National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science conference statement: tobacco use: prevention, cessation, and control.

WHO FCTC as a Pioneering and Learning Instrument; Comment on “The Legal Strength of International Health Instruments - What It Brings to Global Health Governance?”

The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is a unique global health instrument, since it is in the health field the only instrument that is international law. After the 10 years of its existence an Independent Expert Group assessed the impact of the FCTC using all available data and visiting a number of countries interviewing different stakeholders. It i...

National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference statement: preventing alzheimer disease and cognitive decline.

The National Institute on Aging and the Office of Medical Applications of Research of the National Institutes of Health convened a State-of-the-Science Conference on 26-28 April 2010 to assess the available scientific evidence on prevention of cognitive decline and Alzheimer disease. This article provides the panel's assessment of the available evidence.

Building consumer demand for tobacco-cessation products and services: The national tobacco cessation collaborative's consumer demand roundtable.

f the 43.4 million current smokers in the U.S., 70% say that they want to quit, and over 40% report making at least one serious quit attempt ach year. But most smokers who try to quit do not use he proven treatments that could double or triple their hances of succeeding. Unfortunately, smokers in the roups and populations with the highest smoking prevaence (Native Americans/Alaska Natives, low-...

National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Family History and Improving Health.

National Institutes of Health consensus and state-of-the science statements are prepared by independent panels of health professionals and public representatives on the basis of 1) the results of a systematic literature review prepared under contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2) presentations by investigators working in areas relevant to the conference question...

National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference statement: prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults.