Schools should provide students with daily physical activity, IOM recommends...
(Source: The University of Texas System) Harold W. "Bill" Kohl, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus HOUSTON - (May 23, 2013) -A...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Physical Activity and Physical Education in Schools -- IOM...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Physical Activity and Physical Education in Schools -- IOM Report Release May 23 Extensive scientific evidence demonstrates that regular physical activity...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: New Report Identifies Priorities for Gun Violence Research in...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) New Report Identifies Priorities for Gun Violence Research in U.S. A new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council presents a research...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: New Report Evaluates Redesign of Planned Space Telescope...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) New Report Evaluates Redesign of Planned Space Telescope The National Research Council's most recent survey of astronomy and astrophysics research with the...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault -- Report Release Nov. 19...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault -- Report Release Nov. 19 The National Crime Victimization Survey, conducted on an ongoing basis by the U.S. Justice Department,...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- Oct. 25, 2013 (National Academy of...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) "Reports & Events" is a monthly tip sheet for the news media that highlights selected meetings of interest and reports from the National Academies. Reports...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: U.S. Health Ranking Among High-Income Countries -- Telephone...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) U.S. Health Ranking Among High-Income Countries -- Telephone News Briefing Jan. 9 A new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- June 25, 2013 (National Academy of...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Date: June 25, 2013 "Reports & Events" is a monthly tip sheet for the news media that highlights meetings of interest and reports from the National Academies....
View ArticleMedia Advisory: New Report: Science and Engineering at NNSA National Security...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) New Report: Science and Engineering at NNSA National Security Laboratories The Quality of Science and Engineering at the NNSA National Security Laboratories, a...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: NAS, Royal Society to Release Joint Publication on Climate...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) NAS, Royal Society to Release Joint Publication on Climate Change - Public Event Feb. 27 The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, the national...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Reforming the Juvenile Justice System (National Academy of...
Reforming the Juvenile Justice System Research on adolescent development that has underscored important behavioral differences between adults and youths could have a direct bearing on the design and...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- Dec. 27, 2012 (National Academy of...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Date: Dec. 27, 2012 Editor: Nicole Joy 202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu "Reports & Events" is a monthly list of selected events open to the public and...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: IOM to Issue Discussion Framework on Clinical Trial Data...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) IOM to Issue Discussion Framework on Clinical Trial Data Sharing Clinical trials of drugs, medical devices, vaccines, and other health interventions generate vast...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Jan. 27...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Jan. 27 Meeting At this first meeting of an Institute of Medicine committee that is evaluating diagnostic...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data -...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data - Feb. 3-4 Workshop Clinical trials of medical interventions such as drugs, medical devices, and...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- Oct. 26, 2012 (National Academy of...
| Date: Oct. 26, 2012 Editor: Nicole Joy 202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu "Reports & Events" is a monthly list of selected events open to the public and a listing of National Academies reports...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Public Access to Federally Funded Scientific Research --...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Public Access to Federally Funded Scientific Research -- Public Meetings May 14-17 In a February memorandum, the White House Office of Science and Technology...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Study on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Lessons Learned and...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Study on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Lessons Learned and Improving Safety - Meeting Feb. 7 The National Academy of Sciences committee carrying out a study of the...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Long-Term Health Effects of Blasts in Gulf War Vets - New IOM...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Long-Term Health Effects of Blasts in Gulf War Vets - New IOM Report Blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other types of explosives have injured or...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: New Report Presents Framework for Identifying Factors Likely...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) New Report Presents Framework for Identifying Factors Likely to Impact Adequacy of Federal Food Assistance Program A new report from the Institute of Medicine and...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- August 28, 2013 (National Academy of...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) "Reports & Events" is a monthly tip sheet for the news media that highlights selected meetings of interest and reports from the National Academies. Reports...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Concussions Among Youth Athletes: Institute of Medicine and...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Concussions Among Youth Athletes: Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Meeting on Jan. 7 The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Concussions in Youth Athletes -- Meeting April 15 (National...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Concussions in Youth Athletes -- Meeting April 15 An Institute of Medicine committee studying sports-related concussions in youth will hold its second public...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Uses of DOD's Joint Pathology Center Biorepository: IOM...
Uses of DOD's Joint Pathology Center Biorepository: IOM Report Releases Oct. 10 In 2010, the Joint Pathology Center within the U.S. Department of Defense assumed responsibility for a biorepository with...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Obesity Solutions in the U.S. - Jan. 7 Workshop (National...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Obesity Solutions in the U.S. - Jan. 7 Workshop At this first workshop of the Institute of Medicine's new Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, experts will examine...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- March 27, 2013 (National Academy of...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Date: March 27, 2013 Editor: Nicole Joy 202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu "Reports & Events" is a monthly list of selected events open to the public and...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Caffeine in Energy Products and Health Effects -- IOM...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Caffeine in Energy Products and Health Effects -- IOM Workshop, Live Webcast Aug. 5 and 6 The Institute of Medicine is holding a two-day workshop in Washington,...
View ArticleBMI and Shuttle Run Among Techniques IOM Report Recommends for Youth Fitness...
Date: Sept. 27, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BMI and Shuttle Run Among Techniques IOM Report Recommends for Youth Fitness Testing WASHINGTON - Techniques ranging from running to push-ups to sit-and-reach...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Defining Gulf War Illness/Chronic Multisymptom Illness – New...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Defining Gulf War Illness/Chronic Multisymptom Illness - New IOM Report Veterans of the Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 have experienced various unexplained symptoms...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Strengthening Patient and Doctor Partnerships Focus of IOM...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Strengthening Patient and Doctor Partnerships Focus of IOM Workshop Proceedings A new Institute of Medicine workshop summary report explores the importance of...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Measuring Youth Fitness: Institute of Medicine Report...
Measuring Youth Fitness: Institute of Medicine Report Releases Thursday, Sept. 27 From chin-ups to mile-long runs, there are many ways to measure people's physical fitness, but much more is known about...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: IOM Annual Meeting Begins Oct. 21; Explores Theme of Science...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) IOM Annual Meeting Begins Oct. 21; Explores Theme of Science of Violence The science of violence will be the focus of a public symposium taking place as part of...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: New IOM Report – Preventing Psychological Disorders in the...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) New IOM Report - Preventing Psychological Disorders in the U.S. Military More than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan has placed extraordinary demands and...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Efforts - New IOM Report...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Efforts - New IOM Report The obesity epidemic in the United States has serious health, economic, and social consequences,...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Improving Cancer Care – New IOM Report Sept. 10 (National...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Improving Cancer Care - New IOM Report Sept. 10 In the United States, approximately 14 million people have been diagnosed with cancer and more than 1.6 million...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Regional Variation in Health Spending and Use: IOM Releases...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Regional Variation in Health Spending and Use: IOM Releases Interim Report on March 22 Medicare pays more per patient in some parts of the country than in others....
View ArticleMedia Advisory: IOM Evaluation of PEPFAR to Release Feb. 20 (National Academy...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Evaluation of PEPFAR, a new report from the Institute of Medicine, presents the results of an assessment of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain – IOM Workshop on...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain - IOM Workshop on March 1 Both excessive and inadequate weight gain during pregnancy increase health risks for mothers and...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- Feb. 26, 2013 (National Academy of...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) | Date: Feb. 26, 2013 Editor: Nicole Joy 202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu "Reports & Events" is a monthly list of selected events open to the public and...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Iraq, Afghanistan Troops’ Readjustment Needs: IOM Report...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Iraq, Afghanistan Troops' Readjustment Needs: IOM Report Releases March 26 More than 2.2 million troops have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Treating Veterans’ Chronic Multisymptom Illness: IOM Report...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Gulf War and Health Volume 9: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness, a new report from the Institute of Medicine, assesses the evidence about the...
View ArticleRegional Variation in Health Spending and Use – IOM Report Release July 24...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Regional Variation in Health Spending and Use - IOM Report Release July 24 Medicare pays more per patient in some parts of the country than in others. Through...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: IOM Report Examines New Studies on Salt Intake Levels and...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) IOM Report Examines New Studies on Salt Intake Levels and Health Outcomes Despite efforts over the past several decades to reduce intake levels of sodium, a main...
View ArticleYouth Sports-Related Concussions Examined in New IOM Report - Release Oct. 30...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Youth Sports-Related Concussions Examined in New IOM Report - Release Oct. 30 A new Institute of Medicine report studying sports-related concussions in young...
View ArticleReports & Events monthly calendar -- April 30, 2013 (National Academy of...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Date: April 30, 2013 Editor: Nicole Joy 202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu "Reports & Events" is a monthly list of selected events open to the public and...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Sex Trafficking and Exploitation of Minors in the U.S. -...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Sex Trafficking and Exploitation of Minors in the U.S. - Report Release Sept. 25 Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking in the United...
View ArticleChild Abuse and Neglect Focus of New IOM Report -- Release Event Sept. 12...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Child Abuse and Neglect Focus of New IOM Report -- Release Event Sept. 12 In 2011, state child protective services agencies encountered 676,569 children who were...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: New IOM Report Examines Resilience of the DHS Work Force...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) New IOM Report Examines Resilience of the DHS Work Force A Ready and Resilient Work force for the Department of Homeland Security, a new report from the Institute...
View ArticleMedia Advisory:Countering Fake and Substandard Drugs: IOM Report Releases...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Countering Fake and Substandard Drugs: IOM Report Releases Feb. 13 As the recent appearance of fake versions of cancer drugs illustrates, the increase in...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Vaccine Schedule Safety: IOM Report to Release Jan. 16...
(Source: National Academy of Sciences) Roughly 90 percent of American children receive most childhood vaccines as advised by the federal immunization schedule. However, some parents spread out their...
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