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NIH funding of IBS Research



In the United States, the National Institutes of Health is the largest single entity providing funding for biomedical research. [1] In 2006 the NIH awarded 53,285 grants totalling $21 billion dollars. [2] Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a bowel disorder of unknown etiology characterized by abdominal pain with diarrhea and/or constipation. An estimated 15% of the US population is estimated to exhibit symptoms of IBS, with an annual medical and indirect costs estimated to range from $20 to $30 billion dollars. [3]

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Funding of IBS

 

According to the NIH's CRISP database, 1977 was the first year in which the NIH awarded a grant whose description included the phrase, "irritable bowel." [5] A small number of grants were awarded each year through the 1970s. The graph to the right shows the number of researchers receiving NIH grant awards for grants including the term "irritable bowel" for years 1974 to 2007. [6]

Recent Funding

In 2006, the NIH funded 56 projects [7] focusing on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, with a total disbursement of $18,787,710. [8]

Supporting Data

References

  1. ^ Medical Research Spending Doubled Over Past Decade, Neil Osterweil, MedPage Today, September 20, 2005.
  2. ^ TAGGS FY 2006 Annual Report. Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  3. ^ {{Hulisz D. (2004). "The burden of illness of irritable bowel syndrome: current challenges and hope for the future.". J Manag Care Pharm. 10 (4): 299-309. PMID 15298528.
  4. ^ NIH CRISP Search Tool, search for phrase Irritable Bowel. Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  5. ^ NIH CRISP Search Tool, search for phrase Irritable Bowel. Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  6. ^ NIH CRISP Search Tool, phrase search for Irritable Bowel for individual years. Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  7. ^ a b NIH CRISP Search Tool, phrase search for Irritable Bowel for year 2006. Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  8. ^ a b NIH Award Database. Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
 
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