To help treat cancer of the breast, kidney, or uterus. Progestins help change the cancer cell's ability to react to other hormones and proteins that cause tumor growth. In this way, progestins can stop the growth of a tumor. To test the body's production of certain hormones such as estrogen.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NIOSH is the only Federal agency tasked with conducting research to prevent worker injury and illness.
Extra Training (Extra Military Instruction) The term extra military instruction (EMI) is used to describe the practice of assigning extra tasks to a servicemember who is exhibiting behavioral or performance deficiencies for the purpose of correcting those deficiencies through the performance of the assigned tasks.