Environews by Topic: Women's Health

Contaminants in Human Milk: Weighing the Risks against the Benefits of Breastfeeding
Mead, M. Nathaniel. (116N10 FOC: A426-A435)

Skin Cancer Souvenir?
(116N9 Beat: A381)

New Window into Breast Cancer Risk: Assessing Lifetime Exposures to POPs
Mead, Nathaniel M. (116N7 SS: A307)

CA Nail Salon Workers Surveyed
(116N7 Beat: A291)

Eye On Iodine
Washam, Cynthia. (116N5 FOR: A200)

Acrylamide Study Suggests Breast Cancer Link
Potera, Carol. (116N4 FOR: A157)

Bright Nights and Breast Cancer
(116N4 Beat: A156)

Cooking with Wood May Fuel Low Birth Weight: Kitchen Smoke Puts Babies at Risk
Washam, Cynthia. (116N4 SS: A173)

In Utero Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Age at Menopause
(116N3 Beat: A113)

Does City Life Alter Breast Density?
Mead, Nathaniel M. (116N2 FOR: A66)

Minnesota Bans Mercury in Beauty Products
(116N2 Beat: A67)

Revisiting the DDE-Lactation Question: Association Not Confirmed in Breastfeeding Mothers
Brown Valerie J. (116N2 SS: A83)

Early Puberty Among U.S. Girls
(115N10 Beat: A493)

DDT and Breast Cancer Revisited: New Findings in an Old Debate
Manuel, John. (115N10 SS: A505)

No Link between Hair Relaxers and Breast Cancer
(115N9 Beat: A447)

Estrogens Shield Breast Cancer Cells
Mead, Nathaniel M. (115N6 FOR: A297)

Beyond the Bench: Of Mice and Women
Tillett, Tanya. (115N5 NIEHS: A249)

Mining for Glyceollins
Mead, Nathaniel M. (115N4 FOR: A189)

Secondhand Suspicions: Breast Cancer and Passive Smoking
Betts, Kellyn S. (115N3 FOC: A136-A143)

Ahead by a Hair: Preterm Delivery and Maternal Mercury Intake
Tibbetts, John. (115N1 SS: A43)

Signs for Girls: Biomarkers of Common Exosures
McGovern, Victoria. (115N1 SS: A43)

Thyroid Alert: Low Iodine and Perchlorate Effects in Women
Dahl, Richard (114N12 SS: A714)

Will DEA Findings Wash?
Washam, Cynthia. (114N11 FOR: A636)

Lower Prevalence of Breast Cancer Gene Mutations
(114N11 FOR: A637)

Headliners: Polymorphisms Modify Breast Cancer Risk in Smokers
Phelps, Jerry. (114N11 NIEHS: A642)

Fertile Grounds for Inquiry: Environmental Effects on Human Reproduction
Barrett, Julia R. (114N11 FOC: A644-A651)

An Ugly Picture for Flower Workers and Their Children
Taylor, David A. (114N8 FOR: A463)

Endometriosis and PCB Exposure
Potera, Carol. (114N7 FOR: A404)

Making Progress on Breast Cancer
Claudio, Luz. (114N2 NIEHS: A98-A99)

Headliners: Decreased Melatonin Production Linked to Light Exposure
Tillett, Tanya. (114N2 NIEHS: A99)

Focusing on Vision Through an Environmental Lens
Barrett, Julia R. (113N12 FOC: A822-A827)

Death by Particles: The Link Between Air Pollution and Fatal Coronary Heart Disease in Women
Kessler, Rebecca. (113N12 SS: A836-A837)

Headliners: Genetic Reprogramming and Benign Uterine Tumors
(113N11 NIEHS: A741)

Headliners: Effects of Organochlorine Compounds on Menstrual Cycles
Phelps, Jerry. (113N7 NIEHS: A455)

Headliners: Repair of DNA Damage Differs Between Sisters With and Without Breast Cancer
Phelps, Jerry. (113N5 NIEHS: A307)

Genes and Sensitivity
Spivey, Angela. (113N3 FOR: A157)

Pesticides and SLE: Is the Link Estrogenic?
Tenenbaum, David J. (113N3 SS: A182-A183)

Flu, Fetuses, and Schizophrenia
Wakefield, Julie. (112N17 FOR: A986)

Beyond the Bench: Help Instead of Hype
Dooley, Erin E. (112N17 NIEHS: A991-992)

Sister Study Launched Nationwide
Medlin, Jennifer. (112N14 NIEHS: 812)

Breast Cancer in White Women
(111N5 BEAT: A277)

Estrogen Suppression from Compounds Found in Red Wine and Grape Seeds
Phelps, Jerry. (111N5 NIEHS: A280)

Breast Cancer Takes Center Stage
Claudio, Luz. (112N2 NIEHS: A92-A95)

Sport-Caught Fish and Breast Cancer: Angling for More Data
McGovern, Victoria. (112N2 SS: A112)

Pregnancy Effects: WTC and Low-Birthweight Babies
Phelps, Jerry. (111N16 NIEHS: A878)

PILGrimage to New York
Claudio, Luz. (111N16 NIEHS: A879)

Mercury in Japan’s Whale Meat
Tibbetts, John. (111N14 FOR: A752)

New Data on Methylmercury and Fetuses
Adler, Tina. (111N14 FOR: A753)

PBDEs in Breast Milk: Levels Higher in United States than in Europe
Schmidt, Charles W. (111N14 SS: A774)

New Arrival: CERHR Monograph Series on Reproductive Toxicants
Medlin, Jennifer. (111N13 NIEHS: A696-A698)

Pesticides in Pregnant Women: Some Cumulative Exposures Exceed Safe Levels
Barrett, Julia B. (111N13 SS: A716-A717)

Disrupting a Delicate Balance: Environmental Effects on the Thyroid
Brown, Valerie. (111N12 FOC: A642-A649)

Building Civic Health
Tibbetts, John. (111N7 SOI: A400–A403)

Building Awareness of the Built Environment
Tibbetts, John. (110N11 NIEHS: A670–A672)

Cooking Catastrophe: Chronic Exposure to Burning Biomass
Hood, Ernie. (110N11 SS: A691)

Reproduction Disruption: Hydrocarbons May Affect Menstrual Cycle
Hood, Ernie. (110N8 SS: A474–A475)

The Hazards of Cleaning House: Urban Womens Exposure to Pesticides
Luz Claudio. (110N5 SS: A256–A257)

A Million Women Get Hormonal
Barrett, Julia R. (109N8 FOR: A366)

Sister Study Hopes to Answer Breast Cancer Questions
Medlin, Jennifer. (109N8 NIEHS: A368-A369)

Smoking Gun: Other Risk Factors Ruled Out for Women Exposed to ETS
Hood, Ernie. (108N12 SS: A575)

Smoke-Filled Rooms: ETS Causes Menstrual Pain
Potera, Carol. (108N11 SS: A520)

Soy and Breast Cancer: Protection May Vary by Dose and Age
Washam, Cynthia. (108N8 SS: A370)

X Rays and X Chromosomes: The Leukemia Risk for Girls and Boys
Wakefield, Julie. (108N6 SS: A273)

A Contaminant in Mothers' Milk: The Persistent Threat of PBDEs
Schmidt, Charles W. (108N5 SS: A225)

Lights, Chemicals, Action at New Lab for Phototoxicology
Twombly, Renee. (108N5 NIEHS: A212-A213)

Under the Scope---Working for Women's Health
Booker, Susan M. (108N1 NIEHS: A18-A19)

A Simpler Test for Cervical Cancer
(107N10 FOR: A498)

Outer Causes of Inner Conflicts: Environment and Autoimmunity
Heimer, Hakon. (107N10 FOC: A504-A509)

Garlic Fights More than Vampires
(107N3 FOR: A136)

Biocultural Perspectives on Women's Health
(105N4 FOR: 369-370)

Women's Health Initiative
(104N9 FOR: 916-917)

The Plight of India's Women Workers
Rahman, Qamar. (104N3 FOC: 269)

Trial and Error: Should Pregnant Women Be Research Subjects?
Kornblum, Annette. (102N9 SOI: 752-753)

Dioxin and Endometriosis
(101N7 FOR: 571-572)

Advancing Women's Health
(101N5 FOR: 391)

Dioxin and Endometriosis
(101N7 FOR: 571-572)

Drinking Raises Breast Cancer Risk
(101N4 FOR: 281)

Women's Health Research at NIEHS
(101N2 NIEHS: 110-112)

A Holistic Approach to Breast Cancer Research
Pollner, Fran. (101N2 FOC: 116-120)

What's Good for the Gander May Not Be Good for the Goose
Kornblum, Annette. (101N2 SOI: 121-122)

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