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Difficult-To-Reuse Needles for the Prevention of HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Abusers
This paper reviews various possibilities of using non-reusable injection technologies for reducing HIV transmission among injecting drug users in the United States. It does not put forth the redesign of injection equipment as a policy option for congressional consideration; it merely examines some of the implications of a proposal put forth by some health experts.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal and Private Roles in the Development and Provision of Alglucerase Therapy for Gaucher Disease
This background paper describes the development of alglucerase, illustrates the role that both the Federal Government and private sector can have in making new therapies available for orphan diseases, and lays out some of the tradeoffs that can exist between developing new medical technologies and controlling health care costs.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Counseling and Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening: Results of a Survey
This paper presents results from a 1991 OTA survey of 431 genetic counselors and nurse geneticists. It was conducted to better understand the environment in which the average genetic counselor or nurse in genetics works, to describe the infrastructure and tools available to these professionals, to assess the state of practice in the provision of cystic fibrosis (CF) carrier screening, and to evaluate their attitudes regarding CF carrier screening.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Tests and Health Insurance: Results of a Survey
This background paper describes results from a 1991 OTA survey of U.S. health insurers’ attitudes toward genetic tests and genetic information— both how they currently view information from various sources (e.g., genetic tests, other medical tests, or family histories) in underwriting decisions and how they might reimburse consumers for genetic tests. It also reports data on the role health insurers expect genetic tests and genetic information will play in their business practices over the coming decade.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Science and Technology Issues in Coastal Ecotourism
This paper presents information on the ecotourism trends; identifies issues related to resource conservation, ecotourism development and management, and planning; and presents questions for possible further consideration.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Banks and International Telecommunications
This background paper on U.S. banks is one of several case studies prepared as part of a huger assessment of International Telecommunications Networks and U.S.-European Trade in Services.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System:
The UNT Digital Library