HHS ANNOUNCES RESEARCH PLAN TO FIGHT AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

From: Regulatory Intelligence Data | Date: January 10, 2003| Author: INDSTRY GROUP 80 | Copyright information


Regulatory Intelligence Data

01-10-2003

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the release of a
comprehensive research plan from HHS' National Institutes of Health (NIH)
to fight autoimmune diseases, a collection of disorders including multiple
sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis that affect an estimated 14 to 22 million
Americans. The plan will foster research to identify genetic, environmental
and infectious causes of autoimmune diseas...

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