A coalition of advoates for biomedical research joined key House Democrats this week in pushing for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and warned that the United States will fall behind in biomedical innovation if Congress continues to cut or flat-line the agency's budget. ACT for NIH -- a nonpartisan group of philanthropists, patients, scientists, and research advocates -- kicked off a campaign Wednesday (Sept. 24) to restore NIH's budget; and a key House Energy and Commerce Democrat...