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NIH Finalizes Plans for Public Research Archive
The National Institutes of Health has announced a new policy intended to create a public archive of publications that result from NIH-funded research.
Beginning May 2, NIH-funded scientists are requested to submit an electronic version of the final manuscript of any research paper that results from NIH funding upon acceptance for publication. Researchers will be given the flexibility to designate a specific time for public release, ranging from immediately after publication to a 12-month delay.
Articles will be made publicly available through PubMed Central, the NIH's digital repository of peer-reviewed research that is maintained by the National Library of Medicine. The new policy is an amended version of a draft proposal made in September (see News, Vol. 96, No. 19, p. 1416). The agency received more than 6,000 public comments on that policy.
See also News, Vol. 96, No. 19, p. 1416, "Proposal for Public Archive Draws Support, Criticism."
NCI Budget Nearly Flat in 2006 Request
The National Cancer Institute will receive just 0.3% more in funding in 2006 than it did in 2005 if the president's proposed 2006 budget is approved.
According to President Bush's proposed budget, which was released February 7, spending at NCI and other National Institutes of Health institutes and centers will remain relatively flat, with $28.7 billion requested for all of NIH (a 0.5% change from 2005). NCI would receive $4.84 billion, $16.5 million more than last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would receive $7.5 billion (down 6.5% from 2005). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration would receive a 4.4% increase to $1.9 billion, which includes a 25% increase for the Office of Drug Safety.
A copy of the 2006 president's budget for HHS is available at http://www.hhs.gov/budget/docbudget.htm.
HHS Issues 11th Report on Human Carcinogens
The Department of Health and Human Services has released its 11th Report on Carcinogens, which this year adds several types of radiation—and for the first time, three viruses—to the list of known human carcinogens.
In the "known to be human carcinogens" category, six substances have been added to the list. For the first time, three viruses have been listed. They are hepatitis B and C viruses, which can cause liver cancer, and human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer. Three types of radiation—X-ray radiation, gamma radiation, and neutron radiation—have also been added.
Eleven substances have been added to the "reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens" category. Among the substances listed are several chemicals used in the production of dyes and other industrial chemicals, lead and lead compounds, and three chemicals formed when foods are cooked at high temperatures.
The Report on Carcinogens, 11th Edition, is available online from the National Toxicology Program at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov.
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