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- 1From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: As iron and lead promote oxidative damage, and hemochromatosis (HFE) gene polymorphisms increase body iron burden, HFE variant alleles may modify the lead burden and cognitive decline relationship....
- 2From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedMental illnesses produce some of the most challenging health problems faced by society, accounting for vast numbers of hospitalizations, disabilities resulting in billions in lost productivity, and sharply elevated risks...
- 3From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedWe read with special interest the article by Braun et al. (2006). In this large survey, the authors concluded that prenatal exposure to tobacco and environmental lead are risk factors for attention deficit hyperactivity...
- 4From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThis program is designed to aid and facilitate the growth of a cadre of scientists with expertise in cancer prevention research. Small grants are short-term awards that provide support for pilot projects, development and...
- 5From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThe U.S. EPA has released a report that outlines energy use trends in 12 manufacturing sectors representing about 85% of total industrial energy use in the country. Energy Trends in Selected Manufacturing Sectors shows...
- 6From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Occupational and population-based studies have related exposure to fine particulate air pollution, and specifically particulate matter from vehicle exhausts, to cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer....
- 7From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedWe reported that prenatal exposure to methylmercury causes cognitive impairment in an estimated 316,588 children born in the United States each year, costing this nation $8.7 billion annually in lost productivity...
- 8From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedMany studies have linked higher latitudes with greater breast cancer risk, and seasonal variations are now thought to influence cancer incidence and mortality. The pivotal mediators in these relationships are believed to...
- 9From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Although numerous epidemiologic studies now use models of intraurban exposure, there has been little systematic evaluation of the performance of different models. OBJECTIVES: In this present article we...
- 10From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Lead is an environmental pollutant that causes acute and chronic toxicity. Surveys have related mean blood lead concentrations to exogenous sources, including industrial activity, use of lead-based paints, or...
- 11From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: There is now increasing evidence that exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can contribute to the development of inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this...
- 12From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedOn 23 April 2007, the 2007 Goldman Environmental Prize was awarded in San Francisco to grassroots activists from around the world to honor their work in protecting the environment of their communities. This year's...
- 13From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedIn their article, "Exposures to Environmental Toxicants and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] in U.S. Children," Braun et al. (2006) advanced our knowledge of the effects of environmental tobacco smoke...
- 14From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Childhood lead poisoning remains a critical environmental health concern. Lowlevel lead exposure has been linked to decreased performance on standardized IQ tests for schoolaged children. OBJECTIVE: In this...
- 15From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedChemicals used to disinfect water often contain chlorine, which can react with organic matter in the water to form compounds such as trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs), known collectively as disinfection...
- 16From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: In this investigation we documented the pesticide urinary metabolite levels of farmworker children in North Carolina, determined the number of different metabolites detected for each child, and delineated...
- 17From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Inadequate sun exposure and dietary vitamin D intake can result in vitamin D insufficiency. However, limited data are available on actual vitamin D status and predictors in healthy individuals in different...
- 18From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedRadiobiologists have long believed that ionizing radiation, like gamma rays, kills cells by shattering DNA. Now Michael Daly, an associate professor of pathology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health...
- 19From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedAcid Rain--Deposition to Recovery P. Brimblecombe, H. Hara, D. Houle, M. Novak, eds. New York:Springer, 2007. 420 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5884-4, $169.00 Biosphere Implications of Deep Disposal of Nuclear Waste: The...
- 20From: Environmental Health Perspectives. (Vol. 115, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedI read with interest the recent review by Belson et al. (2007) on childhood leukemia, particularly the sections dealing with radiation exposure. Like the authors, I believe that ionizing radiation is strongly associated...