Informing the Future Critical Issues in Health: Second Edition (2003) / Chapter Skim
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Health Sciences and the Research Enterprise
Health Sciences and the Research Enterprise
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Taxis ability has fueled tire launch of projects tint are large in scope, involve store crossdisciplinary research and promise faster improvements in Truman health. Supporting taxis new science will require major changes in planning, 'resources, and ~T~anagen~ent.
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But concerns leave arisen Bleat tire agency leas grown too fragmented ant! unwieldy, ant!
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The report also recommencts tight mole research be conducted! on tire development and evaluation of alternative experimental clesigns ant!
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from human embryos The Promise of Stem Cells: From Research to Medical Therapies (2002) clan ides what is I |
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(2001) Previews tire current understanding of sex differences and determinants at tire biological level, identifies barriers to research in taxis area, and ~ eco~n~nends ways to eliminate those barriers.
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, the r eport concludes that not enough is yet known about tire risks of prolonged missions, or about ways to mitigate tl~ose risks, to enable humans to travel and work safely in deep space, and that everything reasonable should be clone to gain tire necessary information before humans are sent on such missions. NASA should clevelop a comprehensive system that will provide current astronauts, those in training, and former astronauts with tire full cor~tinuu~n of healths care, wirily s~multaneously collecting and analyzing all medical cIata relevant to space travel.
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It previews a number. of d-aft pet furnace standards that leave been proposed anti ~ ecomme~ds ways to improve tire strongest of tire stancIards, pilot test totem, and ultimately move them into practice.
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recommendations for reform, and snakes numerous pr actical suggestions for builcling more robust protection programs. Because no single cause explains failures in protecting participants, changes will be needed on many fi onts.
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Tire nature of the deliberations and tire neutrality of tile setting facilitate fresco thinking. Tire first Roundtable workshop explored tile connection between human heat ant!
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i: I~E Fawn CKIl1~%A] iS~.S IN ~-,1~ ''built" environment that Flay leave clesigned and constructed, and tire social environment in wl~icl~ they interact wield one another: 1~ Rebuilding the Unihy of Health and the Environment: A New Vision of Environmental Health for the 21st Century (2001)
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SOURCE: Exploring Challenges, Progress, and New Models for Engaging the Public in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Clinical Research Roundtat~le Workshop Summary, 2003, page 38.
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affirm tire important contributions tight tizzy can matte in pro'~oti~g health by educating tile people Riley serve and encouraging healthy lifestyle behaviors. Of particular note both employers anal insurers express a com~itn~ent to searcI~i~g for solutions to national I~ealtI~ care problems and then working together to apply them.
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To foster increased public participation, sever al strategies should be employed. These approaches inclucle striving to gaily and maintains tire publics trust in medical `-esearcI~, establishing two-way methods of communication between scientists and consumers, acid mounting educational programs to provide consumers with factual information about clinical research that does not raise unrealistic expectations.
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It will identify gaps ill Ic'~owledge, describe tire technological barriers treat hinder research, and l~igI~light areas treat are ripe for future investigation. Tire committee also will identify special strengths and resources treat New YorI; can big to bear in searching for ways to cure spinal cord injury paralysis.
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Among the stucly co~nmittee's tasks will be p~ovicling advice concerning tire development of optional health care programs to serve astronauts and allied aerospace personnel, reviewing off updating clinical research requirements and clinical strategies, acid serving as a focal point for all work relating to the practice of ~neclicine cluring space travel. Historically, NASA's research aback clevelopment efforts leave provided outstanding innovative techniques acid products resulting in significant acivanceme'~t of tire general public Stealth ant!
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For macrunutrients, give priority to long-term, dose-response studies to identify the requirements for individual n~acronutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, that are essential in the diet for all life-stage and gender groups, especially children and the elderly, and to elegance understanding of the beneficial roles of dietary fiber in human health; as well as provide definitive information on the form, frequency, intensity, and duration of physical activity to successfully~manage body weight in both children and adults. (Dietary Reference Intake for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acing, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids, 2002)
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