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Risk Communication and Vaccination
Workshop Summary
Av Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine m. fl.
E-bok, 1997
482 kr
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Risk Communication and Vaccination
Workshop Summary
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
1387 kr
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Vaccine Safety Forum
Summaries of Two Workshops
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Häftad, 1997
1372 kr
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On November 6, 1995, the Institute of Medicine's Vaccine Safety Forum convened a workshop on detecting and responding to adverse events following vaccination. Workshop speakers and participants discussed the difficulties in detecting adverse events, current adverse events detection and response …
Immunization Safety Review
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
586 kr
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Immunization is widely regarded as one of the most effective and beneficial tools for protecting the public's health. In the United States, immunization programs have resulted in the eradication of smallpox, the elimination of polio, and the control and near elimination of once-common, often …
Scientific and Policy Considerations in Developing Smallpox Vaccination Options
A Workshop Report
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Häftad, 2002
523 kr
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At the World Health Assembly in May 1980, the World Health Organization declared the world free of smallpox. Smallpox vaccination of civilians is now indicated only for laboratory workers directly involved with smallpox or closely related orthopox viruses. However recent questions raised by the …
Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam
Interim Findings and Recommendations
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
700 kr
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From 1962 to 1971, US military forces sprayed more than 19 million gallons of herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that helped conceal opposition forces, to destroy crops that enemy forces might depend on, and to clear tall grass and bushes from around the perimeters of US base …
Immunization Safety Review
Influenza Vaccines and Neurological Complications
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
813 kr
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Infection with the influenza virus can have a serious effect on the health of people of all ages, although it is particularly worrisome for infants, the elderly, and people with underlying heart or lung problems. A vaccine exists (the a /flua shot) that can greatly decrease the impact of influenza. …
Public Financing and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Care
Securing the Legacy of Ryan White
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
964 kr
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Each year it is estimated that approximately 40,000 people in the U.S. are newly infected with HIV. In the late 1990s, the number of deaths from AIDS dropped 43% as a result of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Unfortunately, the complex system currently in place for financing and delivering …
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
863 kr
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Integration of complementary and alternative medicine therapies (CAM) with conventional medicine is occurring in hospitals and physicians offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are covering CAM therapies, insurance coverage for CAM is increasing, and integrative medicine centers and …
Smallpox Vaccination Program
Public Health in an Age of Terrorism
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
888 kr
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December 13, 2002, the president of the United States announced that smallpox vaccination would be offered to some categories of civilians and administered to members of the military and government representatives in high-risk areas of the world. The events that precipitated that historic …
Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century
Av Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
714 kr
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The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation''s public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public''s Health in the 21st Century …
Damp Indoor Spaces and Health
Av Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
785 kr
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Almost all homes, apartments, and commercial buildings will experienceleaks, flooding, or other forms of excessive indoor dampness at some point.Not only is excessive dampness a health problem by itself, it also contributesto several other potentially problematic types of situations. Molds and …
Preventing Childhood Obesity
Health in the Balance
Av Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
785 kr
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Children''s health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the reduction of infant and earlychildhood mortality. Given this trajectory toward a healthier childhood, …
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States
Av Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
892 kr
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Integration of complementary and alternative medicine therapies (CAM) with conventional medicine is occurring in hospitals and physicians offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are covering CAM therapies, insurance coverage for CAM is increasing, and integrative medicine centers and …
Veterans and Agent Orange
Update 2004
Av Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Fifth Biennial Update), Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
1472 kr
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Sixth in a series of congressionally mandated studies, this book is an updated review and evaluation of the available evidence regarding the statistical assoication between exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes suspected to be linked with such exposure. This …
Smallpox Vaccination Program
Public Health in an Age of Terrorism
Av Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
981 kr
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December 13, 2002, the president of the United States announced that smallpox vaccination would be offered to some categories of civilians and administered to members of the military and government representatives in high-risk areas of the world. The events that precipitated that historic …
Vaccine Safety Research, Data Access, and Public Trust
Av Committee on the Review of the National Immunization Program's Research Procedures and Data Sharing Program, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
681 kr
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The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) is a large, linked database of patient information that was developed jointly by CDC and several private managed care organizations in 1991. It includes data on vaccination histories, health outcomes, and characteristics of more than 7 million patients of eight …
Gulf War and Health
Volume 3: Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propellants
Av and Synthetic Chemical Compounds Committee on Gulf War and Health: Literature Review of Selected Environmental Particulates, Pollutants, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
1248 kr
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The third in a series of congressionally mandated reports on Gulf War veterans'' health, this volume evaluates the long-term, human health effects associated with exposure to selected environmental agents, pollutants, and synthetic chemical compounds believed to have been present during the Gulf …
Gulf War and Health
Updated Literature Review of Sarin
Av Committee on Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Sarin, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
641 kr
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The Gulf War in 1990-1991 was considered a brief and successful military operation, with few injuries or deaths of US troops. The war began in August 1990, and the last US ground troops returned home by June 1991. Although most Gulf War veterans resumed their normal activities, many soon began …
Immunization Safety Review
Vaccines and Autism
Av Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
767 kr
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This eighth and final report of the Immunization Safety Review Committee examines the hypothesis that vaccines, specifically the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and thimerosal-containing vaccines, are causally associated with autism. The committee reviewed the extant published and unpublished …
Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System
Av Committee on Poison Prevention and Control, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
874 kr
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Poisoning is a far more serious health problem in the U.S. than has generallybeen recognized. It is estimated that more than 4 million poisoning episodesoccur annually, with approximately 300,000 cases leading to hospitalization.The field of poison prevention provides some of the most celebrated …
Veterans and Agent Orange
Length of Presumptive Period for Association Between Exposure and Respiratory Cancer
Av Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
416 kr
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From 1962 to 1971, US military forces sprayed herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that helped conceal opposition forces, to destroy crops that enemy forces might depend on, and to clear tall grasses and bushes from the perimeters of US base camps and outlying fire-support …
New Treatments for Addiction
Behavioral, Ethical, Legal, and Social Questions
Av Committee on Immunotherapies and Sustained-Release Formulations for Treating Drug Addiction, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral, Cognitive m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
803 kr
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New and improved therapies to treat and protect against drug dependence andabuse are urgently needed. In the United States alone about 50 million people regularlysmoke tobacco and another 5 million are addicted to other drugs. In a givenyear, millions of these individuals attempt—with or without …
Measuring What Matters
Allocation, Planning, and Quality Assessment for the Ryan White CARE Act
Av and Evaluation Committee on the Ryan White CARE Act: Data for Resource Allocation, Planning, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
820 kr
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The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act gives fundingto cities, states, and other public and private entities to provide care and supportservices to individuals with HIV and AIDS who have low-incomes and little or noinsurance. The CARE Act is a discretionary program that …
Medicolegal Death Investigation System
Workshop Summary
Av Committee for the Workshop on the Medicolegal Death Investigation System, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
462 kr
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The US Department of Justice''s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academies to conduct a workshop that would examine the interface of the medicolegal death investigation system and the criminal justice system. NIJ was particularly interested …
Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?
Workshop Summary
Av Committee on Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
678 kr
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In today''s world the public faces many health threats from bioterrorism to the epidemic of obesity. It''s thus important to have an effective public health system. This system depends significantly on the quality and preparedness of our public health workforce as well as the quality of public …
Immunization Safety Review
Vaccinations and Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy
Av Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
571 kr
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With current recommendations calling for infants to receive multiple doses of vaccines during their first year of life and with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) the most frequent cause of death during the postneonatal period, it is important to respond to concerns that vaccination might play a …
Gulf War and Health
Volume 2: Insecticides and Solvents
Av Committee on Gulf War and Health: Literature Review of Pesticides and Solvents, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
2078 kr
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Gulf War and Health, Volume 2, is the second in a series of congressionally-mandated studies by the Institute of Medicine that provides a comprehensive assessment of the available scientific literature on potential health effects of exposure to certain biological, chemical, and environmental agents …
Veterans and Agent Orange
Update 2002
Av Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Fourth Biennial Update), Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
1472 kr
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This book updates and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding statistical associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam, focusing on new scientific studies and literature.
Immunization Safety Review
SV40 Contamination of Polio Vaccine and Cancer
Av Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
553 kr
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The Immunization Safety Review Committee was established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to evaluate the evidence on possible causal associations between immunizations and certain adverse outcomes, and to then present conclusions and recommendations. The committee''s mandate also includes …
