tailieunhanh - The Chemistry Of Health

The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, a nationally representative survey of 4,350 adults age 19 and older, presents new information on the health insurance coverage of Americans and the health and financial consequences families face when they experience breaks in insurance. (See Appendix for a description of survey methodology.) The survey, conducted between August 2005 and January 2006, finds that while the lowest-income families have always been most at risk of not having insurance coverage, more moderate- and middle-income earners and their families are also in jeopardy. In addition, one of five of all adults under age 65. | The HBA1T . DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences Much of the science described in The Chemistry of Health has been funded through . tax dollars invested in biomedical research projects at universities. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences which funded most of these research projects is unique among the components of the National Institutes of Health in that its main goal is to promote basic biomedical research that at first may not be linked to any particular body part or disease. In time however these scientific studies on the most fundamental of life s processes what goes on inside and between cells can shed light on important health issues including what causes certain diseases and how to treat them safely and effectively. Written by Alison Davis under contract HHSN263200800496P Produced by the Office of Communications and Public Liaison National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institutes of Health . Department of Health and Human Services To learn more about NIGMS or to order free educational resources about science and medicine visit http . On the Cover 1 Ocean 11 Lola Eniola-Adefeso Scott Galvin 2 Foxglove 12 Plant cells 3 Rainforest 13 Periodic table 4 Cone snail Kerry Matz 14 Medications 5 Blood vial 15 GFP froglet Jonathan Slack 6 Virginia Cornish Virginia Corns 16 Multi-well plate 7 Head scan 17 Nano rainbow Shuming Nie 8 Adrenergic receptor 18 Hen egg lysozyme crystals Alex McPherson 9 Ram Sasisekharan L. Barry Hetherington 19 Golden gene chips Hao Yan Yonggang Ke 10 Tiny points of light Sandra Rosenthal 20 Plant cells James McBride Stephen Pennycook Disease . Pollution. Hunger. Global warming. Did you realize that chemistry plays a key role in helping us solve some of the most serious problems facing our world today Chemists want to know. They want to find the building blocks of the chemical universe the molecules that .