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This page contains links to current projects, events, and reports concerning diseases and conditions such as cancer, HIV, tuberculosis, SARS, and other infectious diseases.
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Projects
Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Developing Biomarker-based Tools for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Forum on Microbial Threats
Improving the Disability Decision Process: SSA's Listing of Impairments and Agency Access to Medical Expertise
Planning Group for Workshop on Informing Nutrition Research, Nutrigenomics, and Nutrigenetics
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief [PEPFAR] Implementation Evaluation
Review of Priorities in the National Vaccine Plan
Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine
The Assessment of Approaches to Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Infants (IPTi)
Renal Sequelae of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS)
Shortening the Time Line for New Cancer Treatments

Reports
Improving the Social Security Disability Decision Process Feb 13,2007
Preventing HIV Infection among Injecting Drug Users in High Risk Countries: An Assessment of the Evidence Sep 15,2006
Addressing Foodborne Threats to Health: Policies, Practices, and Global Coordination. Workshop Summary Sep 15,2006
Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe Relationship. Workshop Summary Jun 23,2006
Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program May 25,2006
Reusability of Facemasks During an Influenza Pandemic: Facing the Flu Apr 27,2006
The Impact of Globalization on Infectious Disease Emergence and Control: Exploring the Consequences and Opportunities. Workshop Summary Mar 03,2006
Ensuring an Infectious Disease Workforce: Education and Training Needs for the 21st Century - Workshop Summary Feb 24,2006
From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition Nov 07,2005
John R. La Montagne Memorial Symposium on Pandemic Influenza Research: Meeting Proceedings Sep 12,2005
Quarantine Stations at Ports of Entry Protecting the Public's Health Sep 01,2005
Microbial Threats to Health: The Threat of Pandemic Influenza Jul 17,2005
Improving Breast Imaging Quality Standards May 23,2005
Healers Abroad: Americans Responding to the Human Resource Crisis in HIV/AIDS Apr 19,2005
Making Better Drugs for Children with Cancer Apr 18,2005
Assessing the Quality of Cancer Care: An Approach to Measurement in Georgia Apr 07,2005
Review of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study Apr 07,2005
Federal Agency Roles in Cancer Drug Development Mar 30,2005
The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism Mar 03,2005
Economic Models of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average-Risk Adults: Workshop Summary Feb 22,2005
The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? A Workshop Summary Nov 16,2004
Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis--A Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Institute of Medicine Symposium Nov 15,2004
Case Control Study of Cancer among US Army Veterans Exposed to Simian Virus 40-contaminated Adenovirus Vaccine Aug 26,2004
Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance Jul 20,2004
Scaling Up Treatment for the Global AIDS Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities Jul 07,2004
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation: Letter Report #6 Jul 06,2004
Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Jun 10,2004
Public Financing and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Care: Securing the Legacy of Ryan White May 13,2004
Veterans and Agent Orange: Length of Presumptive Period for Association Between Exposure and Respiratory Cancer Mar 02,2004
Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Women with Breast Cancer Jan 28,2004
Learning from SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak. Workshop Summary Jan 27,2004
Advancing Prion Science: Guidance for the National Prion Research Program Nov 17,2003
Measuring What Matters: Allocation, Planning, and Quality Assessment for the Ryan White CARE Act Nov 07,2003
Improving Birth Outcomes: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World Nov 04,2003
Reducing Birth Defects: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World Nov 04,2003
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life Aug 26,2003
Improving Palliative Care: We Can Take Better Care of People With Cancer Aug 19,2003
Como Mejorar el Cuidado Paliativo: Podemos mejorar el cuidado de personas con cancer Aug 19,2003
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation: Letter Report #4 Aug 12,2003
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation: Letter Report #3 May 27,2003
Medicare Coverage of Routine Screening for Thyroid Dysfunction Apr 14,2003
The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment- Workshop Summary Apr 10,2003
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation: Letter Report #2 Mar 27,2003
Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response Mar 18,2003
Fulfilling the Potential of Cancer and Prevention and Early Detection Mar 10,2003
Advancing Prion Science: Guidance for the National Prion Research Program -- Interim Report Jan 28,2003
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation: Letter Report #1 Jan 17,2003
Immunization Safety Review: SV40 Contamination of Polio Vaccine and Cancer Oct 22,2002
Cancer and the Environment: Gene-Environment Interactions, Workshop Summary Aug 09,2002
Proposed Framework for Evaluating the Safety of Dietary Supplements Jul 24,2002
Considerations for Viral Disease Eradication: Lessons Learned and Future Strategies Jul 19,2002
Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative Jun 17,2002
Evolution of Evidence for Selected Nutrient and Disease Relationships Jun 10,2002
Immunization Safety Review: Hepatitis B Vaccine and Demyelinating Neurological Disorders May 30,2002
The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health - Workshop Summary Apr 16,2002
Veterans and Agent Orange: Herbicide/Dioxin Exposure and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in the Children of Vietnam Veterans Feb 27,2002
Immunization Safety Review: Multiple Immunizations and Immune Dysfunction Feb 20,2002
Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities Jan 29,2002
Risk Factors for Suicide: Summary of a Workshop Nov 15,2001
Suicide Prevention and Intervention: Summary of a Workshop Nov 15,2001
Immunization Safety Review: Thimerosal - Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Oct 01,2001
Interpreting the Volume-Outcome Relationship in the Context of Cancer Care Jul 12,2001
Improving Palliative Care for Cancer: Summary and Recommendations Jun 19,2001
Improving Palliative Care for Cancer Jun 19,2001
Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Non-Technical Summary Jun 01,2001
Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism Apr 23,2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases from the Global to the Local Perspective: Workshop Summary Apr 03,2001
Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer Mar 08,2001
Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities Jan 17,2001
Tuberculosis in the Workplace Jan 16,2001
Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future Jan 08,2001
Ending Neglect: The Elimination of Tuberculosis in the U.S. May 01,2000
Enhancing Data Systems to Improve the Quality of Cancer Care 2000
Marijuana as Medicine?: The Science Beyond the Controversy 2000
Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures 2000
Developing Technologies for Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Public Workshop Summary 2000
Veterans and Agent Orange: Herbicide/Dioxin Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes 2000
Managed Care Systems and Emerging Infections: Opportunities for Strengthening Surveillance, Research, and Prevention 2000
Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections: Assessing the Capabilities of the Public and Private Sectors 2000
New Partnerships for a Changing Environment: Why Drug and Alcohol Treatment Providers and Researchers Need to Collaborate 2000
The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests 2000
Assessment of Future Scientific Needs for Live Variola Virus Mar 01,1999
Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base Mar 01,1999
Report on Sponsors of Cancer Treatment Clinical Trials and Their Approval and Monitoring Mechanisms Feb 01,1999
The Role of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illness in Violence: Workshop Summary 1999
Antimicrobial Resistance: Issues and Options 1998
Bridging the Gap Between Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships with Community-Based Drug and Alcohol Treatment 1998
Control of Cardiovascular Diseases in Developing Countries 1998
Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies: Tools for Policymakers and Public Health Workers 1998
Orphans and Incentives: Developing Technologies to Address Emerging Infections 1997
Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Recommendations for Research and Information Systems 1996
Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States 1992


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