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Reports by topic

Council name change

To more fully reflect the scope of the issues it addresses, the name of the Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) was changed in June 2005 to the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH).

Council reports from 1994 through the 2005 AMA Annual Meeting are posted as CSA reports and those posted from the June 2006 AMA Annual Meeting on are posted as CSAPH reports.

AIDS/HIV

Improving Access to Rapid HIV Testing: An Update (I-06) Full text

Consolidation of AMA House Policies on HIV/AIDS (A-03) Full text

Chemoprophylaxis for Health Care Workers and Medical Students (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 18)

Establishing Disability in Various Stages of HIV Infection (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 8)

Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission From and To Health Care Workers (I-98)(PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 10)

Air travel: medical considerations

Reducing the Risk of Flight-associated Venous Thrombosis (A-04) Full text

Inflight Medical Emergencies (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 3)

Medical Oxygen and Air Travel (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 4)

Airborne Infections on Commercial Flights (A-98) Full text

Air Travel Safety (I-98) Full text

Alcohol/nicotine/other drug abuse

Improving Medical Practice and Patient/Family Education to Reverse the Epidemic of Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use and Addiction (I-08) Summary

Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders (A-08) Summary

AMA Policy on Smoke-free Environments and Workplaces (I-07) Full text

Responding to Depression, Suicide, Substance Use, and Addiction on College Campuses (A-06) Summary

Dextromethorphan Abuse (I-04) Full text

AMA Policy Consolidation: Labeling, Advertising, and Promotion of Alcoholic Beverages (A-04) Full text

Consolidation of AMA Policy on Tobacco and Smoking (A-04) Full text

Effects of Alcohol on the Brains of Underaged Drinkers (A-03) Summary

Hormone Abuse by Adolescents (A-03) Summary

Consensus Statement of the Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy (I-99) Full text

Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 14)

Reducing Illness and Death Caused by Cigarettes by Reducing Their Nicotine Content (A-98) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 9)

Drivers Impaired by Alcohol (A-97) Full text

Update: Reduction of the Medical and Public Health Consequences of Drug Abuse (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 12)

Reduction of the Medical and Public Health Consequences of Drug Abuse (A-97) Full text

Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Among Women (I-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 5)

Substance Abuse Among Physicians (A-95) Full text

Methadone Maintenance in Private Practice (I-94) Full text

Alternative medicine/folk medicine

American Medical Association

AMA Policy on Smoke-free Environments and Workplaces (I-07) Full text

Prioritization of Council Tasks (A-07) Full text

AMA Actions on Obesity (A-04) Full text

AMA Policy Consolidation: Labeling, Advertising, and Promotion of Alcoholic Beverages (A-04) Full text

Consolidation of AMA Policy on Tobacco and Smoking (A-04) Full text

AMA National Disaster Life Support Program (I-03) Full text

Science, Quality, and Public Health at the American Medical Association (A-03) Full text

AMA Endorsement of Screening Tests or Standards (A-02) Full text

AMA Data on Violence Between Intimates (I-00) Full text

Antibiotics/antimicrobials

Asthma

Childhood Asthma: Emerging Patterns and Prospects for Novel Therapies (A-02) Full text

Over-the-Counter Inhalers in Asthma (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 2)

Asthma Control (A-98) Full text

Athletics/sports/recreational injuries/hazards

Emotional and Behavioral Effects of Video Games and Internet Overuse (A-07) Full text

Gender Verification of Female Olympic Athletes (I-01) Summary

In-line Skating (A-99) Full text

Boxing Injuries (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 3)

Cardiovascular Preparticipation Screening of Student Athletes (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 5)

Certified Athletic Trainers in Secondary Schools (A-98) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 5)

Options for Improving Motorcycle Safety (I-98) Full text

Helmets for Recreational Skiing and Other Winter Sports in Children and Adolescents (I-97) Full text

Bioterrorism/terrorism/disaster preparedness

Protocol for Emergency Medical Services Personnel (A-05) Full text

AMA National Disaster Life Support Program (I-03) Full text

Update: Medical Preparedness for Terrorism and Other Disasters (A-01) Full text

Medical Preparedness for Terrorism and Other Disasters (I-00) Full text

Organized Medicine's Role in the National Response to Terrorism: Update (A-00) Full text

Organized Medicine's Role in the National Response to Terrorism (A-99) Full text

Blood

(A-05) Full text

Effects of Alcohol on the Brains of Underaged Drinkers (A-03) Summary

Hormone Abuse by Adolescents (A-03) Summary

Childhood Asthma: Emerging Patterns and Prospects for Novel Therapies (A-02) Full text

Bullying Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents (A-02) Full text

Newborn Screening: Challenges for the Coming Decade (I-01) Summary

Evaluation of the Federal Abstinence-only Education Programs (A-00) Full text

Sexuality Education, Abstinence, and Distribution of Condoms in Schools (I-99) (PDF, Summary; CSA Rep. 7)

School Violence (I-99) Full text

Seclusion and Restraint of Children and Adolescents (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 10)

Neonatal Circumcision (I-99) Full text

Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in School-age Children (A-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 5)

Bonding Programs for Women Prisoners and their Newborn Children (I-97) Full text

Impact of 24-Hour Postpartum Stay on Infant and Maternal Health (A-95) Full text

Lead Poisoning Among Children (I-94) Full text

Circumcision

Neonatal Circumcision (I-99) Full text

Clinical research

Enhanced Physician Access to FDA Data (A-05) Full text

Influence of Funding Source on Outcome, Validity, and Reliability of Pharmaceutical Research (A-04) Full text

Quality Improvement Projects and Human Subjects Research (I-02) Full text

Update of Activities of the Clinical Research Roundtable (A-01) Full text

Update on Clinical Research (I-99) Full Text

Clinical Research: Assessing the Future in a Changing Environment (I-96) (PDF, Summary; CSA Rep. 2)

Cloning

Contraception

Drug Interactions Between Oral Contraceptives and Antibiotics (A-00) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 8)

Norplant System Contraceptive Inserts (I-97) Full text

Diabetes

Ensuring the Best In-school Care for Children With Diabetes (A-08) Full text

Commercial Transportation Drivers with Diabetes Mellitus: Waivers and New Insulin Treatments (A-04) Full text

Disaster Preparedness - see Bioterrorism

See Bioterrorism/terrorism/disaster preparedness

Discharge criteria

Evidence-based Principles of Discharge and Discharge Criteria (A-96) Full text

Disparities in health care

Driving

Commercial Transportation Drivers with Diabetes Mellitus: Waivers and New Insulin Treatments (A-04) Full text

Older Driver Safety (A-03) Summary

Drivers Impaired by Alcohol (A-97) Full text

Fatigue, Sleep Disorders, and Motor Vehicle Crashes (A-96) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 1)

Options for Improving Motorcycle Safety (I-98) Full text

Drugs (Rx/OTC/investigational/regulation)

Elderly, health care of

Elder Mistreatment (A-08) Summary

Management of Chronic Disease (A-04) Full text

Older Driver Safety (A-03) Summary

Improving the Quality of Geriatric Pharmacology (A-02) Full text

Use of Restraints for Patients in Nursing Homes (A-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 4)

(A-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 4)

Alzheimer's Disease (I-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 6)

On-Site Physician Home Health Care (I-96) Full text

Environmental hazards/issues

Green Intiatives and the Health Care Community (I-08) Summary

Global Climate Change and Human Health (I-08) Summary

AMA Policy on Smoke-free Environments and Workplaces (I-07) Full text

Expansion of Hazardous Waste Landfills Over Aquifers (A-07) Full text

Radioactive/Chemical Waste and Radiation in the Environment (A-07) Full text

Mercury Pollution (1-06) Full text

Mercury and Fish Consumption: Medical and Public Health Issues (A-04) Full Text

Manganese in Gasoline (A-98) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 7)

Dioxin and Medical Waste Incineration (A-98) (PDF, Full text, CSA Rep. 8)

Expense of Biohazardous Waste Removal (I-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 4)

Heat-related Illness (A-97) Full text

Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields (I-94) Full text

Lead Poisoning Among Children (I-94) Full text

Folic acid, supplementation

Folic Acid Fortification of Grain Products (A-06) Full text

Review of American Medical Association Recommendations on Folic Acid Supplementation (A-99) Full text

Folic Acid Relationships to Spinal Closure Birth Defects and Adult Vascular Disease (I-95) Full text

Food safety - see Nutrition/food safety

See Nutrition/food safety

Genetics

Genomic- and Molecular-based Personalized Heath Care (A-06) Full text

Standardization of Newborn Screening Programs (A-06) Full text

Multiplex Genetic Testing (A-03) Full text

Cloning and Stem Cell Research (A-03) Full text

Gene Patenting: Utility Examination Guidelines (A-01) Full text

Patenting of Genes and Their Mutations (I-00) Full text

Review of Guidelines for Pre-test and Post-test Education and Genetic Counseling of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and Other Organizations (A-99) Full text

Cloning and Embryo Research (A-99) Full text

Embryonic/Pluripotent Stem Cell Research and Funding (I-99) Full text

Genetically modified crops and foods

Genetically Modified Crops and Foods (I-00) Full text

Health promotion/healthy lifestyles

Hearing loss/deficit

Portable Listening Devices and Noise-induced Hearing Loss (A-08) Full text

Infectious diseases

Revision of the Lifetime Deferral for Blood Donation of the Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Population (A-08) Summary

Improving Access to Rapid HIV Testing: An Update (I-06) Full text

Expedited Partner Therapy (Patient-delivered Partner Therapy): An Update (A-06) Full text

Chronic Wasting Disease: Implications for Human Health (A-05) Full text

Consolidation of AMA House Policies on HIV/AIDS (A-03) Full text

Smallpox: A Scientific Update (I-02) Full text

Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes in the Community: Update on AMA Activities (A-02) Full text

Safe Disposal of Syringes, Needles, and Other Sharps in the Community (A-01) Full text

Universal, Routine Screening of Pregnant Women for HIV Infection (I-01) Full text

Combating Antibiotic Resistance Via Physician Action and Education: AMA Activities (A-00) Full text

Airborne Infections on Commercial Flights (A-98) Full text

Mammography

Mammographic Screening for Asymptomatic Women (A-99) Full text

Marijuana

Medical Marijuana (A-01) Full text

Medical Marijuana (I-97) Full text

Mental health

Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders (A-08) Summary

Emotional and Behavioral Effects of Video Games and Internet Overuse (A-07) Full text

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (A-07) Full text

Resources to Combat Teen and Young Adult Suicide in the United States (I-06) Full text

Responding to Depression, Suicide, Substance Use, and Addiction on College Campuses (A-06) Summary

Safety and Efficacy of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in Children and Adolescents (A-05) Full text

Seclusion and Restraint of Children and Adolescents (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 10)

Alzheimer's Disease (I-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 6)

Awareness, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Depression (I-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 7)

Memories of Childhood Abuse (A-94) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 5)

Mercury

Mercury Pollution (1-06) Full text

Mercury and Fish Consumption: Medical and Public Health Issues (A-04) Full text

Methadone

Update: Reduction of the Medical and Public Health Consequences of Drug Abuse (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 12)

Reduction of the Medical and Public Health Consequences of Drug Abuse (A-97) Full text

Methadone Maintenance in Private Practice (I-94) Full text

Neurology

Neuropathic Pain (A-06) Full text

Chronic Wasting Disease: Implications for Human Health (A-05) Full text

Effects of Alcohol on the Brains of Underaged Drinkers (A-03) Summary

Decade of the Brain (A-00) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 7)

Implications of Brain Development Research (A-99) Full text

Risk of Transmission of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy to Humans in the United States (A-98) Full text

Silicone Elastomer Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Systems (A-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 7)

Nutrition/food safety

Health Effects of High Fructose Syrup (A-08) Summary

Childhood Anaphylactic Reactions (A-07) Summary

Folic Acid Fortification of Grain Products (A-06) Full text

Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles I: Reducing the Population Burden of Cardiovascular Disease by Reducing Sodium Intake (A-06) Summary

Chronic Wasting Disease: Implications for Human Health (A-05) Full text

Mercury and FIsh Consumption: Medical and Public Health Issues (A-04) Full text

Labeling of Nitrite Content of Processed Foods (A-04) Full text

Genetically Modified Crops and Foods (I-00) Full text

Review of American Medical Association Recommendations on Folic Acid Supplementation (A-99) Full text

Truth In Nutrition Labeling Related to Trans Fatty Acids (I-98) (PDF, Full text, CSA Rep. 9)

Calcium Supplementation, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Osteoporosis (A-97) Full text

Intake of Dietary Calcium to Reduce the Incidence of Osteoporosis (I-95) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 3)

Folic Acid Relationships to Spinal Closure Birth Defects and Adult Vascular Disease (I-95) Full text

Thiamin Addition to Alcohol (I-96) Full text

Obesity

Clinical Utility of Measuring Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in the Diagnosis and Management of Adult Overweight and Obesity (A-08) Summary

Health Effects of High Fructose Syrup (A-08) Summary

Eating Disorders and Promotion of Healthy Body Image (A-07) Summary

Recommendations for Physician and Community Collaboration on the Management of Obesity (A-05) Full text

AMA Actions on Obesity (A-04) Full text

Obesity as a Major Public Health Problem (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 6)

Organ or tissue donation/transplantation

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Utilization of and Minority Representation on the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry (A-07) Summary

Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation: Current Scientific Understanding (A-03) Full text

Increasing Organ Donation (I-02) Full text

Safety of Tissues for Transplantation (I-01) Full text

The Physician's Role in Organ Donation (A-00) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 6)

Xenotransplantation: Scientific Implications (I-00) Full text

Organ Allocation (I-99) Full text

Osteoporosis

Calcium Supplementation, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Osteoporosis (A-97) Full text

Intake of Dietary Calcium to Reduce the Incidence of Osteoporosis (I-95) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 3)

Pain

Standards, Laws, and Regulations Addressing Pain Medications and Medical Practice (A-07) Full text

Neuropathic Pain (A-06) Full text

Pain Management Standards and Performance Measures (A-02) Full text

Medical Marijuana (A-01) Full text

Medical Marijuana (I-97) Full text

Opioids in Chronic Nonmalignant Pain (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 11)

Aspects of Pain Management in Adults (A-95) Full text

Patient(s): health care/education/safety

Portable Listening Devices and Noise-induced Hearing Loss (A-08) Full text

Optimizing Care for Gay Men and Lesbians (A-08) Summary

Home Anticoagulant Monitoring (A-07) Summary

Genomic- and Molecular-based Personalized Heath Care (A-06) Full text

Ionizing Radiation Exposure in the Medical Setting (A-06) Full text

Expedited Partner Therapy (Patient-delivered Partner Therapy): An Update (A-06) Full text

Recommendations for Physician and Community Collaboration on the Management of Obesity (A-05) Full text

Impact of Drug Formularies and Therapeutic Interchange on Health Outcomes (A-04) Full text

Management of Chronic Disease (A-04) Full text

Physician Education of Their Patients About Prescription Medicines (I-98) Full text

Health Literacy (A-98) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 1)

Pregnancy

Use of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SRIs) in Pregnancy (A-07) Full text

Folic Acid Fortification of Grain Products (A-06) Full text

Universal, Routine Screening of Pregnant Women for HIV Infection (I-01) Full text

Effects of Work on Pregnancy (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 9)

Prevention: disease/exposure/hazard

The Future of Poison Prevention and Control Services in the United States (A-06) Full text

Ionizing Radiation Exposure in the Medical Setting (A-06) Full text

Chronic Wasting Disease: Implications for Human Health (A-05) Full text

Labeling of Nitrite Content of Processed Foods (A-04) Full text

Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes in the Community: Update on AMA Activities (A-02) Full text

Safe Disposal of Syringes, Needles, and Other Sharps in the Community (A-01) Full text

Implementing the Guides to Community Preventive Services (I-01) Full text

Reprocessing of Single-use Medical Devices (I-00) Full text

Use of Wireless Radiofrequency Devices in Hospitals (A-00) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 4)

Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings (A-00) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 1)

Prevention Research (I-99) (PDF, Full text, CSA Rep. 6)

Priorities in Clinical Preventive Services (I-98) (PDF, Full text, CSA Rep. 1)

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition (A-97) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 1)

Establishment of a National Vaccine Authority (I-96) Full text

Public health

Financing of Adult Vaccines: Recommendations for Action (I-08) Summary

Expansion of Hazardous Waste Landfills Over Aquifers (A-07) Full text

Radioactive/Chemical Waste and Radiation in the Environment (A-07) Full text

The Future of Poison Prevention and Control Services in the United States (A-06) Full text

Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles I: Reducing the Population Burden of Cardiovascular Disease by Reducing Sodium Intake (A-06) Summary

Recommendations for Physician and Community Collaboration on the Management of Obesity (A-05) Full text

Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes in the Community: Update on AMA Activities (A-02) Full text

Implementing the Guides to Community Preventive Services (I-01) Full text

Accuracy, Importance, and Application of Data from the U.S. Vital Statistics System (I-00) Full text

Domestic Violence Information and Movie Theaters (I-00) Full text

Genetically Modified Crops and Foods (I-00) Full text

Obesity as a Major Public Health Problem (A-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 6)

Health Literacy (A-98) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 1)

Risk of Transmission of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy to Humans in the United States (A-98) Full text

Federal Block Grants and Public Health (A-96) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 3)

Race/ethnicity

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Utilization of and Minority Representation on the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry (A-07) Summary

Factors That Influence Differences in Breastfeeding Rates (A-05) Full text

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (I-02) Full text

Classification of Data on Race and Ethnicity (I-00) Full text

Race and Ethnicity as Variables in Medical Research (A-98) Full text

Folk Remedies Among Ethnic Subgroups (A-97) Full text

Recreation

Portable Listening Devices and Noise-induced Hearing Loss (A-08) Full text

Emotional and Behavioral Effects of Video Games and Internet Overuse (A-07) Full text

In-line Skating (A-99) Full text

Options for Improving Motorcycle Safety (I-98) Full text

Helmets for Recreational Skiing and Other Winter Sports in Children and Adolescents (I-97) Full text

Rehabilitation

Physician Guidelines for Return to Work After Injury or Illness (A-04) Full text

Screening

Improving Access to Rapid HIV Testing: An Update (I-06) Full text

Standardization of Newborn Screening Programs (A-06) Full text

Responding to Depression, Suicide, Substance Use, and Addiction on College Campuses (A-06) Summary

Commercialized Medical Screening (A-03) Full text

Multiplex Genetic Testing (A-03) Full text

AMA Endorsement of Screening Tests or Standards (A-02) Full text

Universal, Routine Screening of Pregnant Women for HIV Infection (I-01) Full text

Newborn Screening: Challenges for the Coming Decade (I-01) Summary

Screening and Early Detection of Prostate Cancer (A-00) Full text

Screening Nonimmigrant Visitors to the United States for Tuberculosis (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 1)

Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 14)

Mammographic Screening for Asymptomatic Women (A-99) Full text

Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in People At Average and At Increased Risk (I-98) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 7)

PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Screening Tests As Covered Services Under Medicare (A-98) (PDF, Full text, CSA Rep. 3)

Sex education

Evaluation of the Federal Abstinence-only Education Programs (A-00) Full text

Sexuality Education, Abstinence, and Distribution of Condoms in Schools (I-99) (PDF, Summary, CSA Rep. 7)

Sharps disposal

Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes in the Community: Update on AMA Activities (A-02) Full text

Safe Community Syringe Disposal: Understanding the Barriers and Creating Solutions - Summary report of meeting sponsored by the American Medical Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Association for Diabetes Educators, the American Pharmaceutical Association, and the Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC, January 29-30, 2001. Full text