Newly Elected CIS Administrative Committee Members [Society Briefs]

Goldman Elected Chair of NTP Executive Committee

Low-Level Estrogenic Effects At the NIEHS-sponsored "Estrogens in the Environment II" conference held in Washington, DC, last winter, the issue of estrogenic chemicals in the environment and their possible adverse effects on reproduction was addressed. Estrogens are hormones that induce estrus and are responsible for the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics. Chemi...

IOM committee members respond to Endocrine Society vitamin D guideline.

In early 2011, a committee convened by the Institute of Medicine issued a report on the Dietary Reference Intakes for calcium and vitamin D. The Endocrine Society Task Force in July 2011 published a guideline for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency. Although these reports are intended for different purposes, the disagreements concerning the nature of the available ...

Student COmmittee memberS

E-Democracy from the Perspective of Local Elected Members

Although efforts for developing e-democracy have been underway for over a decade, recent literature indicates that its uptake by citizens and Elected Members (EMs) is still very low. This paper explores the underlying reasons for why this is so from the perspective of local EMs in the context of UK local authorities. It draws on findings reported in earlier works supplemented with primary case ...

Clinical Practice Obstetrics Committee Members

Objective: the primary objective of these guidelines is to review the clinical aspects of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) and provide guidelines to help clinicians prevent and manage excessive bleeding postpartum. Options: prevention, appropriate intervention, keys to minimizing its impact. Outcomes: establish practices to facilitate the identification of women who may be at particularly high risk...