engages in quality research while providing personal involvement in the care of our patients.
Scientific Medical Research - research of neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders
http://www.scientificmedicalresearch.com   (73 words)

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