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Major federal regulatory agencies have agreed to accept chemical safety data from a synthetic skin test in lieu of an animal test, the National Toxicology Program announced today.
NIEHS Director Kenneth Olden Reviews Progress, Dangers of Earth Day, 2000
Research study shows evidence that exposure to indoor allergens from dust mites and cockroaches is a risk factor for the development of allergic diseases and asthma.
As part of an effort to reduce children's asthma symptoms, new, filter-style vacuum cleaners are being delivered to 150 Detroit families in the first wave of Community Action Against Asthma, a project funded by NIEHS and the EPA.
Guidelines for getting pregnant usually assume an average woman is fertile between days 10 and 17 of her menstrual cycle. But researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have demonstrated that only about 30 percent of women actually have their fertile window entirely within that timespan. (British Medical Journal)
Wood Dust produced in furniture and cabinet manufacture, and common talc are among the substances being considered for listing in the next federal Report on Carcinogens.
Men born with a birth defect have a substantially increased risk of having a child with a birth defect, a large population study revealed today.
Using a lead-lowering drug to reverse IQ damage associated with lead exposure has proved ineffective.
Scientists who combined data from five large breast cancer studies have found no link to the pesticide DDT or to PCBs, a widespread industrial chemical.
High levels of dust mite allergens were found in bedding in 23 percent, or nearly a quarter, of homes sampled in the First National Survey of Lead and Allergies in Housing.
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