Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National Research Council explore...

More than 3.7 million U.S. service members have participated in operations taking place in the So...

The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life e...

The population of Asia is growing both larger and older. Demographically the most important conti...

Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys summarizes a workshop org...

The number of people living with HIV AIDS (PLWHA) in the United States is growing each year large...

This valuable book summarizes recent research by experts from both the natural and social science...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responsible for preventing the intro...

The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. ...

It is anticipated that in the coming decade the Department of Defense (DoD) will field and test n...

Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults. ...

Medical devices that are deemed to have a moderate risk to patients generally cannot go on the ma...