2008 News Releases

Media Advisory: Climate and Health Symposium Puts Science into Practice (http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/a0129_climate_health_symposium.html)

Prenatal inflammation linked to autism risk (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2013/january24/index.cfm)

H1N1 flu shots are safe for pregnant women (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2013/january16/index.cfm)

How Will Global Climate Change Influence the Way We Assess and Manage Chemicals in the Environment? (http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.setac.org/resource/resmgr/media/gcc-press-release.pdf)

Finalists of air pollution sensor challenge announced (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/november15/index.cfm)

Flame retardants linked to neurodevelopmental delays in children (http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/15/pbdes-and-neurodevelopmental-deficits/)

Bacterial protein in house dust spurs asthma according to NIH study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/october15/index.cfm)

NIEHS and Bay Area Doctors Find Parkinson's Disease Risk Much Greater in Some Exposed to Popular Herbicide (http://www.thepi.org/news/2012/10/09/news-articles/bay-area-doctors-find-parkinson-s-disease-risk-much-greater-in-some-exposed-to-popular-herbicide/)

First Recipients of Research Grants to Support Genomic Studies in Africa Announced (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2012/nhgri-08.htm)

Final opportunities to enroll in NIH oil spill health study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/october02/index.cfm)

Media Advisory: Last chance to enroll in NIH oil spill health study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/september24/index.cfm)

Strategy developed to improve delivery of medicines to the brain (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/september07/index.cfm)

NIH Common Fund Researchers Link Genetic Variants And Gene Regulation in Many Common Diseases (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2012/od-05a.htm)

NIH Awards $100 Million for Autism Centers of Excellence Program (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2012/nichd-04.htm)

Chemical Widely Used in Antibacterial Hand Soaps May Impair Muscle Function (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/6872)

NIH, EPA announce competition to develop personal air pollution and health sensors (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/june6/index.cfm)

Media Advisory: NIH, EPA announce competition to develop personal air pollution and health sensors (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/june4/index.cfm)

Surgeon General invites oil spill workers to join the NIH GuLF STUDY (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/may22/index.cfm)

Beijing Olympics Experiment Reveals Biological Link Between Air Pollution Exposure, Cardiovascular Disease (http://keck.usc.edu/en/About/Administrative_Offices/Office_of_Public_Relations_and_Marketing/News/Detail/2012__pr_and_markteing__spring__zhang_jama_051512)

NNSA, FBI Conclude Radiological Security Exercise at NIEHS in North Carolina (http://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/exerciseniehsnc5412)

Prenatal Exposure to Insecticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to Alterations in Brain Structure and Cognition (http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/news/prenatal-exposure-insecticide-chlorpyrifos-linked-alterations-brain-structure-and-cognition)

NIH statement on World Asthma Day 2012 - May 1, 2012 (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/april30/index.cfm)

Personal Exposure Monitoring Device Predicts Breathing Rates, Contributes to More Meaningful Environmental Dose Estimates (http://www.rti.org/newsroom/news.cfm?nav=291&objectid=9DCD5B9D-5056-B100-3159553B458C3CE5)

Lead NIH scientist for GuLF STUDY available for interviews (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/april09/index.cfm)

Maternal obesity, diabetes associated with autism, other developmental disorders (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/6166)

Arsenic turns stem cells cancerous, spurring tumor growth (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/april04/index.cfm)

More than 10,000 participants have joined the GuLF STUDY: NIH seeking thousands more oil spill workers to find potential health effects of spill (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/february29/index.cfm)

HHS Secretary Sebelius announces environmental justice strategy (http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/02/20120228a.html)

Organic Food Sweetener May Be a Hidden Source of Dietary Arsenic (http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/02/organic-food-sweetener-may-be-a-hidden-source-of-dietary-arsenic/)

Even Moderate Air Pollution Can Raise Stroke Risks (http://www.bidmc.org/News/InMedicine/2012/February/MittlemanPollution.aspx)

PFCs linked to lowered immune response to childhood vaccinations (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2012-releases/pfcs-childhood-vaccinations.html)

NIH study shows 32 million Americans have autoantibodies that target their own tissues (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2012/january13/index.cfm)

NIH scientists find a potential new avenue for cancer therapies (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/december19/index.cfm)

NDAR federation creates largest source of autism research data to date (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2011/nimh-12.htm)

US Tox21 to begin screening 10,000 chemicals (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/december07/index.cfm)

Dartmouth researchers evaluate rice as a source of fetal arsenic exposure (http://now.dartmouth.edu/2011/12/dartmouth-researchers-evaluate-rice-as-a-source-of-fetal-arsenic-exposure/)

Wood stove intervention can reduce childhood pneumonia (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/november10/index.cfm)

Inefficient developing world stoves contribute to 2 million deaths a year (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2011/nichd-13.htm)

Natural Processes Can Limit Spread of Arsenic in Water, Says Study (http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/natural-processes-can-limit-spread-arsenic-water-says-study)

NIH launches research program to explore health effects from climate change (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/october06/index.cfm)

Darryl C. Zeldin named National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences scientific director (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/september30/index.cfm)

Media Advisory for Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/august17/index.cfm)

Exercise May Help Prevent Brain Damage Caused by Alzheimer’s Disease (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_02048)

NIH Investigators Discover New Mechanism That May Be Important for Learning and Memory (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/july13/index.cfm)

NIH-funded research network to explore oil spill health effects (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/july07/index.cfm)

People with Parkinson's Disease May Have Double The Risk for Melanoma, a Dangerous Skin Cancer (http://www.aan.com/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=958)

New Substances Added to HHS Report on Carcinogens (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/june10/index.cfm)

Media Advisory: New substances added to HHS Report on Carcinogens (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/june10/index.cfm)

Women Who Start Prenatal Vitamins Early are Less Likely to have Children with Autism (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/newsroom/newsdetail.html?key=5077&svr=http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu&table=published)

World Asthma Day: NIH research advances help people with asthma (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/may03/index.cfm)

NIH investigators find link between DNA damage and immune response (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march31/index.cfm)

Submit your visionary ideas about environmental health research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march17/index.cfm)

New robot system to test 10,000 chemicals for toxicity (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march10/index.cfm)

Media Advisory: NIH joins SOT to celebrate 50 years of toxicology science (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/march02/index.cfm)

NIH launches largest oil spill health study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/february28/index.cfm)

Media Advisory: Largest oil spill health study to launch along Gulf Coast (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/february23/index.cfm)

NIEHS Grantees, NYU and WHOI, Discover Genetic Mutation Allowing Hudson River Fish to Adapt to PCBs (http://communications.med.nyu.edu/news/2011/a-genetic-mutation-allows-hudson-river-fish-adapt-pcbs)

NIH study finds two pesticides associated with Parkinson's disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/february11/index.cfm)

Members of a Federal Advisory Group on Autism Mobilize in Response to a Mother's Plea (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2011/nimh-teams-up-to-study-asd-rates-in-somali-american-children.shtml)

Media Advisory: National Toxicology Program Workshop: Role of Environmental Chemicals in the Development of Diabetes and Obesity (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2011/january07/index.cfm)

HHS Proposed Recommendation on Fluoride (http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/01/20110107a.html)

Jackson Laboratory CEO Woychik to depart for NIEHS (http://www.jax.org/news/archives/2010/woychik_niehs.html)

Succimer Found Ineffective for Removing Mercury (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/october22/index.cfm)

Five NIH Leaders Elected to the Institute of Medicine (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2010/od-11.htm)

University of Louisville to Host Community Forum on Social and Environmental Determinants of Health (http://php.louisville.edu/advancement/ocm/news/release.php?relid=1467)

Children, Males and Blacks are at Increased Risk for Food Allergies (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/october04/index.cfm)

NIEHS to Fund $36 Million in Worker Safety Training (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/september23/index.cfm)

Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation Announce Recipients of $1 Million Heinz Awards (http://www.heinzawards.net/pub/rounds/pdf/16th_Heinz_Awards_General_Press_Release.pdf)

NIH to Launch Gulf Oil Spill Health Study (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/september07/index.cfm)

Atrazine Causes Prostate Inflammation in Male Rats and Delays Puberty (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/august24/index.cfm)

New Breast Cancer Committee to Establish Federal Research Agenda (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/august16/index.cfm)

EPA and Other Federal Agencies Collaborate to Improve Chemical Screening (http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/571f805f9c4ff71385257765004cdb78?OpenDocument)

NIH-Supported Study Finds Novel Pathway May Open Doors for New Blood Pressure Treatments (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/june21/index.cfm)

NIH Institutes Renew Dedication to Asthma Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/may03/index.cfm)

NIH-led Interagency Group Identifies Research Needs to Study Climate Change and Human Health Impacts (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/april21/index.cfm)

Targeting the Blood-Brain Barrier May Delay Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/april12/index.cfm)

Leading Toxicologists Highlight Advances to Safeguard Public Health NIEHS and NTP Research Showcased at SOT Annual Meeting (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2010/march03/index.cfm)

FDA Update on Bisphenol A (BPA) for Use in Food (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm197739.htm)

NIH-Funded Study Unveils Potential Genetic Links to Lung Disease Risk (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/december14/index.cfm)

News Advisory - Scientific Panel Evaluates Soy Infant Formula Safety (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/december11/index.cfm)

Scientists Explore Role of Environmental Stressors in the Developmental Origins of Disease (http://www.toxicology.org/pr/PPTOXII_Release.pdf)

NIH Teams Up With The Lancet and Leading International Organizations to Address Public Health Impacts of Climate Change: New Strategies Promote Health and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/november25/index.cfm)

NIEHS Awards Recovery Act Funds to Focus More Research on Health and Safety of Nanomaterials (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/november19/index.cfm)

NIEHS Awards Recovery Act Funds to Address Bisphenol A Research Gaps (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/october28/index.cfm)

A Call to Copenhagen - Health Effects of Climate Change: Major Study Unveiled, Evaluates Strategies to Reduce Green House Gas Emissions (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/october27/index.cfm)

Sister Study Exceeds Recruitment Goal: Now the Real Work Begins (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/october05/index.cfm)

NIH Funds Grantees Focusing on Epigenomics of Human Health and Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/september16/index.cfm)

Electronic Nose Sniffs out Toxins (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/september13/index.cfm)

Sun Exposure May Trigger Certain Autoimmune Diseases in Women (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/july30/index.cfm)

A Child's IQ Can Be Affected by Mother's Exposure to Urban Air Pollutants (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/july21/index.cfm)

NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-116.html)

NIH Autism Center of Excellence Network Announces Launch of Most Comprehensive Study of Earliest Possible Causes of Autism (http://www.earlistudy.org/SiteData/docs/EARLI%20Study%20Announcement%20Release/9153e3b92a1b9640caebc7190da2fe07/EARLI%20Study%20Announcement%20Release.pdf)

Well Water Should Be Tested Annually to Reduce Health Risks to Children (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/may26/index.cfm)

World Asthma Day (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/may05/index.cfm)

New Data Analysis Shows Possible Link Between Childhood Obesity and Allergies (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/may04/index.cfm)

NIEHS Teams with Federal and City Groups to Conduct Disaster Response Training Exercise (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/april28/index.cfm)

Countries Unite to Reduce Animal Use in Product Toxicity Testing Worldwide (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/april27/index.cfm)

First Sister Study Results Reinforce the Importance of Healthy Living (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/march16/index.cfm)

News Advisory - Hear About Emerging Trends in Toxicology Research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/march13/index.cfm)

Applications for $1.5 Billion in Recovery Act Funds Now Available (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2009/od-10.htm)

Advisory Panel Releases First Federal Strategic Plan for Autism Research (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2009/nimh-05.htm)

Research Finds New Cause of Ozone Wheezing and Potential Treatments (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2009/february03/index.cfm)

Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S., Named New Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/december03/index.cfm)

ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage in Children (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/november19/index.cfm)

Healing Process Found to Backfire in Lung Patients (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/october27/index.cfm)

NIH's National Children's Study Enters Next Phase: Increase In Number of Centers Recruiting Volunteers, Collecting Data (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2008/nichd-03.ht)

NIH Announces Funding for New Epigenomics Initiative (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2008/od-29.htm)

NIEHS Invests $21.25 Million to Find Environmental Causes of Parkinson’s Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/september16/index.cfm)

NTP Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/september03/index.cfm)

Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/july31/index.cfm)

Seeking Exceptional Candidates for Director of NIEHS (http://www.jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive.htm)

Newly Approved Ocular Safety Methods Reduce Animal Testing (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/june23/index.cfm)

Dr. John A. Cidlowski Receives the 2008 Edwin B. Astwood Award Lecture from The Endocrine Society (http://www.endo-society.org/media/ENDO-08/News/2008-Edwin-B-Astwood-Award-Lecture.cfm)

Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk of Diabetes (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/june04/index.cfm)

Parents, Families and Health Care Providers Invited to Attend Autism Research Town Hall Meeting (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/june/townhall.cfm)

NTP Seeks Public Comments on the Bisphenol A Draft Report (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/media/questions/sya-bpa.cfm)

Brain Study May Lead to Improved Epilepsy Treatments (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/april14/index.cfm)

Newly Awarded Autism Centers of Excellence to Further Autism Research (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/nimh-01.htm)

Rodent Study Finds Artificial Butter Chemical Harmful to Lungs (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/march13/index.cfm)

Increased Allergen Levels in Homes Linked to Asthma (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/february29/index.cfm)

NIH/EPA Leading Scientists to Discuss New Chemical Testing Collaboration (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/february14/index.cfm)

NIH Collaborates with EPA to Improve the Safety Testing of Chemicals (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/february14/index.cfm)

Plan Expedites Alternatives to Animal Testing (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2008/february05/index.cfm)

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