Transmissable Spongiform Encephalopathies Research will be supported by the NIH director's discretionary fund, HHS Secretary Thompson states. American Academy of Pediatricians guidelines suggest medication with behavioral therapy should be advised where appropriate, and patients should be monitored. The study will focus on attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, tics and language and speech deficits. Institute of Medicine finds evidence is inadequate to link thimerosal exposure from childhood vaccines to neurodevelopmental disorders. Pharmacogenetics Research Network Funding is provided to four new members by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Institutes also fund two new protein structure initiative members.
Oral Health Disparities Reduction Initiatives are approved by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research advisory council. The first concept would provide resources to minority-serving dental schools to establish research infrastructure and recruit and retain staff with research expertise. Temporomandibular Joint Implant And Sjogren's Syndrome Registry are approved as research concepts by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research advisory council. The Sjogren's initiative also would establish uniform diagnostic criteria. The registries would provide a research resource for use by all countries.