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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Third Biennial Update)
In 2001, in response to a request by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called together a committee to conduct a review of the scientific evidence regarding the association between exposure to dioxin and ot
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on HIV Prevention Strategies in the United States, James Trussell, Harvey V. Fineberg, Michael A. Stoto, Edward H. Kaplan, Alicia R. Gable, Monica S. Ruiz
The United States has spent two productive decades implementing a variety of prevention programs. While these efforts have slowed the rate of infection, challenges remain. The United States must refocus its efforts to contain the spread of HIV and AI
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air
Since about 1980, asthma prevalence and asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths have increased substantially, especially among children. Of particular concern is the high mortality rate among African Americans with asthma. Recent studies have sugg
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee to Review the Evidence Regarding the Link Between Exposure to Agent Orange and Diabetes
In response to the concerns voiced by Vietnam veterans and their families, Congress called upon the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the scientific evidence on the possible health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides.
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on Health Effects Associated with Exposures During the Gulf War, Harold C. Sox, Catharyn T. Liverman, Carolyn E. Fulco
The men and women who served in the Gulf War theater were potentially exposed to a wide range of biological and chemical agents. Gulf War and Health: Volume 1 assesses the scientific literature concerning the association between these agents and the
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on Capitalizing on Social Science and Behavioral Research to Improve the Public's Health, S. Leonard Syme, Brian D. Smedley
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Americans enjoyed better overall health than at any other time in the nation's history. Rapid advancements in medical technologies, breakthroughs in understanding the genetic underpinnings of health and ill he
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National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
The United States is facing a vaccine shortage that may threaten public health. This book examines vaccine research and development, production and supply, and utilization and offers recommendations aimed at ensuring vaccine supply and promoting inno
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee to Study the Prevention of Low Birthweight
Written for a broad audience, including program administrators, policymakers, teachers, students, and health care professionals and their patientsýanyone with an interest in preventing low birthweightýthis summary is a condensation of the full repo
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on a National Research Agenda on Aging
Americans are living longer than ever before. For many, though, these extra years have become a bitter gift, marred by dementia, disability, and loss of independence. Extending Life, Enhancing Life sets the course toward practical solutions to these
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Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on the Relationship Between Oral Contraceptives and BreastCancer
At least 10.7 million American women use oral contraceptives (OCs). The potential connection with breast cancer has caused concern among these OC users and uncertainty among many of their physicians. This new volume offers the most up-to-date informa