More Than $119 Million Awarded To States And Territories

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $119 million to states and U.S. territories to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and decrease smoking-the four most important actions for combating chronic diseases and promoting health. This money supports the ...

Researcher Awarded $2 Million To Tackle Elephantiasis, River Blindness

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

In an effort to eliminate the tropical diseases elephantiasis and river blindness, a Michigan State University researcher has been awarded $2 million to reformulate an existing drug that could stop the debilitating diseases in their tracks. Charles Mackenzie, a professor of veterinary pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, was ...

More Than $180,000 In Grants Awarded To Schools And Community Groups To Help Fight Childhood Obesity

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has awarded more than 265 grants of up to $1,000 to schools and youth-focused, community-based organizations in 35 states and the District of Columbia that have developed programs to fight childhood obesity in their communities. UnitedHealth HEROES Grants were awarded to programs that have demonstrated ...

ASCP Foundation Awarded Grant For Medication Optimization Study Using Monitor-RX

Monday, January 25th, 2010

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Foundation has been awarded a grant in the amount of $93,465 from the Center for Technology and Aging for a research project utilizing Monitor-Rx to optimize the medication regimens of older adults. The ASCP Foundation was selected as one of five grant recipients ...

Geisinger Researchers Awarded Funds For Personalized Healthcare Project

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Researchers at Geisinger Medical Center recently received funding totaling more than $44,000 from a Geisinger Health System (GHS) - NYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) collaborative project focusing on personalized healthcare. The grant, titled "Expanding Comparative Effectiveness Research in Orthopedics by Capturing Uniform Measures of Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes at Two ...