Respiratory Diseases: Task Force Report on Problems, Research Approaches, Needs

Report of the Task Force on scope and professional manpower needs in pediatric respiratory disease.

Disorders of the respiratory tract constitute a major national health problem, and a shortage of pediatric chest physicians has been suggested by a survey supported by the National Heart and Lung Institute in 1972.’ However, this survey did not sample the pediatric generalist and did not define the scope of pediatric pulmonary problems. Therefore, the present Task Force addressed itself to an i...

Report of the Task Force on Research in Heart Failure.

In 1992, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) convened a Task Force on Research in Heart Failure composed of national experts in basic, clinical, and population-based research on this condition. The task force's charge was to assess the current state of research on heart failure and recommend future research approaches that are likely to lead to improved management or preventio...

Respiratory sensitization and allergy: current research approaches and needs.

There are currently no accepted regulatory models for assessing the potential of a substance to cause respiratory sensitization and allergy. In contrast, a number of models exist for the assessment of contact sensitization and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Research indicates that respiratory sensitizers may be identified through contact sensitization assays such as the local lymph node ass...

Research Task Force

Task Force on Strategic Research Direction

I. Complex Systems Analysis Scope This topic includes systems biology, information theory, computational biology, gene-gene interactions, geneenvironment interactions, postgenomic areas such as phenotypic characterization of living systems and proteomics, biomarkers for atherosclerotic CVD and congestive heart failure (CHF), image analysis, genetic factors predisposing individuals to CVD/stroke...