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Assists policymakers in evaluating the scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. This work feels that scrutiny should be given to foods containing new compounds or unusual amounts of substances and of the method used to create them.

Spatial thinking - a constructive combination of concepts of space, tools of representation, and processes of reasoning - uses space to structure problems, find answers, and express solutions. This book examines how spatial thinking might be incorporated into existing standards-based instruction across the school curriculum.

Given the trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking development - an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. This book explores the causes of this health problem and the actions needed to initiate, support, and sustain the societal and lifestyle changes that can reverse the trend among our children.

Examines the relationship between damp or moldy indoor environments and adverse health outcomes and discusses issues such as how and where buildings get wet. A review finds evidence of an association between damp indoor environments and some upper respiratory tract symptoms, such as coughing, wheezing, and asthma symptoms in sensitized persons.

Poisoning is a far more serious health problem in the US than has generally been recognized. This book recommends a poison control system with a strong public health infrastructure, a national system of regional poison control centers, and federal funding to support core poison control activities.

A report that presents the summary of a workshop held in May 2003 by the Space Studies Board's Committee on Solar and Space Physics to synthesize understanding of the physics of the outer heliosphere and the critical role played by the local interstellar medium (LISM) and to identify directions for the further exploration of this environment.

Assesses issues related to animal management, husbandry, health, and care at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park. The report finds that there are shortcomings in care and management that are threatening the well-being of the animal collection and identifies the "most pressing" issues that should be addressed.

The announcement of a hydrogen fuel initiative in the President's 2003 State of the Union speech substantially increased interest in the potential for hydrogen to play a major role in the nation's long-term energy future. This report provides an assessment of hydrogen as a fuel in the nation's future energy economy.

To assist in addressing the concerns of the nation's ability to maintain and improve the knowledge base in the area of advanced energetic materials, two offices within DOD asked the NRC to investigate and assess the scope and health of the US R&D efforts in this field. This report provides that assessment.

Addresses the effects of exposure to low dose LET (Linear Energy Transfer) ionizing radiation and human health. This work includes detailed risk estimates for cancer incidence in addition to cancer mortality. It also develops comprehensive risk estimates for cancer and other health effects from exposure to low-level ionizing radiation.

Provides a framework to help the NPRB identify appropriate science themes and mechanisms for administering and distributing the funds. This book contains extensive input from residents of Alaskan communities, to help scientists understand and address issues of importance to the local communities.

Describes the role, value, and limits that the public domain and open access to digital data and information have in the context of international research. This book identifies and analyzes the various legal, economic, and technological pressures on the public domain in digital data and information.

Presents a framework within which to assess compliance with core international labor standards. This report presents a review of extant data sources, with emphasis on their relevance to defined labor standards, and their utility to decision makers in charge of assessing or monitoring compliance.

Focusing its analysis on Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), this book examines the purpose of nutrition labelling, various labelling practices in the US and Canada, and food fortification practices and policies. It also offers recommendations as a series of guiding principles to assist the regulatory agencies that oversee food labelling.

Examines the scientific techniques used as the basis for explosives detection and determines whether other techniques provide research avenues to detection protocols. This report describe the characteristics of explosives, bombs, and their components that are used to provide a signature for exploitation in detection technology.

Examines the psychosocial consequences of the cancer experience. This book focuses on breast cancer in women because this group has the largest survivor population. It characterizes the psychosocial consequences of a diagnosis of breast cancer, describes psychosocial services and how they are delivered, and evaluates their effectiveness.

The US is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. This book aims to provide an image of what is known about the health and safety needs of the older workers and the research needed to encourage social polices that guarantee older workers a meaningful share of the nation's work opportunities.

Many dietary supplements are probably safe when used as recommended. But there are also many types of products that qualify as supplements. Given these factors, what information can the Food and Drug Administration use to regulate supplements? This book gives a framework for evaluating dietary supplement safety and protecting the consumers health.

Addresses the importance of strengthening the data and research infrastructure in the area of violence against women. This report also addresses the need for better prevalence data and longitudinal data to determine the causes of violent victimization of women and the impact of interventions.

Being uninsured is associated with a range of adverse health, social, and economic consequences for individuals and families. This report is the final report in a series by the Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, intended to synthesize what is known about these consequences and communicate the urgency of the issue to the public.

Exposure to radioiodine can lead to radiation injury to the thyroid, including thyroid cancer. Radiation to the thyroid from radioiodine can be limited by taking a nonradioactive iodine such as potassium iodide. This book assesses strategies for the distribution and administration of potassium iodide in the event of a nuclear incident.

Argues that the evidence favored rejection of a causal relationship between influenza vaccines and exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. This work also argues that the evidence about the effects of influenza vaccine is inadequate to accept or reject a causal relationship. It reviews theories on how influenza vaccine can damage the nervous system.

Identifies various factors which contribute to creating a need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce. This work also looks at factors that include an increase in the number of NIH grants utilizing animals and the use of transgenic rodents, without a comparable change in the supply of appropriately-trained veterinarians.

A burning plasma in which at least 50 percent of the energy to drive the fusion reaction is generated internally is an essential step to reach the goal of fusion power generation. The Burning Plasma Assessment Committee was formed to provide advice on this decision. This book talks about this issue.