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ISSUE GUIDES: Medical Research

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  • Notable events in the history of medical research
  • Leading causes of death in 1900 and 2004
  • National Institutes of Health budget history
  • National Institutes of Health research and development
  • International comparison of health research and development
  • Foundation giving
  • Foundation support for medical research
  • Number of patents for medical devices and pharmaceuticals
  • World pharmaceutical market
  • Pharmaceutical sales continue to rise
  • Pharmaceutical research and development expenditures
  • Research and development by industry
  • Drug trial process
  • Guidelines for animal research
  • Countries with bans on human cloning and/or genetic engineering
  • States with human cloning laws
  • In vitro fertilization fact sheet
  • Organ transplants in the United States
  • Notable events in the history of chemical and biological warfare
  • Biological weapons
  • Chemical weapons
  • Chemical and biological arsenals