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Perspectives
Director's Perspective
p. A 292
Correspondence
p. A 296
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Environews
Forum
p. A 300
NIEHS News
p. A 304
Focus
p. A 310
Innovations
p. A 320
Science Selections
p. A 324
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Research
Articles
Chromosomal Aberrations in Lymphocytes of Healthy Subjects and Risk of Cancer
Pavel Rossner, Paolo Boffetta, Marcello Ceppi, Stefano Bonassi, Zdenek Smerhovsky, Karel Landa, Dagmar Juzova, and Radim J. Sˇrám
p. 517 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Mercury, Food Webs, and Marine Mammals: Implications of Diet and Climate Change for Human Health
Shawn Booth and Dirk Zeller
p. 521 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Developmental Exposure of Rats to Chlorpyrifos Leads to Behavioral Alterations in Adulthood, Involving Serotonergic Mechanisms and Resembling Animal Models of Depression
Justin E. Aldridge, Edward D. Levin, Frederic J. Seidler, and Theodore A. Slotkin
p. 527 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Human Neurobehavioral Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Styrene: A Meta-Analysis
Vernon A. Benignus, Andrew M. Geller, William K. Boyes, and Philip J. Bushnell
p. 532 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Historical Comparison of Perfluorooctanesulfonate, Perfluorooctanoate, and Other Fluorochemicals in Human Blood
Geary W. Olsen, Han-Yao Huang, Kathy J. Helzlsouer, Kristen J. Hansen, John L. Butenhoff, and Jeffrey H. Mandel
p. 539 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Gliomas and Farm Pesticide Exposure in Women: The Upper Midwest Health Study
Tania Carreón, Mary Ann Butler, Avima M. Ruder, Martha A. Waters, Karen E. Davis-King, Geoffrey M. Calvert, Paul A. Schulte, Barbara Connally, Elizabeth M. Ward, Wayne T. Sanderson, Ellen F. Heineman, Jack S. Mandel, Roscoe F. Morton, Douglas J. Reding, Kenneth D. Rosenman, Glenn Talaska, and the Brain Cancer Collaborative Study Group
p. 546 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Risk-Based Consumption Advice for Farmed Atlantic and Wild Pacific Salmon Contaminated with Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds
Jeffery A. Foran, David O. Carpenter, M. Coreen Hamilton, Barbara A. Knuth, and Steven J. Schwager
p. 552 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Campylobacter Isolates from Conventional and Antibiotic-Free Chicken Products
Lance B. Price, Elizabeth Johnson, Rocio Vailes, and Ellen Silbergeld
p. 557 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
The Application of the Haddon Matrix to Public Health Readiness and Response Planning
Daniel J. Barnett, Ran D. Balicer, David Blodgett, Ayanna L. Fews, Cindy L. Parker, and Jonathan M. Links
p. 561 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Symptomatic Effects of Exposure to Diluted Air Sampled from a Swine Confinement Atmosphere on Healthy Human Subjects
Susan S. Schiffman, Clare E. Studwell, Lawrence R. Landerman, Katherine Berman, and John S. Sundy
p. 567 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Environmental Medicine
Review
Ascorbate Depletion: A Critical Step in Nickel Carcinogenesis?
Konstantin Salnikow and Kazimierz S. Kasprzak
p. 577 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Article
Two Outbreaks of Occupationally Acquired Histoplasmosis: More than Workers at Risk
Gregory D. Huhn, Connie Austin, Mark Carr, Diana Heyer, Pam Boudreau, Glynnis Gilbert, Terry Eimen, Mark D. Lindsley, Salvatore Cali, Craig S. Conover, and Mark S. Dworkin
p. 585 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Children's Health
Articles
Public Health and Economic Consequences of Methyl Mercury Toxicity to the Developing Brain
Leonardo Trasande, Philip J. Landrigan, and Clyde Schechter
p. 590 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
IQ and Blood Lead from 2 to 7 Years of Age: Are the Effects in Older Children the Residual of High Blood Lead Concentrations in 2-Year-Olds?
Aimin Chen, Kim N. Dietrich, James H. Ware, Jerilynn Radcliffe, and Walter J. Rogan
p. 597 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
A Time-Series Analysis of Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in Pennsylvania, 1997-2001
Sharon K. Sagiv, Pauline Mendola, Dana Loomis, Amy H. Herring, Lucas M. Neas, David A. Savitz, and Charles Poole
p. 602 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Acute Respiratory Diseases and Carboxyhemoglobin Status in School Children of Quito, Ecuador
Bertha Estrella, Ramiro Estrella, Jorge Oviedo, Ximena Narváez, María T. Reyes, Miguel Gutiérrez, and Elena N. Naumova
p. 607 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Toxicogenomics
Article
Time Course of Gene Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in Rat Lung after Diesel Exhaust Particle Exposure
K. Murali Krishna Rao, Jane Y. C. Ma, Terence Meighan, Mark W. Barger, Donna Pack, and Val Vallyathan
p. 612 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Mini-Monograph: Brevetoxins
Overview of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins: Exposures and Effects
Lora E. Fleming, Lorraine C. Backer, and Daniel G. Baden
p. 618 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Natural and Derivative Brevetoxins: Historical Background, Multiplicity, and Effects
Daniel G. Baden, Andrea J. Bourdelais, Henry Jacocks, Sophie Michelliza, and Jerome Naar
p. 621 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Inhalation Toxicity of Brevetoxin 3 in Rats Exposed for Twenty-Two Days
Janet M. Benson, Fletcher F. Hahn, Thomas H. March, Jacob D. McDonald, Andrea P. Gomez, Mohan J. Sopori, Andrea J. Bourdelais, Jerome Naar, Julia Zaias, Gregory D. Bossart, and Daniel G. Baden
p. 626 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Effects of Inhaled Brevetoxins in Allergic Airways: Toxin-Allergen Interactions and Pharmacologic Intervention
William M. Abraham, Andrea J. Bourdelais, Ashfaq Ahmed, Irakli Serebriakov, and Daniel G. Baden
p. 632 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Characterization of Marine Aerosol for Assessment of Human Exposure to Brevetoxins
Yung Sung Cheng, Yue Zhou, Clinton M. Irvin, Richard H. Pierce, Jerome Naar, Lorraine C. Backer, Lora E. Fleming, Barbara Kirkpatrick, and Dan G. Baden
p. 638 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Occupational Exposure to Aerosolized Brevetoxins during Florida Red Tide Events: Effects on a Healthy Worker Population
Lorraine C. Backer, Barbara Kirkpatrick, Lora E. Fleming, Yung Sung Cheng, Richard Pierce, Judy A. Bean, Richard Clark, David Johnson, Adam Wanner, Robert Tamer, Yue Zhou, and Daniel Baden
p. 644 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
Initial Evaluation of the Effects of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) in Persons with Asthma
Lora E. Fleming, Barbara Kirkpatrick, Lorraine C. Backer, Judy A. Bean, Adam Wanner, Dana Dalpra, Robert Tamer, Julia Zaias, Yung Sung Cheng, Richard Pierce, Jerome Naar, William Abraham, Richard Clark, Yue Zhou, Michael S. Henry, David Johnson, Gayl Van De Bogart, Gregory D. Bossart, Mark Harrington, and Daniel G. Baden
p. 650 [ Abstract ] [ Full ] [ PDF ]
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