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Ensuring Safe Food: From Production to Consumption

Committee to Ensure Safe Food from Production to Consumption,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Talks about the concerns associated with microbiological, chemical, and physical hazards in the food supply. This book discusses such issues as: What are the primary hazards associated with the food…

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Integrating Federal Statistics on Children: Report of a Workshop

Committee on National Statistics and Board on Children and Families,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Examines the adequacy of federal statistics on children and families. This volume includes papers on the relevant aspects of health care reform, family and community resources, interpersonal violence, the transition…

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An Evaluation of the Role of Microbiological Criteria for Foods and Food Ingredients

National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Food Protection,Subcommittee on Microbiological Criteria,National Academy of Sciences

The safety of US food supply depend on a program of careful microbiological control. This book provides an objective evaluation of microbiological criteria for foods and specific pathogens, and the…

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Developing New Contraceptives: Obstacles and Opportunities

National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Contraceptive Development,National Academy of Sciences

Presents an examination of contraceptive development in the United States, covering research, funding, regulation, product liability, and the effect of public opinion. This book provides a blueprint for substantial change…

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An Assessment of the National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Centers Program

National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine,Engineering and Public Policy,Committee on Science,Institute of Medicine

The National Science Foundation requested that the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the NAS, the NAE, and the IOM form a panel to evaluate the accomplishments of…

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Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology

Panel on Biological Issues,Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The attacks of September 11 and the release of anthrax spores revealed enormous vulnerabilities in the U.S. public-health infrastructure and suggested similar vulnerabilities in the agricultural infrastructure as well. The…

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Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem

Committee on Trauma Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

Provides a survey of what is known about injuries, and suggests that there is a vast need to know more. This book traces findings on the epidemiology of injuries, prevention…

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The Outlook for Science and Technology

Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior: Report of a Meeting

Committee on Population,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. This book of…

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Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology

Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The United States faces the challenge of maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency. This book provides 13 recommendations that propose a budgeting…

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Traumatic Injury Research at NIOSH

Committee to Review the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Research Program,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

The occurrences of both injury and death that take place on the job are a significant public health problem in the United States, causing a substantial human and economic burden…

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Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers

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Is the US producing too many PhDs? Does the current graduate education system adequately prepare science and engineering students for today’s marketplace? How do foreign students enter the picture? What…

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Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review the NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program,National Academy of Sciences

Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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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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Speaking of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse Populations

Committee on Communication for Behavior Change in the 21st Century: Improving the Health of Diverse Populations,Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Looks at the challenges of delivering important messages to different audiences. This work, using case studies in the areas of diabetes, mammography, and mass communication campaigns, examines the ways in…

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Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death: Summary of Workshops

National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population

Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death is the summary of two workshops conducted by The Committee on Population of the National Research Council at the National Academies to…

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Respiratory Diseases Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Committee to Review the NIOSH Respiratory Disease Research Program,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

Respiratory diseases caused by exposures to dangerous materials in the workplace have implications for worker health and, by extension, the national economy. This book reviews the RDRP to evaluate the…

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Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations

Committee on Oral Health Access to Services,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being yet only half of the population visits a dentist each year. Poor and minority children…

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Disability Evaluation Study Design: First Interim Report

Division of Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine,Committee on National Statistics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Mining Safety and Health Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program,Committee on Earth Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Rpt. no. 2, Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health –T.p. verso.

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Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States

Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. This book provides…

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Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . In order to keep the guidelines up to date, the Human Embryonic Stem Cell…

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Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform: Summary of a Workshop

Committee on National Statistics,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

This report was prepared in response to a request from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It summarizes the discussions at a February 1998…

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Final Report of the National Academies’ Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and 2010 Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council

In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the…

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PTSD Compensation and Military Service: Progress and Promise

Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Presents an assessment of how the US Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates veterans with possible post traumatic stress disorder and determines the level of disability support to which they are…

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Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Presents the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee’s set of amendments to the Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research . This report clarifies earlier recommendations and conclusions, including…

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Children’s Health, the Nation’s Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health

Committee on Evaluation of Children's Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Provides an examination of the information about children’s health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. This book describes what…

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Improving Schooling for Language Minority Children: A Research Agenda

Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? This book focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a…

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Research on Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Opportunities for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Research Directions in Human Biological Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation

Support for this project was provided by the National Academy of Sciences and the Uniformed Sciences University of the Health Sciences under Grant No. HT9404-12-1-0028. –Title page verso.

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The National Children’s Study Research Plan: A Review

Panel to Review the National Children's Study Research Plan,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

The National Children’s Study (NCS) is planned to be the largest long-term study of environmental and genetic effects on children’s health ever conducted in the United States. This book evaluates…

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Earth Materials and Health: Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health

Committee on Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Assesses the state of knowledge at the interface between the earth sciences and public health disciplines. This book identifies areas for collaborative research, including understanding the transport and bioavailability of…

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From Generation to Generation: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families

Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

Explores what we know about the development of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian children and youth from numerous countries of origin. Describing the status of immigrant children and youth as…

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Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences

Committee on Advances in Technology and the Prevention of Their Application to Next Generation Biowarfare Threats,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Biomedical advances have made it possible to manipulate features of living organisms in useful ways. This book examines the trends and objectives of research in public health, life sciences, and…

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Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report

Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight…

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Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming-Synthesis Panel,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

Offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming, and presents the authoring panel’s recommendations for US policy. This book analyzes understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect…

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Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students’ Motivation to Learn

Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

What is it about the school environment - pedagogy, curriculum, climate, organization - that encourages or discourages engagement in school activities? This book reviews research on what shapes adolescents’ school…

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Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010

Committee on Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010,Committee on Women in Science and Engineering,National Research Council

Based on a 2003 workshop, this study describes current public and private programs and recommends ways to recruit and retain more women and underrepresented minorities into clinical research, especially physician-scientists…

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Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries

Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries,National Research Council

Highlights the persistent disadvantages for young women relative to young men, the special needs of the poor, and youth living in sub-Saharan Africa, in the context of the transition to…

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Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food

Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Aims to help in creating regulations that are consistent, reliable, and ensure the best protection for the health of American consumers. This book addresses the concerns in food safety, such…

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Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary

Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration,Committee on Law and Justice,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Board on the Health of Select Populations

Presents the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations…

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U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health

Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries,Committee on Population,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved…

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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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The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks

Committee on Drug Use in Food Animals,Panel on Animal Health, Food Safety, and Public Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides an overview of why and how drugs are used in the major food-producing animal industries. This volume discusses the prevalence of human pathogens in foods of animal origin. It…

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A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA’s Bioastronautics Roadmap

Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Roadmap,National Research Council,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board

A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA’s Bioastronautics Roadmap (2006)

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Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects

Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Assists policymakers in evaluating the scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. This work feels that scrutiny…

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Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests: Review of the National Cancer Institute Report and Public Health Implications

Committee on Thyroid Screening Related to I-131 Exposure,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Exposure of the American People to I-131 from the Nevada Atomic Bomb Tests,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides an evaluation of the soundness of the methodology used by the NCI study to estimate: past radiation doses; possible health consequences of exposure to iodine-131; implications for clinical practice…

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Ensuring Safe Food: From Production to Consumption

Integrating Federal Statistics on Children: Report of a Workshop

An Evaluation of the Role of Microbiological Criteria for Foods and Food Ingredients

Developing New Contraceptives: Obstacles and Opportunities

An Assessment of the National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Centers Program

Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology

Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem

The Outlook for Science and Technology

Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior: Report of a Meeting

Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology

Traumatic Injury Research at NIOSH

Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers

Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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

Speaking of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse Populations

Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death: Summary of Workshops

Respiratory Diseases Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations

Disability Evaluation Study Design: First Interim Report

Mining Safety and Health Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States

Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform: Summary of a Workshop

Final Report of the National Academies’ Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and 2010 Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

PTSD Compensation and Military Service: Progress and Promise

Amendments to the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Children’s Health, the Nation’s Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health

Improving Schooling for Language Minority Children: A Research Agenda

Research on Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Opportunities for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

The National Children’s Study Research Plan: A Review

Earth Materials and Health: Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health

From Generation to Generation: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families

Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences

Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students’ Motivation to Learn

Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010

Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries

Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food

Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary

U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health

Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers

The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks

A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA’s Bioastronautics Roadmap

Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects

Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests: Review of the National Cancer Institute Report and Public Health Implications

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