Bluebird Nest Monitors Needed
Listen up, bird lovers. NIH is having great success this year with
its project to attract mosquito-eating bluebirds to campus. "To
date we have had five successful nests fledge a total of 25 new
bluebirds," reported Lynn Mueller, NIH landscape architect. "The
second nesting is soon approaching. However, my volunteer monitors
are thinning out and I sure would like to have more bird lovers
to help check some of the campus boxes on a weekly basis or as
time allows." There are 50 boxes around the perimeter and anyone
interested could monitor a dozen or so near their office or parking
area, then report what they find to Mueller. For details, call
Mueller, (301) 496-4817.
Healthy Volunteers Needed
Doctors at NIH are conducting a study that examines the tongue.
Call 1-800-411-1222, TTY 1-866-411-1010. Refer to study 01-CC-0044.
Compensation is provided.
Want To Quit Smoking?
As part of a smoking cessation research study sponsored by the
National Cancer Institute, the department of psychology at American
University is offering free group counseling for smokers who
want to quit. The treatment entails meeting once a week for 90
minutes over 2 months. Participants must be regular smokers over
the age of 18 who are interested in quitting. For more information
or to sign up for a group, call (202) 885-1784.
Female Volunteers Needed
The Behavioral Endocrinology Branch, NIMH, seeks healthy female
volunteers ages 40-50 to participate in longitudinal studies
of the perimenopause. Volunteers must have regular menstrual
cycles and be medication-free. Periodic hormonal evaluations,
symptom ratings and occasional interviews will be performed.
Subjects will be paid. Call Linda Simpson-St. Clair, (301) 496-9576
(TTY 1-866-411-1010).
Are You a Woman Who Has Been Depressed?
NIMH is looking for female volunteers to participate in a study
that examines the role of hormones in depression. Participants
should have experienced depression in the past but not be currently
depressed, be between ages 18-45, be medically healthy and not
be taking any medications, including birth control pills. Study
includes thorough evaluations and compensation. For more information
call Linda Simpson-St. Clair, (301) 496-9576 (TTY 1-866-411-1010).
Study of Ovarian Function
Do you think you have Lyme disease? People with active Lyme disease
are invited to participate in a study at NIH. Evaluation and
treatment provided. For information call (301) 496-8412.
