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      Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem

      Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research,National Academy of Sciences

      Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly. This book presents an analysis that explores topics such as: improving awareness among the general public and…

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      Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers

      Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The US is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. This book aims to provide an image of what is known about the health and safety…

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      Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

      On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the continuing controversy…

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      Strategies to Leverage Research Funding: Guiding DOD’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Programs

      Committee on Alternative Funding Strategies for DOD's Peer Reviewed Medical Research Programs,National Academy of Sciences

      The Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs were instituted through line item appropriations by the US Congress to fund peer-reviewed research into various cancers, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis…

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      Working Families and Growing Kids: Caring for Children and Adolescents

      Committee on Family and Work Policies,National Research Council

      An informative mix of data and discussion, this text presents conclusions and recommendations for policies that can respond to the new conditions shaping America’s working families. The book also evaluates…

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      Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education…

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      New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research: A Blueprint for Action

      Committee on New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research,National Academy of Sciences

      A report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, it identifies priority areas for research to develop contraceptives. It highlights technologies and approaches to biomedical research, including genomics…

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      The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation’s Elderly: Evaluating Coverage of Nutrition Services for the Medicare Population

      Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries,Food and Nutrition Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses the role of nutrition therapy in the management of a number of diseases. This book also examines what the elderly receive in the way of nutrition services along the…

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      The Future of Home Health Care: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. However, there often is not a strong link between medical care…

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      Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research: Workshop Report

      Committee on Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research,National Research Council

      Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research

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      Necessity, Use, and Care of Laboratory Dogs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

      For many years, laboratory dogs have served as important animal models for biomedical research that has advanced human health. Conducted at the request of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…

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      International Animal Research Regulations: Impact on Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Policy and Global Affairs

      Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders…

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      Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity

      Committee on the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research,National Research Council

      For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, recent advances in alternate…

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      New Treatments for Addiction: Behavioral, Ethical, Legal, and Social Questions

      Committee on Immunotherapies and Sustained-Release Formulations for Treating Drug Addiction,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      New and improved therapies to treat and protect against drug dependence and abuse are urgently needed. This book helps develop medications that can block or significantly attenuate the psychoactive effects…

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      Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Prevention Programs: Summary of a Workshop

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Interest in the role that decision making plays in adolescents’ involvement in high-risk behaviors led the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of…

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      Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the Indian National Science Academy, and the Indian Council of Medical Research

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation

      An estimated 8.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2010 and 1.4 million died from the disease. Although antibiotics to treat TB were developed in the 1950s and…

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      Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health: Unfinished Business

      Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH's Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities,National Academy of Sciences

      This review of the National Institute of Health (NIH) plan to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities was undertaken by experts chosen by the National Research Council. The…

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      Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children

      Committee on Ethical Issues in Housing-Related Health Hazard Research Involving Children, Youth, and Families,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores the ethical issues posed when conducting research designed to identify, understand, or ameliorate housing-related health hazards among children. Such research involves children as subjects and is conducted in the…

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      Nonhuman Primate Models in Biomedical Research

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Health and Medicine Division, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on the State of the Science and Future Needs for Nonhuman Primate Model Systems

      Nonhuman primates represent a small fraction of animals used in biomedical research, but they remain important research models due to their similarities to humans with respect to genetic makeup, anatomy…

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      Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza: Scientific Inquiry, Communication, Controversy: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Board on Global Health

      When, in late 2011, it became public knowledge that two research groups had submitted for publication manuscripts that reported on their work on mammalian transmissibility of a lethal H5N1 avian…

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      Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to examine…

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      Ensuring Environmental Health in Postindustrial Cities: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research, and Medicine held a regional workshop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 13, 2003. This title presents a summary of the…

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      Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States: Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact…

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      New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research

      Committee on Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade: Phase II,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Committee on Law and Justice

      In 1993, the National Research Council (NRC) issued the report, Under-standing Child Abuse and Neglect, which provided an overview of the research on child abuse and neglect. This title updates…

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      Exploring Challenges, Progress, and New Models for Engaging the Public in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Clinical Research Roundtable Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Clinical Research Roundtable,National Academy of Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Offers a summary of a workshop focused on exploring the role of the public in the Clinical Research Enterprise. This report identifies four challenges: enhancing public participation in clinical research…

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      Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: The Greater Houston Metropolitan Area: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Houston is struggling with many of the environmental problems that most of the nation’s major metropolitan areas are struggling with - transportation, water and air pollution, flooding, and major demographic…

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      Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients)

      A Report of the Panel on Macronutrients,Subcommittees on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients and Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes,The Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents dietary reference values for the intakes of nutrients. This book establishes recommendations for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids. It also includes recommendations for…

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      Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and…

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      Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they…

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      Giving Full Measure to Countermeasures: Addressing Problems in the DOD Program to Develop Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents

      Committee on Accelerating the Research, Development, and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents,National Research Council

      Substantial efforts have been initiated to develop new drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biological agents that could be used in bioterrorist attacks against civilian populations. This book identifies…

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      The Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory’s Thyroid Function Study: A Radiological Risk and Ethical Analysis

      Committee on the Evaluation of 1950s Air Force Human Health Testing in Alaska Using Radioactive Iodine-131,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In 1956 and 1957, the US Air Force’s former Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory conducted a study of the role of the thyroid in human acclimatization to cold. This book evaluates the…

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