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Committee Report - Senate Rpt. 107-84 - DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATION BILL, 2002
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASE (NIDDK)
Kidney disease clinical research - It has been brought to the Committee's attention that the lack of a permanent infrastructure for clinical trials to study kidney disease is hampering the translation of basic research discoveries to the bedside. In order to provide an organizational framework, the Committee urges the NIDDK to make resources available to plan the development of a Cooperative Clinical Trials Group Program for Kidney Disease Research.
Parity for kidney research - The Committee is concerned that the resources available to conduct kidney research are not keeping pace with inflation. The Committee urges the NIDDK to review the current funding policy and provide increased funding for kidney disease research.
Committee Report - House Rpt. 107-229 - DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATION BILL, 2002
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASE (NIDDK)
Kidney Disease - The yearly mortality rate for dialysis patients is approximately 20 percent and it is estimated that the renal failure population will double over the next 10 years. The Committee urges NIDDK to enhance kidney disease research through all available mechanisms, as appropriate, including clinical trials. The Committee requests that the Director of the Institute be prepared to give a progress report at the fiscal year 2003 appropriations hearing. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact the ASN Government Relations Department at 202-367-1175.