Medical Research Law & Policy Report® Index-Summary

NANOTECHNOLOGY

– America COMPETES Act, House priorities, 75; reauthorization, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5116
– Canada, interim policy, 225
– Collaboration, White House science advisors report, 177
– Coordinating policy, White House meeting, 225
– Md. nanobiotechnology benefits study, 253
– Natl. Nanotechnology Initiative, House priorities, 75
– Registry, 560
– Safety

– – FDA program

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2942

– – Toxicity research urged, 224
– – White House panel raises issues, 224

– Strategic plan from federal agencies, 693

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

– Appointments

– – Cancer chief sworn in, 456
– – Child health chief named, 488
– – Principal deputy named, 559

– Budget

– – Basic research funding, congressional briefing, 176
– – Director comments, 275
– – FY2011 budget proposal, 71; relative purchasing power, 373
– – Governors' letter, 246
– – Stimulus funding, report, 75

– Conflicts of interest

– – Baylor compliance, NIH concerns, 86
– – Discipline for NIH ethics officer, 698
– – Final policy expected from NIH, 796

– Grants

See GRANTS

– Grassley questions travel costs, 150; discipline for ethics officer, 698
– NCI Cooperative Group Program, overhaul sought, 245
– Peer review data, federal privilege (D. Del.), 338
– Recovery Act spending

– – Construction grants, HHS IG report, 633
– – GAO report, 632

– Research activities report, 625
– Semiannual agenda, 272; proposed rule, 335; discussed, 499; HHS panel comments, 503; speakers comment, 667
– Translational medicine center, 786

NEBRASKA

– Newborn screening, 26

NEW JERSEY

– Brain injury grants, 55; award options, 564
– Cancer registry, 762
– Spinal cord research grants, 348

NEW MEXICO

– Chimpanzees, governor appeals for, 563; USDA probe sought, 761

NEW YORK

– Animal testing, mental health office records (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 749
– Clinical trials, medical research consortium, 413
– Human subject protection, health worker retaliation suit (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 663
– Stem cell research funding, 220

NIGERIA

– Clinical trial injuries and Trovan (U.S., brief filed), 368; (rev den), 401; limited discovery (S.D.N.Y.), 689
– Disbursement of Trovan settlement, 73

NIH

See NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

NORTH CAROLINA

– Nuclear waste, interstate disposal compact with Ala. (U.S., oral arg), 54; no liability for N.C., 377; equitable claims, 525