Brain disorders--neurological, psychiatric, and developmental--now affect at least 250 million pe...

'If terrorists released Bacillus anthracis over a large city, hundreds of thousands of people cou...

'Smoking-related diseases kill more Americans than alcohol, illegal drugs, murder and suicide com...

Schools and Health is a readable and well-organized book on comprehensive school health programs ...

Only more recently has it been realized that the intense effort to care for and cure a child with...

'Although health literacy is commonly defined as an individual trait, it does not depend on the s...

National Priorities for the Assessment of Clinical Conditions and Medical Technologies

In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Rese...

Years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs has led to the ...

'More than 10 years ago, the IOM released its landmark report on patient safety, To err is human:...

This guide offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisors in science ...

Quality of care is a priority for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency's...

In Advancing Prion Science, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Enc...

In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting th...

Infectious diseases are a global hazard that puts every nation and every person at risk. The rece...

'In January 2014, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the...

'In recent years, the field of oncology has witnessed a number of technological advances, includi...

Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves under...

Risk Communication and Vaccination

NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) share responsibility for overs...

The global health community has reached a critical juncture in that now, more than ever, the know...

By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our na...

For each nutrient this helpful reference presents what is known about how the nutrient functions ...

Glutamate is the most pervasive neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Despite thi...

One-third of adults are now obese, and children's obesity rates have climbed from 5 to 17 percent...

'Prior to the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars and conflicts have been characteri...

Written by world-renowned scientists, this volume portrays the possible direct and indirect devas...

Over the last three decades, researchers have made remarkable progress in creating and testing fa...

Obesity is now an epidemic among children and adolescents in the United States. Nationwide, rough...

'Understanding the Connections Between Coastal Waters and Ocean Ecosystem Services and Human Heal...

Common diseases cost the developing world an enormous amount in terms of human life, health, and ...

Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and ...

Childhood immunization is one of the major public health achievements of the 20th century and is ...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Science held a symposium, in memory ...

Health and Behavior reviews our improved understanding of the complex interplay among biological,...

The roots of health literacy can be traced back to the national literacy movement in India under ...

In 2004, the Institute of Medicine released Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, a r...

The number of people infected with HIV or living with AIDS is increasing at unprecedented rates a...

Beginning with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, the United States continue...

The Evidence for Violence Prevention Across the Lifespan and Around the World is the summary of a...

This book surveys the entire field of body composition as it relates to performance. It includes ...

Finding Common Ground

When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, h...

Infection with the influenza virus can have a serious effect on the health of people of all ages,...

Despite having the costliest medical care delivery system in the world, Americans are not particu...

'This report summarizes a joint workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine and National Resea...

The brain ...

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