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      Marijuana as Medicine?: The Science beyond the Controversy

      Alison Mack,Janet Joy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Based on findings from an Institute of Medicine study on marijuana and medicine, this book provides patients with a foundation for making decisions about their own health care. This volume…

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      Impact of the Global Medical Supply Chain on SNS Operations and Communications: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) with a focus on procuring and managing medical countermeasures (MCM) designed to address chemical, biological, radiological…

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      Global Health Impacts of Vector-Borne Diseases: Workshop Summary

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

      Pathogens transmitted among humans, animals, or plants by insects and arthropod vectors have been responsible for significant morbidity and mortality throughout recorded history. Such vector-borne diseases ? including malaria, dengue…

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      Global Health Risk Framework: Governance for Global Health: Workshop Summary

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

      Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well…

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      Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Summarizes what we know about marijuana from evidence-based medicine. This book helps the reader understand what science has to say about medical marijuana but also the logic behind the scientific…

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      Guatemala: Human Rights and the Myrna Mack Case

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Human Rights

      Two members of the Committee on Human Rights, NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of 2 high-level…

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      Summary of a Workshop on Research in Multiple Sclerosis, April 5-6, 2001

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Janet E. Joy,Miriam Davis,National Academy of Sciences

      Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future identifies promising areas of multiple sclerosis (MS) research based on a strategic analysis of the current state of knowledge. This title…

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      The Myrna Mack Case: An Update

      Committee on Human Rights,Office of International Affairs,National Academy of Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,National Academy of Engineering

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      Is Soccer Bad for Children’s Heads?: Summary of the IOM Workshop on Neuropsychological Consequences of Head Impact in Youth Soccer

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Janet E. Joy,Margie Patlak,National Academy of Sciences

      To explore whether soccer playing puts youths at risk for lasting brain damage, the Institute of Medicine brought together experts in head injury, sports medicine, pediatrics, and bioengineering. In a…

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      Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality

      Committee on Identifying Priority Areas for Quality Improvement,Board on Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      A new release in the Quality Chasm Series, Priority Areas for National Action recommends a set of 20 priority areas that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and…

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      Leadership by Example: Coordinating Government Roles in Improving Health Care Quality

      Committee on Enhancing Federal Healthcare Quality Programs,Institute of Medicine

      The federal government operates six major health care programs that serve nearly 100 million Americans. This book explores how the federal government can leverage its unique position as regulator, purchaser…

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      Learning From SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak, Workshop Summary

      Examines the response to SARS by public health systems in individual countries, and the biology of the SARS coronavirus and related coronaviruses in animals. This work provides a survey of…

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      1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit: A Focus on Communities

      Committee on the Crossing the Quality Chasm: Next Steps Toward a New Health Care System,National Academy of Sciences

      In January 2004, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) hosted the 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit, convening a group of national and community health care leaders to pool their…

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      Fostering Rapid Advances in Health Care: Learning from System Demonstrations

      Committee on Rapid Advance Demonstration Projects: Health Care Finance and Delivery Systems,National Academy of Sciences

      In response to a request from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine convened a committee to identify possible demonstration projects that might…

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      Saving Women’s Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis

      Committee on New Approaches to Early Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer,Institute of Medicine

      Due to the combination of improved treatments and the benefits of mammography screening, breast cancer mortality has decreased steadily since 1989. Building on the 2001 report Mammography and Beyond…

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