IOM awareness

Examining those Meeting IOM Criteria Versus IOM Plus Fibromyalgia.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently developed clinical criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). There might be additional criteria that could select a more homogenous and impaired group of patients, particularly those with pain. The current study focused on criteria which involved meeting the four IOM criteria, excluding medical and psychiatric co-morbidities, along with having fibromy...

A brief history of the IOM.

Over the last fifteen years the interest in Gypsies has grown in the SCA, particularly as a new and different persona to have. Due to both the relative lack of documentation about Roma and difficulty in obtaining much of that documentation, many of us who have portrayed Roma have done so enjoying the fact that few can knowledgeably argue our choice of names, clothing or history. This article st...

IOM: The Economics of Better Environmental Health

Over the past two decades, epidemiological studies have strengthened the link between air pollution and specific respiratory ailments, yielding better valuations for the pollution-related costs of illness and thus pinpointing the benefits of environmental regulations. Much work remains to be done, however, in linking air pollution to other important health outcomes, such as cancer, infant morta...

Caveat Emptor: What the New IOM Report Does Not Deliver.

Mandatory BSN program launched in response to IOM recommendation.