Obama seeks $215 million for unique medical plan

Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has sought $215 million for an effort that will match patients' genetic and physiological data to treat their health conditions more precisely. Details of the plan come as Obama prepares to release his fiscal year 2016 budget request to Congress Feb 2, the scientific journal Nature reported. The White House is seeking $130 million for the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a national cohort of at least one million volunteers for