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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 Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH

Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

Examines the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health personal protective technology program. This book focuses on the relevance and impact of this program in reducing hazardous exposures and in…

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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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Enhancing the Vitality of the National Institutes of Health: Organizational Change to Meet New Challenges

Committee on the Organizational Structure of the National Institutes of Health,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies

In 2002, in response to a request from Congress, the National Academy of Sciences formed a committee charged with determining the optimal organizational structure for the National Institutes of Health…

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Advancing Nuclear Medicine Through Innovation

Committee on State of the Science of Nuclear Medicine,National Research Council

Highlights the opportunities in nuclear medicine, which include assessing the efficacy of new drugs in development, individualizing treatment to the patient, and understanding the biology of human diseases. This book…

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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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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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BioWatch PCR Assays: Building Confidence, Ensuring Reliability: Abbreviated Version

National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network…

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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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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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Technologies to Enable Autonomous Detection for BioWatch: Ensuring Timely and Accurate Information for Public Health Officials: Workshop Summary

National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy

The BioWatch program, funded and overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has three main elements - sampling, analysis, and response - each coordinated by different agencies. This title…

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BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance: Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version

Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System,National Research Council

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of…

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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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Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program

Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program,Board on Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

Provides the managers of the MMRS program and others concerned about local capabilities to cope with Chemical, Biological or Radiological terrorism with three evaluation tools and a three-part assessment method…

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

Committee to Review the NIOSH Construction Research Program,National Research Council

Evaluates the relevance and impact of The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Construction Research Program in terms of its research priorities and its connection to improvements in the…

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Ethical Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners

Committee on Ethical Considerations for Revisions to DHHS Regulations for Protection of Prisoners Involved in Research,National Academy of Sciences

Emphasizes five actions to provide prisoners involved in research with protections: expand the definition of ‘prisoner’; ensure standards of protection; shift from a category-based to a risk-benefit approach to research…

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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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Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2015 Letter Report

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks

Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review…

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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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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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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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The CTSA Program at NIH: Opportunities for Advancing Clinical and Translational Research

Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

In 2006 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, recognizing the need for a new impetus to encourage clinical and translational research…

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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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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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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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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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The Dynamics of Disability: Measuring and Monitoring Disability for Social Security Programs

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

Provides analysis and recommendations in areas such as understanding the social, economic, and physical environmental factors in determining eligibility for disability benefits; developing and implementing a monitoring system to measure…

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

The Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH

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

Enhancing the Vitality of the National Institutes of Health: Organizational Change to Meet New Challenges

Advancing Nuclear Medicine Through Innovation

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

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

BioWatch PCR Assays: Building Confidence, Ensuring Reliability: Abbreviated Version

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

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

Technologies to Enable Autonomous Detection for BioWatch: Ensuring Timely and Accurate Information for Public Health Officials: Workshop Summary

BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance: Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version

Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010

Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program

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

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

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

Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity

Traumatic Injury Research at NIOSH

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

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

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

Ethical Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners

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

Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2015 Letter Report

The National Children’s Study Research Plan: A Review

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

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

The CTSA Program at NIH: Opportunities for Advancing Clinical and Translational Research

Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences

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

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

Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food

The Dynamics of Disability: Measuring and Monitoring Disability for Social Security Programs

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

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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