Environmental Health Perspectives articles from August 2005

Environmental Health Perspectives archives from August 2005

Phthalate exposure during pregnancy and lower anogenital index in boys: wider implications for the general population?(Guest Editorial)
August 1, 2005... The article by Swan et al. (2005) in this issue of Environmental Health Perspectives reignites the issue of the role that phthalate exposure during pregnancy may play in the etiology of reproductive disorders in human males. It does so by...

Strategic planning: establishing need and clarifying motivation.(NIEHS DIRECTOR'S PERSPECTIVE)
August 1, 2005... The overall goal of the strategic planning process at the NIEHS is to establish research priorities and develop a plan to support the very best science that will have the greatest impact on human health. To accomplish this, we will focus our...

Arsenic on children's hands after playing in playgrounds.(Perspectives: Correspondence)
August 1, 2005... We commend Kwon et al. (2004) for their very interesting study of arsenic on the hands of children in contact with chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood structures and soil after playing in playgrounds. We would like to comment on some...

Arsenic on children's hands: le et al. respond.(Perspectives: Correspondence)
August 1, 2005... We appreciate the comments of Zagury and Pouschat and their support of our overall conclusions presented in our article (Kwon et al. 2004). In response to their thoughtful comments, we would like to offer the following clarifications. In...

Invoking the precautionary principle.(Perspectives: Correspondence)
August 1, 2005... The article on the precautionary principle, risk perception, and assessment by Wiedemann and Schutz (2005) deserves praise and careful consideration because of the growing awareness that certain human activities could potentially seriously harm...

The precautionary principle: Schutz and Wiedemann respond.(Perspectives: Correspondence)
August 1, 2005... Salmony rightfully points to various examples for potentially harmful effects of human activities that call for strategies to cope with ambiguous risks. The precautionary principle is seen by many as the answer to this problem. We agree that...

Peripheral arterial disease and metals in urine and blood.(Perspectives: Correspondence)
August 1, 2005... Navas-Acien et al. (2005) recently analyzed the data from the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). They suggested that blood lead and blood and urinary cadmium, at levels well below safety standards, were...

Peripheral arterial disease and metals: Navas-Acien et al. respond.(Perspectives: Correspondence)
August 1, 2005... We thank Plusquin et al. for their interest in our analysis of the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data on the association of lead, cadmium, and other metals with the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease...

Erratum.(Perspectives: Correspondence)(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2005... The publication date for an article cited by Do et al. [Chlorination Disinfection By-products and Pancreatic Cancer Risk. Environ Health Perspect 113:418-424 (2005)] was incorrectly given as 2004. The correct reference is as follows: ...

Sweet deal for cocoa production?(Innovative Technologies)
August 1, 2005... Africa may be on the verge of becoming a continent of hope, and that would be a wonderful thing not just for Africa and Africans but for the whole world, because the world can't afford to have 600 million people left behind as the rest of the...

Genetics at the community level.(Meeting Report)
August 1, 2005... Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), picked up a guitar and sang to close out the Seattle community genetics forum. To the tune of the 1961 rock-and-roll song "Runaway" and enthusiastic audience...

Brazilian biodiesel blasts off.(The Beat)
August 1, 2005... With its immense agricultural sector, Brazil has the raw materials to become a leader in biodiesel production. Now it's building the capacity to turn these resources into fuel. This spring the country saw the opening of its first two biodiesel...

More muscle needed for built environment research.(The Beat)
August 1, 2005... Over half the U.S. population fails to meet the Surgeon General's recommendations for physical activity. How much are the surroundings we build for ourselves to blame? And of the myriad ways available to alter the built environment, which would...

Fewer foodborne illnesses.(The Beat)
August 1, 2005... A concerted federal effort appears to be paying off in fewer cases of some foodborne illnesses, according to the 15 April 2005 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. From 1996 to 2004, the incidence of E. coli 0157 poisoning decreased 42%,...

A tea-time mystery.(Food Safety)
August 1, 2005... When a 52-year-old Missouri woman approached physicians in 1998 complaining of stiffness and pain in her spine, the symptoms were at first attributed to "disc disease." But a series of laboratory tests showed that the woman had abnormally...

Olestra's second wind.(Diet and Nutrition)
August 1, 2005... Olestra, the nonabsorbable fat substitute, has had a rocky past. Originally explored as a cholesterol-lowering drug, olestra was approved in 1996 for use in fat-flee snack foods with the proviso that these snacks carry a warning about possible...

WHO/AFRO Division of Healthy Environments and Sustainable Development.(ehpnet)
August 1, 2005... The people of Africa are besieged by a wide range of diseases that are hard to eradicate because of widespread lack of sanitation and medical facilities. A number of factors--including poverty, lack of technology, undeveloped infrastructure,...

Animals and airspace.(The Beat)
August 1, 2005... Animal feeding operations (AFOs) are generating concerns over the possible health impacts of their emissions. In January 2005 the U.S. EPA announced a new public-private agreement to help characterize the air pollution created by the nation's...

Goldman Environmental Prize 2005.(The Beat)
August 1, 2005... Each year the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to activists from six geographic regions who often face life-threatening situations while encouraging their peers, governments, and international organizations to work toward preserving the...

Sharing solutions for childhood obesity.(Environews: NIEHS News)
August 1, 2005... According to a 2004 report by the Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, approximately 9 million American children over 6 years of age are considered obese--that is, they have a body mass index (BMI)...

Growth spurt for EDC recognition.(Environews: NIEHS News)
August 1, 2005... Once in a great while, a scientific conference takes place that later proves to have been a turning point in a particular field--a seminal event remembered long after the name tags have been discarded and the posters recycled. Although it's too...

Discovery of Gene Responsible for Cadmium Transport in Mice.(Headliners: Cadmium-Induced Disease)
August 1, 2005... Dalton TP, He L, Wang B, Miller ML, Jin L, Stringer KF, Chang X, Baxter CS, Nebert DW. 2005. Identification of mouse SLC39A8 as the transporter responsible for cadmium-induced toxicity in the testis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 102:3401-3406. ...

Teaching teens by setting the scene.(Beyond the Bench)
August 1, 2005... For many teenagers, summer is a time for blockbuster movies, often featuring catastrophic natural--or alien-caused--disasters. For the last four years the Boston University Superfund Basic Research Program (BU SBRP) Outreach Core and the Boston...

Genetically modified foods: breeding uncertainty.(Environews: Focus)
August 1, 2005... Genetically modified (GM) crops first appeared commercially in the mid-1990s to what seemed a bright and promising future. Resistant to pests and the herbicides used to control weeds, these new crops were so popular with farmers that millions...

Continental divide: why Africa's are change burden is greater.(Environews: Spheres of Influence)
August 1, 2005... Africa can easily be said to contribute the least of any continent to global warming. Each year Africa produces an average of just over 1 metric ton of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide per person, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's...

Better bonding with beans.(Environews: Innovations)
August 1, 2005... Formaldehyde is an extremely useful industrial chemical but also one that has long been known to cause environmental health problems in some circumstances. A major route for human exposure is inhalation of formaldehyde gas emitted from urea-...

Phthalates and baby boys: potential disruption of human genital development.(Environews: Science Selections)
August 1, 2005... Epidemiologic research has revealed widespread human exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals that appear in products as diverse as flexible plastics, industrial solvents, and personal care products. Rodent studies indicate that prenatal...

The ups and downs of thyroid hormone: PCBs may reduce levels in pregnancy.(Environews: Science Selections)
August 1, 2005... Maintaining adequate levels of thyroid hormone (TH) during pregnancy is critical for proper placental and fetal development. Environmental contaminants including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, and mercury have been...

Thimerosal and animal brains: new data for assessing human ethylmercury risk.(Environews: Science Selections)
August 1, 2005... Since the 1950s, vaccines have contained thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that breaks down to ethylmercury and thio-salicylate in the body. By some calculations, children given the usual schedule of vaccines containing thimerosal...

Pancreatic effects of EDCs: low doses can impair glucagon secretion.(Environews: Science Selections)
August 1, 2005... Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) mimic naturally occurring hormones such as estrogen by occupying hormone receptors and triggering a reaction in the body. Interactions of EDCs with the classical (nuclear) estrogen receptors ER-[alpha] and...

Is the global rise of asthma an early impact of anthropogenic climate change?(Commentary)
August 1, 2005... The increase in asthma incidence, prevalence, and morbidity over recent decades presents a significant challenge to public health. Pollen is an important trigger of some types of asthma, and both pollen quantity and season depend on climatic...

Community-initiated breast cancer and environment studies and the precautionary principle.(Commentary)
August 1, 2005... The precautionary principle implies the need for research paradigms that contribute to "strength of the evidence" assessments of the plausibility of health effects when scientific uncertainty is likely to persist and prevention is the...

An extensive new literature concerning low-dose effects of bisphenol A shows the need for a new risk assessment.(Commentary)
August 1, 2005... Bisphenol A (BPA) is the monomer used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic, the resin lining of cans, and other products, with global capacity in excess of 6.4 billion lb/year. Because the ester bonds in these BPA-based polymers are subject to...

Potential role of ultrafine particles in associations between airborne particle mass and cardiovascular health.
August 1, 2005... Numerous epidemiologic time-series studies have shown generally consistent associations of cardiovascular hospital admissions and mortality with outdoor air pollution, particularly mass concentrations of particulate matter (PM) [less than or...

Exposure assessment for atmospheric ultrafine particles (UFPs) and implications in epidemiologic research.
August 1, 2005... Epidemiologic research has shown increases in adverse cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes in relation to mass concentrations of particulate matter (PM) [less than or equal to] 2.5 or [less than or equal to] 10 [micro]m in diameter...

Combustion-derived ultrafine particles transport organic toxicants to target respiratory cells.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Epidemiologic evidence supports associations between inhalation of fine and ultrafine ambient particulate matter [aerodynamic diameter [less than or equal to]2.5 [micro]m (P[M.sub.2.5])] and increases in cardiovascular/respiratory morbidity and...

Mapping and prediction of coal workers' pneumoconiosis with bioavailable iron content in the bituminous coals.
August 1, 2005... Based on the first National Study of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and the U.S. Geological Survey database of coal quality, we show that the prevalence of CWP in seven coal mine regions correlates with levels of bioavailable iron (BAI) in...

Low doses of bisphenol A and diethylstilbestrol impair [Ca.sup.2+] signals in pancreatic [alpha]-cells through a nonclassical membrane estrogen receptor within intact islets of Langerhans.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Glucagon, secreted from pancreatic [alpha]-cells integrated within the islets of Langerhans, is involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism by enhancing the synthesis and mobilization of glucose in the liver. In addition, it has other...

The effect of particulate air pollution on emergency admissions for myocardial infarction: a multicity case-crossover analysis.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Recently, attention has focused on whether particulate air pollution is a specific trigger of myocardial infarction (MI). The results of several studies of single locations assessing the effects of ambient particular matter on the risk of MI...

Arsenite-induced alterations of DNA photodamage repair and apoptosis after solar-simulation UVR in mouse keratinocytes in vitro.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Our laboratory has shown that arsenite markedly increased the cancer rate caused by solar-simulation ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in the hairless mouse skin model. In the present study, we investigated how arsenite affected DNA photodamage...

GIS-based estimation of exposure to particulate matter and N[O.sub.2] in an urban area: stochastic versus dispersion modeling.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Stochastic modeling was used to predict nitrogen dioxide and fine particles [particles collected with an upper 50% cut point of 2.5 [micro]m aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5)] levels at 1,669 addresses of the participants of two ongoing birth cohort...

Residential proximity to agricultural pesticide use and incidence of breast cancer in California, 1988-1997.(Research)
August 1, 2005... California is the largest agricultural state in the United States and home to some of the world's highest breast cancer rates. The objective of our study was to evaluate whether California breast cancer rates were elevated in areas with recent...

Benchmark calculations for perchlorate from three human cohorts.(Research)
August 1, 2005... The presence of low concentrations of perchlorate in some drinking water sources has led to concern regarding potential effects on the thyroid. In a recently published report, the National Academy of Sciences indicated that the perchlorate dose...

Pollutant particles produce vasoconstriction and enhance MAPK signaling via angiotensin type 1 receptor.
August 1, 2005... Exposure to particulate matter (PM) is associated with acute cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, but the mechanisms are not entirely clear. In this study, we hypothesized that PM may activate the angiotensin type 1 receptor (A[T.sub.1]R), a...

Comparison of blood and brain mercury levels in infant monkeys exposed to methylmercury or vaccines containing thimerosal.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Thimerosal is a preservative that has been used in manufacturing vaccines since the 1930s. Reports have indicated that infants can receive ethylmercury (in the form of thimerosal) at or above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines...

Long-term effects of neonatal exposure to hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in the BALB/cCrgl mouse.(Research)
August 1, 2005... The neonatal mouse model has been a valuable tool in determining the long-term effects of early exposure to estrogenic agents in mammals. Using this model, we compared the effects of 2',4',6'-trichloro-4-biphenylol (OH-PCB-30) and...

Alterations in central nervous system serotonergic and dopaminergic synaptic activity in adulthood after prenatal or neonatal chlorpyrifos exposure.
August 1, 2005... Exposure to chlorpyrifos (CPF) alters neuronal development of serotonin (5HT) and dopamine systems, and we recently found long-term alterations in behaviors related to 5HT function. To characterize the synaptic mechanisms underlying these...

Seasonal variations in air pollution particle-induced inflammatory mediator release and oxidative stress.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Health effects associated with particulate matter (PM) show seasonal variations. We hypothesized that these heterogeneous effects may be attributed partly to the differences in the elemental composition of PM. Normal human bronchial epithelial...

Thyroid hormones in pregnancy in relation to environmental exposure to organochlorine compounds and mercury.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, and mercury are global environmental contaminants that can disrupt the endocrine system in animals and humans. However, there is little evidence that they can interfere with endocrine...

Differential gene expression in normal human mammary epithelial cells treated with malathion monitored by DNA microarrays.(Research)
August 1, 2005... Organophosphate pesticides are a major source of occupational exposure in the United States. Moreover, malathion has been sprayed over major urban populations in an effort to control mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus. Previous research,...

Acute blood pressure responses in healthy adults during controlled air pollution exposures.(Research: Environmental Medicine)
August 1, 2005... Exposure to air pollution has been shown to cause arterial vasoconstriction and alter autonomic balance. Because these biologic responses may influence systemic hemodynamics, we investigated the effect of air pollution on blood pressure (BP)....

Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatal phthalate exposure.(Research: Children's Health)
August 1, 2005... Prenatal phthalate exposure impairs testicular function and shortens anogenital distance (AGD) in male rodents. We present data from the first study to examine AGD and other genital measurements in relation to prenatal phthalate exposure in...

Relationships among polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA adducts, proximity to the World Trade Center, and effects on fetal growth.(Research: Children's Health)
August 1, 2005... Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are toxic pollutants released by the World Trade Center (WTC) fires and various urban combustion sources. Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a representative member of the class of PAHs. PAH-DNA adducts, or BaP-DNA...

Air pollution--associated changes in lung function among asthmatic children in Detroit.(Research: Children's Health)
August 1, 2005... In a longitudinal cohort study of primary-school-age children with asthma in Detroit, Michigan, we examined relationships between lung function and ambient levels of particulate matter [less than or equal to] 10 [micro]m and [less than or equal...

Correction.(Research: Children's Health)(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2005... The "Demographic and Asthma Characteristics of Cohort" section of "Results" in the manuscript originally published online was incorrect in describing less than two-thirds and 15% of the cohort; it has been corrected here to fewer than one-half...

Exposure assessment in the National Children's Study: introduction.(Research: Mini-Monograph)
August 1, 2005... The science of exposure assessment is relatively new and evolving rapidly with the advancement of sophisticated methods for specific measurements at the picogram per gram level or lower in a variety of environmental and biologic matrices....

Biologic monitoring of exposure to environmental chemicals throughout the life stages: requirements and issues for consideration for the National Children's Study.(Research: Mini-Monograph)
August 1, 2005... Biomonitoring of exposure is a useful tool for assessing environmental exposures. The matrices available for analyses include blood, urine, breast milk, adipose tissue, and saliva, among others. The sampling can be staged to represent the...

Characterizing exposures to nonpersistent pesticides during pregnancy and early childhood in the national children's study: a review of monitoring and measurement methodologies.(Research: Mini-Monograph)
August 1, 2005... The National Children's Study is a proposed longitudinal cohort study to evaluate the relationships between children's health and the environment. Enrollment is estimated to begin in September 2005, and 100,000 children will be followed from...

Effects of environmental agents on the attainment of puberty: considerations when assessing exposure to environmental chemicals in the National Children's Study.(Research: Mini-Monograph)
August 1, 2005... The apparent decline in the age at puberty in the United States raises a general level of concern because of the potential clinical and social consequences of such an event. Nutritional status, genetic predisposition (race/ethnicity), and...

Exposure assessment implications for the design and implementation of the National Children's Study.(Research: Mini-Monograph)
August 1, 2005... Examining the influence of environmental exposures on various health indices is a critical component of the planned National Children's Study (NCS). An ideal strategy for the exposure monitoring component of the NCS is to measure indoor and...

Comparative Mouse Genomics Centers Consortium (CMGCC): mouse models to improve understanding of the biological significance of human polymorphisms.(Announcements: NIEHS Extramural Update)
August 1, 2005... The CMGCC is a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional component of the Environmental Genome Project (EGP). This program commenced in 2001 to develop resources in transgenic and knockout mouse models based on single nucleotide polymorphisms...

Inhalant abuse: supporting broad-based research approaches.(Announcements: Fellowships, Grants, & Awards)
August 1, 2005... The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks to broaden the understanding of all aspects of inhalant abuse (i.e., from epidemiology, to treatment, to the underlying neurobiological mechanisms). Prevalence data from both the National...

Calendar.(Announcements)(Calendar)
August 1, 2005... 2005 August 1-3 August, Mon-Wed. West Virginia University Research Corporation's Systems Biology Initiative and CIIT Centers for Health Research 2005 Conference on the Application of Systems Biology Methodologies to Environmental...

Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice.
August 1, 2005... Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice By Jason Corburn Cambridge, MA:MIT Press, 2005. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-262-53272-7, $24 cloth Jason Corburn's Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health...

New books.(Announcements)
August 1, 2005... Are Chemical Journals Too Expensive and Inaccessible?: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable Ned D. Heindel, Tina M. Masciangioli, Eva yon Schaper, eds. Washington, DC:National Academies Press, 2005. 50 pp. ISBN: 0-309-09590-5,...

Essays on the future of environmental health research: a tribute to Dr. Kenneth Olden.(Preface)
August 15, 2005... Since his appointment in 1991 as the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), Dr. Kenneth Olden has worked steadfastly to develop the field of environmental health....

Alternatives to toxicity testing in animals: challenges and opportunities.(Essay on: Toxicity Testing in Animals)
August 15, 2005... We have learned over time that the development of successful alternative methods in toxicology testing requires the successful integration of three elements: First, there must be a solid foundation of understanding the basic biology and...

The breast cancer and the environment research centers.(Essay on: Breast Cancer Research)
August 15, 2005... The Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers (BCERCs) were among the last large-scale scientific undertakings championed by Dr. Kenneth Olden at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). These centers were the...

Origins and evolution of children's environmental health.(Essay on: Children's Environmental Health)
August 15, 2005... We all witness the miraculous development of newborns and young children as they undergo great physical and mental changes in just a few years. But sometimes a child tragically loses, or never attains, his or her ability to speak or interact...

Using community-based participatory research to ask and answer questions regarding the environment and health.(Essay on: Community-Based Participatory Research)
August 15, 2005... The Olden Years In 1991 Dr. Kenneth Olden became the first African-American director of an institute in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) when he assumed the leadership of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences...

An overview of the environmental genome project.(Essay on: The Environmental Genome Project)
August 15, 2005... Providing a Resource to Explore Phenotype-Genotype-Environment Interactions Understanding the causes of common diseases such as cancer, asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and atherosclerosis, which have high population prevalence, is a...

Environmental justice, science, and public health.(Essay on: Environmental Justice)
August 15, 2005... Since coalescing in the 1980s, the environmental justice movement has become one of the many forces influencing public health conditions and environmental health science. Shaped by principles of civil fights, democracy, and opposition to...

Giving a voice to environmental health research.(Essay on: Environmental Health Perspectives)
August 15, 2005... Translation of scientific research to health care providers, public health practitioners, and the lay public is an important goal with a high priority. Other terms besides "translation," such as "diffusion," "information sharing," "knowledge...

Environmental medicine: where are we and where do we go from here? (you can't navigate from lost).(Essay on: The State of Environmental Medicine)
August 15, 2005... As many of us do, I found myself in the waiting room of a U.S. senator keeping an appointment with a staff person to express my opinion on the importance of the work of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to the...

NIEHS and public health practice.(Essay on: Public Health Practice)
August 15, 2005... On 7 November 2004, Dr. Kenneth Olden received the highest award in public health, the Sedgwick Medal, given by the American Public Health Association (APHA). The accompanying news release simply stated that "Olden was selected because of his...

Of mice and molecules: research with genetically modified mouse models.(Essay on: Genetically Modified Mouse Models)
August 15, 2005... During the first century of the development of the mouse as a model organism for biological research, mouse models were inbred with the goal of achieving genetic homogeneity within strains (Lowy and Gaudilliere 1998) and standardization at the...

Exploration of health disparities.(Essay on: Health Disparities)
August 15, 2005... Health disparities have received growing attention in recent years from both the research community (Adler and 0strove 1999) and the policy community [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 2000]. Under the leadership of Dr....

Modifying the environment to reverse obesity.(Essay on: Obesity and the Environment)
August 15, 2005... There is a growing realization that the changes we have made to our environment over the past several decades have unintentionally facilitated weight gain in the population and contributed to the high rates of obesity currently seen in most...

Oceans and human health: a new era of environmental opportunities.(Essay on: Oceans and Human Health)
August 15, 2005... Because of the broad mission of NIEHS [National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences] to develop public health and clinical strategies to prevent environmentally caused diseases, our science complements that of all the other Institutes in...

Accelerating research on genes and environment in Parkinson's disease.(Essay on: Parkinson's Disease Research)
August 15, 2005... Although many accomplishments can be attributed to Dr. Kenneth Olden's distinguished career during his tenure at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the most long-lasting may well be his recognition of the...

Population health and the environment.(Essay on: Population Health and the Environment)
August 15, 2005... The Challenge of Complexity It has been noted that the single characteristic describing the frontiers of contemporary science is complexity (Dean 1993a). Riley (1987) has opined that members of the human species do not grow old in...

The Public Interest Liaison Group's contribution to the future of environmental health research.(Essay on: The Public Interest Liaison Group)
August 15, 2005... It seems a rarity when a high-ranking official actually looks for public direction on the funding and programming he directs. Members of organizations of varying size often jockey for position, hoping to have the rare opportunity to bend the...

The role of town meetings in environmental health research.(Essay on: Town Meetings and Research)
August 15, 2005... Kenneth Olden created an arsenal of mechanisms that enabled the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to reach out to the American people and be responsive to their environmental health concerns. Commitment to the...

A vision that challenges dogma gives rise to a new era in the environmental health sciences.(Essay on: Toxicogenomics)
August 15, 2005... Reflections As sequencing of the draft genome of several species is completed and functional genomics studies continue to appear, an exciting new era of biomedical discovery in the environmental health sciences has come upon us. Along with...