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      Rapid Medical Countermeasure Response to Infectious Diseases: Enabling Sustainable Capabilities Through Ongoing Public- and Private-Sector Partnerships: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Microbial Threats

      Report of the Enabling Rapid Response and Sustained Capability with Medical Countermeasures to Mitigate Risk of Emerging Infectious Diseases: an Institute of Medicine Workshop which took place at the National…

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      Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reducing the Treatment Gap, Improving Quality of Care: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders,Institute of Medicine,Forum on Health and Nutrition,Uganda Academy of Sciences

      Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of…

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      Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections: Assessing the Capabilities of the Public and Private Sectors, Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Academy of Sciences

      The Forum on Emerging Infections was created in 1996 in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The goal…

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      Shortening the Time Line for New Cancer Treatments

      Joseph P. Newhouse,Hellen Gelband

      Examines the steps involved in developing treatments for cancer. The recommendations in this book are offered to organisations such as the National Cancer Institute and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries…

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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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      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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      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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      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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      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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