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Press Release Archives
Third Quarter 2000

September 2000

USApple Says Consumers to Reap Health Benefits from 2000 Apple Harvest (9/29/00, U.S. Apple Association)

C-Sections Increasing as Doctors, Patients Re-Evaluate the Risks (9/29/00, American Medical News)

World Conservation Union Launches 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (9/28/00, Environment Canada)

At Kick-Off of MADD National Youth Summit to Prevent Underage Drinking, New Journal of the American Medical Association Study Shows People Who Start Drinking at Young Age More Likely To Suffer Alcohol-Related Injuries (9/29/00, PR Newswire); see study.

American Medical Women's Association Comments on U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval of Mifepristone (RU-486) (9/29/00, PR Newswire)

Most Americans Favor Changes in Social Security Now, Reports PaineWebber CEO in National Press Club Speech (9/29/00, PR Newswire)

New Role for Cotruvo at NSF International (9/29/00, NSF International)

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Applauds Congress for Restricting Restraints and Seclusion (9/28/00, PR Newswire)

Can Anti-Oestrogens Prevent Breast Cancer? We'll Know in Five Years Says Cancer Specialist ( 9/28/00, EurekAlert)

Physician Encouragement, Patient Awareness of Risk Can Affect Women's Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening (9/28/00, EurekAlert)

California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board Adopts Diesel Emissions Reduction Plan (9/28/00, California Air Resources Board)

National Prevention Strategy Calls for Improved Tracking and Cost-Effective Interventions to Cut Rate of New HIV Infections (9/27/00, National Academy of Sciences); for additional links to information on HIV prevention, see the Institute of Medicine's Web Extra.

Food Irradiation Processing Alliance Targets Food Safety (9/27/00, PR Newswire)

Helsinki Best Bet for New European Food Authority (9/27/00, just-food.com)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Warns about Defective Furnaces in California (9/27/00, CPSC)

Four Key Health Organizations Encourage Those with Respiratory Diseases to Receive This Year's Flu Shot (9/27/00, PR Newswire) and High-Risk Patients for Influenza Complications Should Take Priority for Flu Shots, Says Pennsylvania (9/27/00, Pennsylvania Medical Society)

Conference Features Top 10 Internet Legal Risks (9/27/00, PR Newswire); also see conference web page.

Researchers Discover Major Diabetes Susceptibility Gene: First Success for Positional Cloning of a Gene Affecting Susceptibility to a Common Disorder ( 9/26/00, University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System)

Northern Trust and RiskMetrics Partner to Create Benchmark for Institutional Portfolio Risk Evaluation (9/26/00, PR Newswire)

Side Impact 'Head Curtain' Air Bags Now Available on 2001 Saturn Vehicles (9/26/00, PR Newswire)

Are Genetically Engineered Foods Natural? A Bioethicist Responds (9/25/00, Purdue University News)

Gene Found to Increase Alzheimer's Risk Over Age 80, University of South Florida Study Finds (9/25/00, PR Newswire)

New Employee Benefit Research Institute Report: National Surveys Differ on Estimates of the Uninsured (9/25/00, PR Newswire)

Milk Linked to Prostate Cancer, Doctors Warn on Prostate Cancer (9/25/00, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine); also see scientific information on link between prostate cancer and dairy.

U.S. Transportation Department Officials Meet with Truck, Bus Safety Stakeholders To Discuss Driver-Fatigue Safety Standard (9/25/00, DOT)

Disposable Nappies (a.k.a. Diapers) May Explain the Increase in Male Infertility (9/25/00, EurekAlert)

Teens, Women, and Whites More Vulnerable than Others to Becoming Nicotine-Dependent (9/25/00, National Institute on Drug Abuse)

INSUREtrust.com Introduces EXPRESStrust^SM Insurance Policy to Protect Brick and Mortars from Cyberspace Risks (9/24/00, PR Newswire)

Juvenile Products Manufacturers Announces 2000 'Show Off' Product Competition Winners (9/24/00, PR Newswire)

Taking Aim - Scientists Are Lining Up the Asteroid Eros for a Picture-Perfect Crash Landing (9/22/00, New Scientist)

Vacations May Improve Your Health (9/22/00, Center for the Advancement of Health)

Social Support During Pregnancy Can Affect Fetal Growth and Birth Weight (9/22/00, CFAH)

Kraft Foods Announces Voluntary Recall of All Taco Bell Taco Shell Products from Grocery Stores - Tests Indicate Presence of Unapproved Variety of Corn (9/22/00, Kraft Foods); see full special report on recall

BIO Statement Regarding Taco Bell Taco Shell Recall from Supermarkets (9/22/00, Biotechnology Industry Organization)

Federal Emergency Management Agency Acts To Protect Flood Insurance Policyholders (9/21/00, FEMA)

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Announces Major Safety Initiative at Houston Chemical Complex (9/21/00, PR Newswire)

WellMed and the American Diabetes Association Promote Diabetes Detection and Awareness (9/21/00, PR Newswire)

Hispanics More Vulnerable to Complications of Diabetes (9/21/00, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

U.S. EPA Arsenic Proposal Based on Fear, Not Facts (9/20/00, American Water Works Association)

Marsh Establishes Trainamation, a New Unit to Provide Web-Based Safety Training (9/20/00, PR Newswire)

In Senate Testimony, National Food Processors Association Supports Appropriate Use of Microbiological Testing in Food Safety System (9/20/00, NFPA)

Becton, Dickinson and Company Praises Introduction of Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (9/20/00, BD)

Long Working Days with Too Few Hours’ Sleep Slow Responses as Much as Alcohol (9/19/00, Center for the Advancement of Health)

U.S. Commerce Secretary Announces Launch of New Vital Global Climate Prediction Project (9/19/00, NOAA)

Now Everyone Can Take the Bull Market by the Horns - Kathy Kristof's Investing 101 Is Now in Session (9/19/00, PR Newswire)

Choosing Unsaturated Fats Like Margarine Helps Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease (9/19/00, PR Newswire)

Routine Exercise Tests Predict Death Risk (9/19/00, Cleveland Clinic)

Report of the Near Earth Objects Task Force Published (9/18/00, United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry); also see Space Threat (9/18/00, New Scientist)

The Association for Financial Professionals and Global Risk Exchange Partner to Deliver Online Insurance Products and Services to Corporate Financial Professionals (9/18/00, PR Newswire)

Peanuts and Peanut Butter Found to Suppress Hunger (9/18/00, PR Newswire)

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Begins Study to Evaluate Bypass Surgery Without General Anesthesia (9/18/00, UPMC)

ACS Offers the First Total Risk Management Solution for e-Business Security (9/18/00, PR Newswire)

Transmission Trouble: New Evidence Supports Fears that vCJD May Be Transmitted Through Blood Transfusions (9/15/00, New Scientist)

Scientists Spar in Senate Hearing on Stem Cell Research (9/15/00, GeneLetter)

Cancer Susceptibility Mutation May Run in Families (9/15/00, UniSci)

Securities Industry Ads Caution Investors About Investing on Unsubstantiated Information; Effort Encourages Understanding of Margin Accounts, Trade Execution, and Market Pricing Information (9/15/00, Securities Industry Association)

National Earthquake Study Will Be Released Sept. 20 (9/15/00, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Report Looks at Dog Breeds Involved in Fatal Human Attacks and Concludes that Breed-specific Legislation Is Not the Answer (9/15/00, American Veterinary Medical Association)

Survey Finds State, Federal Government Web Sites Lacking (9/15/00, Nando Times)

New Guide Released on Public Involvement in Environmental Permits (9/14/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

TRI Web Site Revised, 1998 Data Report Completed (9/14/00, U.S. EPA)

Kodak and PPG Industries Develop Safer Products and Cut Costs Under Project XL Agreements (9/14/00, U.S. EPA)

Internet Dialogue Will Consider How to Expand Information Accessibility (9/14/00, U.S. EPA)

Himalayan Ice Reveals Climate Warming, Catastrophic Drought (9/14/00, Ohio State University)

Europeans Will Adjust to Global Warming but Will Still Die of Cold (9/14/00, EurekAlert)

Danger in the Air (9/14/00, World Health Organization)

Progress on the Molecular Basis of Mental Illness in Children (9/14/00, EurekAlert)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Launches 10-Year Study on Early Detection of Heart Disease (9/14/00, NHLBI)

Biological Marker Associated with Depression in Children Uncovered by University of Pittsburgh Researchers (9/14/00, EurekAlert)

Study Says 2.7 Million Homeowners May Be Paying Private Mortgage Insurance Needlessly (9/14/00, PR Newswire)

Mynd Unveils Comprehensive Claims Management System - Mynd ClaimsPro Features New Technology, Processing and Reporting Functions (9/14/00, PR Newswire)

British Government Task Force to Report on "Deep Impact" Threat (Posted 9/13/00, NASA Near-Earth Object Program)

"Krisennavigator" Goes International (Deutsch) (Posted 9/13/00, released 9/12/00, Crisisnavigator); also see German Crisis Management Internet Portal Chooses C4CS™ as Primary U.S. Partner (9/13/00, PR Newswire)

Guy Carpenter Releases Study on World Catastrophe Reinsurance Market for 2000 (9/13/00, PR Newswire)

National Vaccine Information Center Challenges Conclusions of Published Report on Chicken Pox Vaccine VAERS Data (9/13/00, PR Newswire) Link to report's abstract is available at end of news release.

Eurotech’s EKOR Will Be Used In Field Application Development at Chernobyl (9/13/00, Eurotech Ltd.)

Algorithmics Incorporated Acquires Sentry Financial Systems L.L.C. and Algorithmics Closes $US 60 Million in Strategic Private Financing; Four Global Financial Services Firms Invest in Risk Management Leader (9/13/00, Algorithmics Incorporated)

Pests and Pesticides: The Organic Foodies Attack Stossel (9/12/00, Hudson Institute)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Reminds Children About Safety on Way to, from School (9/12/00, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Leaded Gasoline Contamination Persists in San Francisco Bay (9/12/00, UniSci)

Understanding Your Pathology Report: Making Better Treatment Decisions Is Ibreast.com's Sept. 21st Topic (9/12/00, PR Newswire)

Risk Control Improves Safety, Reduces Cost of Each Closed Claim by $36,500 on Average, Report Finds (9/12/00, The St. Paul Companies Inc.)

Dutch Study Questions Benefit of Tamoxifen for Healthy Women (9/12/00, American Cancer Society)

Mass Arsenic Poisoning Danger Tops Bhopal, Chernobyl (9/12/00, UniSci)

Multiple, Shorter Exercise Sessions Just as Beneficial to Heart as Longer Ones - American Heart Association Fitness Book Offers Simple Ways to Become More Physically Active (9/12/00, PR Newswire)

Simple Tests Predict Disability for Older Women (9/12/00, UniSci)

GM Recognized for Outstanding Corporate Leadership by the National Recycling Coalition (9/12/00, General Motors)

Group Challenges Stress on Computers in the Classroom (9/12/00, Nando Times)

Wolves in Yellowstone May Aid Aspen Recovery (9/12/00, EurekAlert)

Study Shows Farm Work Appears to Protect Against Breast Cancer (9/12/00, EurekAlert)

Program Shown to Help Non-alcoholics Reduce Drinking 66% - New Program Will Help Drunk Drivers Decrease Risky Drinking Behavior (9/12/00, EurekAlert)

National Science Foundation Announces First Awards in New Information Technology Research Initiative (9/12/00, NSF)

Report Finds Comfort Levels Up and Heightened Interest in Land Reuse Activities (9/11/00, ECS Inc.)

Workplace Solvents May Intensify Parkinson's Disease (9/11/00, EurekAlert)

Nicotine Addiction Can Start Within a Few Days and After Just a Few Cigarettes (9/11/00, EurekAlert)

Freightliner Advises of Second Phase Truck Recall (9/11/00, Freightliner LLC); also see Freightliner Advises of Brake System Recall (issued 9/5/00)

New National Public Service Campaign Highlights How Drugs Damage the Brain (9/11/00, National Institute on Drug Abuse)

No AIDS-Related Viruses or Champanzee DNA Found in 1950's-Era Polio Vaccine (9/11/00, EurekAlert)

Credit Card Information Stolen from Western Union Web Site (9/11/00, Nando Times)

Researchers Work to Combat Dangerous Aflatoxins (9/11/00, EurekAlert)

HIV Dies More Quickly in Heat, Study Says (9/11/00, Nando Times)

High Blood Pressure and Diabetes Mellitus - Are All Antihypertensive Drugs Created Equal? (9/11/00, American Medical Association)

Researchers Warn of Impending Disaster from Mass Arsenic Poisoning (9/8/00, World Health Organization)

Fact Sheet: Advice to Quit Smoking in Medicare Managed Care (9/8/00, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Researchers Find Higher Doses of Radiation Help Some Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer (9/8/00, American Cancer Society)

American Forests Calls for Federal Response to Western Wildfires (9/8/00, PR Newswire)

Government of Canada Responds to Petition on the Regulation of Biotechnology (9/8/00, Health Canada)

New Report Shows Improvement in Hunger, but Challenges Remain (9/8/00, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Most Cost-Effective Tests for Colon Cancer Screening Are Sigmoidoscopy and Stool Blood Test (9/8/00, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Stress Could Increase Risk of Heart Disease in Women (9/8/00, EurekAlert)

Ozone Hole Larger than Ever, Scientists Say (9/8/00, Nando Times)

AIDS Treatment News Special Survival Issue Reviews Benefits of Therapy, Answers Fringe Groups (9/8/00, PR Newswire)

Food and Drug Administration Database of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors Released (9/7/00, FDA)

Warming Trend Seen in Late Freeze, Early Thaw of Northern Waterways, Say Science Researchers (9/7/00, EurekAlert); also see Tale of the Ice, Revealed (9/7/00, National Science Foundation)

Evidence Is Insufficient to Link Chronic Health Problems to Specific Agents Associated with Gulf War (9/7/00, National Academy of Science)

Additional Chemical Category Proposed for Toxic Release Inventory (9/7/00, U.S. EPA)

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee To Markup MTBE Legislation (9/7/00, U.S. EPA)

Revised Policy Issued on Use of Cholinesterase Inhibition Data in Pesticide Risk Assessments (9/7/00, U.S. EPA)

Students Have Important Role in Reducing Risk of Dorm Fires, Says The Hartford (9/7/00, PR Newswire)

New International Company Formed to Fight Global Cargo Crime, Combat Billions in Losses (9/7/00, PR Newswire)

AirLogics, LLC, Receives Air Monitoring Patent (9/7/00, PR Newswire)

Cancer Misconceptions Could Be Lethal for Wellness Program Participants (9/7/00, PR Newswire)

American Chemistry Council Endorses National Health Tracking Concept Council Calls for Broad Definition of 'Environment' To Focus on Greatest Health Risks (9/6/00, E-Wire)

Parental/Media Advisory on the Safety Recall of School Buses to Fix Brake Problems (9/6/00, School Bus Information Council)

Children's Social and Emotional Competence Critical to a Good Start in the Early Years of School (9/6/00, National Institute of Mental Health)

An Ecological Scare Story That's for the Birds (9/5/00, Hudson Institute)

Crop Insurance Deadlines Near (9/5/00, USDA Risk Management Agency)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Reports as Scooter Sales Skyrocket, Injuries Soar -- Recommends Riders Wear Safety Gear (9/5/00, CPSC)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Authorizes New Coronary Heart Disease Health Claim for Plant Sterol and Plant Stanol Esters (9/5/00, FDA) and McNeil Consumer Healthcare: FDA Today Announces Plant Stanol Esters in Benecol® Lower Cholesterol and May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease (9/5/00, Johnson & Johnson)

Nationwide Earthquake Engineering Network (9/5/00, EurekAlert)

Enron Announces the Launch of Clickpaper.com (9/5/00, PR Newswire)

New HIV Model (9/5/00, EurekAlert)

Annals of Internal Medicine Tipsheet: Joint Injury in Young Adults and Risk for Subsequent Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis; Prediction of Perioperative Risk: The Glass May Be Three-Quarters Full; Predicting Risks for Cardiac Complications of Surgery (9/5/00, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine)

Cholesterol-Carrying Particle Tied to 70 Percent Increase in Heart Attack Risk (9/4/00, American Heart Association)

Environ.com Celebrates Labor Day with FREE Health and Safety Management Software (9/4/00, E-Wire)

Canadian Environment and Natural Resource Ministers Announce $1.1 Million for Country-Wide Climate Change Projects (9/2/00, Environment Canada)

Model Suggests GM Crops Could Devastate Some Bird Populations (9/1/00, New Scientist); also see Biotechnology Industry Organization Statement Regarding Science Report on Biodiversity and Biotech Crops

Consumer Advisory Issued Today by NHTSA on Firestone Tires (9/1/00, U.S. Department of Transportation); go to the advisory; also see Firestone Tire Recall.

Study Demonstrates Exposure of People to Phthalates (9/1/00, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Global Response to Call for Public Hearings on Tobacco Control "Overwhelming" (9/1/00, World Health Organization)

EPA Releases Risk Assessment Documents for Diclofop Methyl (9/1/00, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Canada and the United States Release for Public Comment a Document Detailing the Degree of Harmonization of Their Pesticide Treated Seed Policies and Requirements (9/1/00, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Prenatal Genetic Testing Spurs Fear of Eugenics (9/1/00, GeneLetter)

Study Shows Common Symptoms of Menopause Differ by Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Lifestyle (9/1/00, EurekAlert)

Top Driver's Labor Day Pledge Is to Improve Employee Safety (9/1/00, PR Newswire)

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August 2000

Health Canada Issues Precautionary Directive for Deferral of Blood and Plasma Donors Who Have Spent Extended Periods of Time in France (8/31/00, Health Canada)

Distinguished Liquidity Risk Manager from Deutsche Bank Joins Algorithmics to Lead Liquidity Risk Solutions Team (8/31/00, PR Newswire)

Unveiling the Mystery of a Complex Disease Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Aims to Educate and Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Primer (8/31/00, PR Newswire)

Annual National Household Survey Results Released - Youth Drug Use Continues Downward Trend; First-Time State-by-State Data Available (8/31/00, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Heart Transplants Benefit Only the Sickest Patients (8/31/00, EurekAlert)

EPA Releases Report on First Year's Accomplishments of the Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Pollutants Initiative (8/31/00, U.S. EPA)

EPA Seeks Public Comment on National Action Plans Proposed for Two Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemicals (8/31/00, U.S. EPA)

Innovative Water Quality Management Begins in Chicago (8/31/00, U.S. EPA)

Not Taking a School Bus Is Biggest School-Related Violence Risk, Says Independent School Bus Safety Expert (8/30/00, PR Newswire)

Safety Alert -- For Labor Day Driving Avoid Risk of Fire When Filling Portable Fuel Containers (8/30/00, PR Newswire)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Publishes List of July 2000 Recalls (8/30/00,NHTSA)

Elderly Smokers Also Benefit from Quitting (8/30/00, EurekAlert)

Software Risk Management Experts to Speak at Embedded Internet Conference (8/30/00, PR Newswire)

Internet-Based Technologies Impact on Clinical Trials To Be Addressed by Merck, Pharmacia, and Aventis at CRO-Pharma Partnerships Conference in Washington, DC, on October 10-11 (8/30/00, PR Newswire)

Researchers Identify Caffeine Gene in Coffee (8/30/00, Nando Times)

Amikai Announces World's First Suite of Multi-Language, Real-Time Translated Chat, E-Mail, Text, and Browse Applications (8/29/00, PR Newswire)

Prana Accelerates Drug for Mad Cow Disease After New British Findings (8/29/00, PR Newswire)

Fighting Heart Disease a Few Minutes at a Time (8/29/00, American Heart Association)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research Shows Publication Bias Causes Overestimate of Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus (8/29/00, EurekAlert)

Study: Osteoporosis Doubles Risk of Fractures in Nursing Homes (8/29/00, EurekAlert)

Human Genome Project Stirs Ethical Debates (Posted 8/30/00, released July 28, American Cancer Society)

EPA Extends Comment Period on Cumulative Risk Assessment Policy (8/28/00, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Creates a Method to Link Energy Use, Greenhouse Gases (8/28/00, EurekAlert)

Early Results Show Irradiating Donor Organ Reduces Rejection in Intestine Transplants, Say University of Pittsburgh Researchers at International Meeting (8/28/00, PR Newswire)

Children Who Do Not Eat Enough Meat or Dairy Products May Be at Risk for Impaired Learning Ability, Says the Public Information Committee of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences/American Society for Clinical Nutrition (8/28/00, PR Newswire)

American Council on Science and Health Panel Affirms the Many Benefits of Modern Food Biotechnology (8/28/00, ACSH)

Ohio Citizen Action: "Al Gore's Conscience" Speaks Out in Radio Spot (8/28/00, PR Newswire)

Shape Up America! Announces Body Fat Percentage as a Leading Public Health Indicator (8/28/00, Shape Up America!)

Impact of Radioactive Iodine Worse than Stated (8/27/00, The Knoxville News-Sentinel)

Newsweek Cover: "Diabetes: It Strikes 16 Million Americans. Are You at Risk?" (8/27/00, PR Newswire)

Multiple "Marker" Test Quickly Identifies High-Risk Heart Attack Patients (8/27/00, Duke University Medical Center)

National Scope of Noxious Weeds Now on World Wide Web (8/25/00, USDA's Agricultural Research Service)

Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. High School Students (8/25/00, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

OSHA Awards $8 Million in Grants to Provide Safety and Health Training Programs (8/25/00, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Complete Revised Risk Assessment Documents for Chlorpyrifos Released; Public Docket Officially Opens for Comments on Risk Management and EPA Releases Risk Assessment Documents for Propargite and Vinclozolin (Posted 8/25/00, released 8/16/00, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Motor Vehicle Emissions Agreement Signed with United Nations (8/24/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

FDA Creates Medication Guide for Lotronex - Health Professional Labeling Revised to Help Manage Risks (8/24/00, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Tough New Safety Rule for Shutting Down Unfit Motor Carriers (8/24/00, U.S. DOT)

NOAA Seeks Comments on an Application from Scripps to Research New Methods for Measuring Global Warming (8/24/00, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Eurotech's EKOR Approved for Widespread Use in Ukraine (8/24/00, Eurotech Ltd.)

CUE Introduces VoiceTMC® (8/24/00, PR Newswire)

Major Air Pollution Study Launched (8/24/00, Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Massive Diabetes Epidemic in the United States Attributed to Large Rise in Immunization Rates During the Clinton Administration, as Reported by Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. (8/24/00, PR Newswire)

Study Shows Possible Cancer Link Between Virus and Fiber (8/24/00, PR Newswire)

Weather Radios Recalled by Oregon Scientific (8/24/00,U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Improvement in Controlling Agricultural Runoff Still Needed to Prevent Ecological Disasters (8/24/00, EurekAlert)

Scientists Combine Chemistry and Bioremediation to Clean Cadmium from Soil (8/24/00, Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Air Samples from INEEL July Fire Show No Man-Made Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides Detected in Samples (8/24/00, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory); see news archives for background stories.

Standard & Poors Releases CMBS Pool Risk Report (8/24/00, PR Newswire)

Texaco Selects Decisioneering's Crystal Ball 2000 Professional Edition for Worldwide Reserve Asset Valuation (8/24/00, PR Newswire)

National Institutes of Health Publishes Final Guidelines for Stem Cell Research (8/23/00, NIH)

American Society of Safety Engineers Applauds New NASA Safety Initiative (8/23/00, PR Newswire)

'Strikingly Similar' Protein May Be in Alzheimer's and Mad Cow Disease (8/23/00, EurekAlert)

Jury Awards More Than $9 Million to Eight Asbestos Victims (8/23/00, PR Newswire)

Outrageous Fortune - A Working Mine in the Crater of an Active Volcano? Are They Crazy? (8/23/00, New Scientist)

Nicotine's Fatal Attraction - Why Your First Cigarette Can Leave You Hooked for Life (8/23/00, New Scientist)

Goodyear Offers Recall Assistance, Warning of Misapplication (8/23/00, PR Newswire)

Physicians Discuss Major Women's Health Issue - the Use of SERMs in Breast Cancer Prevention - with Cancer Expert During Online Chat Hosted by PDR.Net^SM (8/22/00, PR Newswire)

EPA Study Shows Minimal Risk to Consumers Who Use Vermiculite in Gardening (8/22/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Securities Industry in Final Preparations for Decimalization - Industry Prepares for August 28 Start (8/22/00, Securities Industry Association)

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Releases Report in Spanish on Health Risks Faced by Uninsured Latinos (8/22/00, PR Newswire)

American Life League Says Doctors to Alert Millions: Abortion Can Lead to Breast Cancer - Big Abortion Covers Up Risks, Threatens Rights of Women (8/22/00, PR Newswire)

Biotechnology Industry Organization Statement Regarding Purported New Findings on BT Corn and Monarch Butterflies (8/21/00, BIO)

Wyoming Accident Data First to Include Air Bag Deployment Information in Carfax Vehicle History Database (8/21/00, PR Newswire)

Standard & Poors Rates First NIMS Transaction (8/21/00, PR Newswire)

Balanced Diet Lowers Homocysteine, Reducing Risk of Heart Disease and Blood Pressure-Lowering DASH Diet Also Reduces Homocysteine (8/21/00, EurekAlert)

Radiation Researchers Say Kursk, Other Sunken Subs Not as Risky as Unused Subs (8/20/00, UniSci)

Prevention Is the Best Way to Lower Your Risk of Developing Melanoma (8/18/00, American Cancer Society)

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance Training Program for Website Operators (8/18/00, Federal Trade Commission)

Testing the Effects of Earthquakes on Gas Pipelines (8/18/00, UniSci)

Disposing of Treated Wood Without Polluting the Air (8/18/00, UniSci)

Third Generation Pills Do Not Increase Risk of Venous Clotting (8/17/00, EurekAlert)

Combining Vitamin E, Antioxidants with Multivitamins Reduces Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke, Study Finds (8/17/00, PR Newswire)

Creeping Reduces Quake Risk on Berkeley Fault, Say Science Authors (8/17/00, EurekAlert)

Pigs and PERVs (Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses) (8/17/00, New Scientist)

New York Law Will Require Cigarettes To Be 'Fire-Safe' (8/17/00, Nando Times)

U.S. Department of Labor: OSHA Accepting Proposals for $4.7 Million in Safety and Health Training Grants (8/16/00, PR Newswire) and 65:50220-50223 -Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (8/17/00, Federal Register)

Environment Canada Web Site To Offer Canadians a Radar View of Their Weather (8/16/00, Environment Canada)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Launches New Web Site on Ancient Droughts (8/16/00, NOAA)

"Unsafe" Levels of Dioxin in Gourmet Ice Cream; More Dioxin in Ben & Jerry's than Gasoline Refinery Effluent, Researchers Report (8/16/00, EurekAlert)

Researchers Confirm Smoking Increases Risk of Bladder Cancer (8/16/00, American Cancer Society)

Early Labor Puts Newborn at Risk, Study Says (8/16/00, Nando Times)

Ideological Prejudices Impede Constructive Dialogue on Tobacco and Health Policy (8/16/00, American Council on Science and Health)

China Builds New Observatory To Detect Near-Earth Asteroids (8/15/00, SpaceDaily)

Species at Risk: Cooperation in Wildlife Protection (8/15/00, Environment Canada)

Junk Science at Its Worst: Study Equates Caffeinated Soda and Cigarettes (8/15/00, American Council on Science and Health)

Religious Groups Urge Action on Global Warming; Ad Campaign Asks Bush's Environmental Agency to Develop a Plan (8/15/00, PR Newswire)

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Executive to Speak in Fort Worth on Public Policy and Cigarette Risk Reduction (8/15/00, PR Newswire)

Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Seeks Women at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer for Landmark Prevention Trial (8/15/00, American Cancer Society)

Global Warming's High Carbon Dioxide Levels May Exacerbate Ragweed Allergies (8/15/00, Agricultural Research Service)

eCommony Launches a Wizard Application Enabling Every Website to Offer Immediate Person to Person Credit Card Payment Services (8/15/00, PR Newswire)

Effects of Ozone Pollution Threaten Agricultural Production on Long Island, NY, Says Cornell Plant Pathologist (8/15/00, EurekAlert)

Government of Canada Announces $20 Million Dollar Fund To Fight International Airborne Pollutants (8/14/00, Environment Canada)

Federal Health Official Warns of Asbestos Risks (8/14/00, Nando Times)

Antiretroviral Drugs Are Not Foolproof in Preventing Sexual Transmission of HIV, Says Pittsburgh-Rio De Janeiro Study (8/14/00, PR Newswire)

Drinking During Pregnancy: American Indians and African Americans (8/14/00, EurekAlert)

Researchers Find Strong, Hot Tea May Lower Risk of Some Skin Cancers (8/14/00, American Cancer Society)

Newest Disease Detectives Report to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (8/14/00, CDC)

Strategic Safety Urges Ford/Firestone to Include All Wilderness Tires in Recall (8/13/00, PR Newswire)

Strategic Safety Urges Ford/Firestone to Include All Wilderness Tires in Recall (8/13/00, PR Newswire)

U.S. Transportation SecretaryCalls for Safer Driving, Seat Belt Use in National Medical Association Address (8/12/00, U.S. DOT)

Warning Signs: Safety Queries About Concorde's Engines Surfaced in 1998 (8/12/00, New Scientist)

Scientific Assessment Concludes Road Salts Toxic to the Environment (8/11/00, Environment Canada)

Bliley Releases General Accounting Office's Findings on Computer Security at EPA -- Report Calls EPA's Computer Network "Riddled with Security Weaknesses" (8/11/00, U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Commerce)

First-born Children of Older Mothers at Greater Risk of Diabetes (8/10/00, EurekAlert)

The English Patient - Facing Covert Privatisation of the National Health Service (8/10/00, EurekAlert)

Four Simple Steps Can Prevent Foodborne Illness, According to the Partnership for Food Safety Education: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill Is All It Takes (8/10/00, PR Newswire)

EPA Announces Public Participation Enhancement and Time Extension for Bt Corn and Bt Cotton Plant-Pesticides Registrations (8/10/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Science Panel To Review the Potential of Malathion's Link to Cancer in Humans (8/10/00, U.S. EPA)

Additional Peer Review of Assessment of Skin Cancer Risk from Use of Coal Tar-Containing Shampoos (8/10/00, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment)

Well-Being Improves for Most Older People, But Not For All, New Federal Report Says (8/10/00, National Institute on Aging)

Firestone Tire Recall Another Example of Brand Damage; Companies Need To Consider Reputation Insurance, Lloyd's Says (8/10/00, PR Newswire)

Researchers Report First Trimester Tests Detects Over 90% of Down Syndrome Cases (8/9/00, PR Newswire)

E^xponent Researcher Linda Erdreich To Appear on Larry King Live -- Link Between Cell Phones and Cancer To Be Discussed (Posted 8/9/00, released 8/8/00, PR Newswire). Erdreich also participated in the study Using Human Data in Risk Assessment to Protect Public Health. The transcript of this broadcast is available on line. (8/10/00)

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation to Invest in PCB-Free Transformers and a Meteorological Station (8/9/00, PR Newswire)

Violent Crimes Accounted for More Than $233 Million on Inpatient Hospital Admissions in Pennsylvania - Study Is First of Its Kind to Focus on Health Care Costs Associated with All Major Acts of Violence (8/9/00, PR Newswire)

OPIC Insures Hydroelectric Plant in Panama for $75 Million (8/9/00, Overseas Private Investment Corporation)

Under Secretary for Energy Moniz Unveils New Vadose Zone Book (8/8/00, U.S. DOE)

Higher Taxes Key to Battle Against Tobacco, Says New WHO/World Bank Publication (8/8/00, World Health Organization)

Air Bag Industry Commits to New Side Bag Test Procedures, Reports Automotive Occupant Restraint Council (8/8/00, PR Newswire)

American Cancer Society Study Finds Other Risk Factors Have Little Effect on Smoking-Related Death Estimates (8/8/00, ACS)

After Accounting for Demographic and Behavioral Factors, Federal Estimates of Deaths Caused by Smoking Not Substantially Altered (8/8/00, EurekAlert)

Cigar Smoking Is a Serious Risk to Public Health (8/8/00, EurekAlert)

Nearly Half of College Students Used Tobacco in One-Year Period, According to Journal of the American Medical Association Study (8/8/00, EurekAlert); also see US College Students' Use of Tobacco Products (8/8/00, JAMA)

Biodiversity Portrait of the St. Lawrence: A Virtual Tour of the River (8/8/00, Environment Canada)

Commerce Secretary Mineta, Delaware Governor Carper Announce Proposal to Protect Horseshoe Crabs in Delaware Bay and Virginia Must Comply with Plan To Conserve Horseshoe Crabs (8/8/00, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Education Is Most Effective Means of Combating Food Poisoning, Says National Food Processors Association (8/8/00, NFPA)

Seafood and Eggs Are Top Causes of Food-Poisoning Outbreaks (8/7/00, Center for Science in the Public Interest)

Long-Term Management of Department of Energy 'Legacy' Waste Sites Presents a Significant Challenge (8/7/00, National Academy of Science)

EPA Report Stresses Need for Continued Air Quality Improvement (8/7/00, U.S. EPA)

Environmental Health Institute Announces Meeting on Possible Studies of Agent Orange/Dioxin in Vietnam (8/7/00, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

Study Suggests That Nicotine Inhaler Can Help Achieve Sustained Smoking Reduction (8/7/00, PR Newswire)

Drought Leads to Increased Water Contamination; Lower Water Levels May Mean Higher Concentrations of Heavy Metals (8/7/00, PR Newswire)

WellMed Announces Agreement with Yahoo! to Provide Personalized Health Test on Yahoo! Health (8/7/00, PR Newswire)

Pediatric Clinical Trials Are on the Rise as New Law Goes into Effect; Expert from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Provides Guidelines for Parents (8/4/00, PR Newswire) Read more about using human data in the report Using Human Data in Risk Assessment to Protect Public Health.

Healthcare Workers Face National Crisis (8/4/00, PR Newswire)

Crucial Discovery Resulting from Research into Rejection of Transplant Organs (8/4/00, PR Newswire)

New Materials for Nuclear Waste Storage Suggested by Science Research (8/3/00, EurekAlert)

Monsanto Adds Support for 'Golden Rice'; Opens Its Rice Genome Sequence Data to Worldwide Research Community (8/3/00, EurekAlert)

Children at Serious Risk from Second Hand Smoke and Previously Secret Documents Reveal the Truth about the Tobacco Industry (8/3/00, EurekAlert)

Quitting Explains UK's Huge Decrease In Smoking Deaths (8/3/00, UniSci)

Corn Contains “Eggs-citing” Biopesticide (8/3/00, Agricultural Research Service)

National Academy of Sciences to Study Sludge (8/3/00, U.S. EPA)

EPA and Department of Justice Issue Rules on Chemical-Accident Information (8/3/00, U.S. EPA)

ICF Consulting Environmental Scientists Win Two Awards from The Society of Toxicology (8/2/00, PR Newswire)

Quitting Smoking Sharply Cuts Lung Cancer Risk, Study Says (8/2/00, Nando Times)

B12 Deficiency May Be More Widespread than Thought (8/2/00, Agricultural Research Service)

Canadian Environment and Natural Resources Ministers Announce $2.6 million for Country-Wide Climate Change Projects (8/2/00, Environment Canada)

Stucco Holds Buildings Firm (8/2/00, EurekAlert)

New England Journal of Medicine: "Pravastatin Therapy and the Risk of Stroke" (8/2/00, American Heart Association)

New Food Commodity Intake Database Allows for More Current Assessments of Dietary Exposure to Pesticides (Posted 8/2/00, released 7/28/00, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Who Should Fly? British Doctors Propose New Tests (8/2/00, UniSci)

Chewing on Frankenfoods at BIO 2000 (8/1/00, GeneLetter)

ECRI Guides Healthcare Risk Managers Through Americans with Disabilities Act Labyrinth (8/1/00, PR Newswire)

e-VERIFILE.COM To Launch First Full Service, Single Source Information Search Site (8/1/00, PR Newswire)

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July 2000

Increased Incidence of Positional Molding or "Flat Heads" in Infants (7/31/00, SIDS Alliance)

Risk-Management Model Evaluates Groundwater-Remediation Designs (7/31/00, EurekAlert)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Publishes List of June 2000 Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety Recalls (7/31/00, NHTSA)

U.S. DOT Research and Special Programs Administrator Announces Appointments to Head HAZMAT, Pipeline Safety (7/31/00, U.S. Department of Transportation)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Women Over Age 80 Less Likely to Receive Full Range of Treatments for Breast Cancer (7/31/00, PR Newswire)

Fisher Scientific Launches EinsteinsGarage: Buyers and Sellers Get Deals on Surplus Science Equipment (7/31/00, EurekAlert)

Investing Systems Inc. Shows Investors How to Make Money in Volatile Markets (7/29/00, PR Newswire)

Minnesota Cancer Centers Seek Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer for National Study (7/28/00, PR Newswire)

DNA Test Solving Chesapeake's Toxic Mysteries (7/28/00, EurekAlert)

Securities Industry's Shift to T+1 Will Benefit Investors, Reduce Risk, and Save Money (7/27/00, SIA)

Environment Minister Issues Call To Action to Better Manage Hazardous Waste Imports (7/27/00, Environment Canada)

Babies Born at Night Are at Greater Risk of Early Death (7/27/00, EurekAlert)

Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services Reminds Bungee Jumping Operations: Do Not Put Employees at Risk (7/27/00, CIS)

Owners Ask Judge to Spare Possibly Infected Sheep (7/27/00, Nando Times); also see U.S. Department of Agriculture Removes One Flock of Quarantined Sheep in Vermont

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Executive Speaks on Antibiotic Resistance at National Health Panel (7/27/00, ACP-ASIM)

A New Potent Greenhouse Gas of Industrial Origin Has Been Discovered in the Atmosphere (7/27/00, EurekAlert)

TransPacific Air Pollution Is Worse than Was Suspected, Says New Study (7/27/00, EurekAlert)

Establishing Pharmacy Network as Proposed Not Likely to Restrain Competition, FTC Staff Advises (7/27/00, Federal Trade Commission)

California Citrus Growers Sue USDA Over Argentine Citrus Imports (7/27/00, PR Newswire)

Sexually Transmitted Disease Risk May Be Greater for Internet Sex Seekers (7/27/00, Center for the Advancement of Health)

Study Links Impulsive Violence with Brain's Inability to Regulate Emotion (7/27/00, EurekAlert)

Gene Kranz to Speak at the Software Risk Management Conference - ISACC 2000 (July 26, Reliable Software Technologies)

Heart Attack Sufferers Putting Their Lives at Risk by Failing to Recognise Symptoms (7/26/00, EurekAlert)

National Stroke Association and Galileo Laboratories Partner to Provide Cutting-Edge Information on Stroke Treatment and Prevention (7/26/00, PR Newswire)

Dairy Industry Denounces Animal Rights Group's Claims Against Milk Mustache Campaign (7/26/00, PR Newswire)

Sugar Officials Testify on Price-Drop Causes, Continuing Crisis (7/26/00, American Sugar Alliance)

Library of Congress Must Improve Handling of Digital Information (7/26/00, National Academy of Science)

Business Not Prepared for E-Risks, Survey Reveals (7/26/00, PR Newswire)

Study Finds Strong Demand for eGovernment Services; Driver's License Renewals, Internet Voting Are Top Applications (7/26/00, PR Newswire)

Coffee May Be Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis (7/25/00, EurekAlert)

Disclosure and Prevention of Medical Errors (7/24/00, Archives of Internal Medicine)

U.S. Energy Secretary Orders Steps to Ensure Worker Safety After Plutonium Accident (7/24/00, U.S. DOE)

Risk Factors for Heart Disease Not To Be Ignored in Youth (7/24/00, American Heart Association)

Misuse of Antibiotics Fueled by Culture and Economics (7/24/00, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine)

Calcium Test Aids in Risk Assessment for Heart Disease (7/24/00, AHA)

Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives Are as Protective Against Ovarian Cancer as Are Older, High-Dose Pills, Find University of Pittsburgh Researchers (7/24/00, PR Newswire)

Healthy People 2000 Goals Attainable, Army Finds (7/24/00, Center for the Advancement of Health)

The Story Behind America's Current Cancer 'Epidemic' (7/21/00, Hudson Institute)

Out of the Vortex - A Revolutionary Idea Could Prevent Accidents and Cut Airport Congestion (7/21/00, New Scientist)

MDS Nordion Supports U.S. Food and Drug Administration Ruling to Fight Salmonella in Eggs (7/21/00, PR Newswire)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Removes One Flock of Quarantined Sheep in Vermont (7/21/00, USDA)

Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention Adds Eight Cancers to Popular 'Your Cancer Risk' Website (7/21/00, PR Newswire)

U.S. Energy Department Launches Thirteen New Research Projects to Capture and Store Greenhouse Gases - Industry and Universities Join with Government to Combat Climate Change (7/21/00, DOE)

More than One-Quarter Billion People Benefit from Medical Biotechnology (7/21/00, Biotechnology Industry Organization)

Congressional Hearings on Nerve Gas Leak Set for Sept. 21 (7/20/00, PR Newswire)

Putting a Price Tag on Paradise (7/20/00, EurekAlert)

National Food Processors Association Applauds Creation of U.S. House Biotech Caucus (7/20/00, NFPA)

Depression Linked to Stroke (7/20/00, Center for the Advancement of Health)

U.S. Geological Survey Prepares for 2000 Hurricane Season with Updated Storm-Response Plan (7/20/00, USGS)

Circulation Problem May Contribute to Chronic Fatigue in Gulf War Veterans (7/20/00, Center for the Advancement of Health)

Scientists Reaffirm that Childhood Lead Poisoning Is No Longer a Widespread Public Health Threat (7/20/00, American Council on Science and Health)

American Society for Microbiology Statement on Genetically Modified Organisms (7/19/00, ASM)

Model Calculates Human Contribution to Global Warming (7/19/00, UniSci)

Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator's Statement to Stop "Campaign of Misinformation" (7/19/00, FSIS); also see New Slaughter Inspection System Improves Food Safety (7/17/00, FSIS)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Gerber, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Black Entertainment Television Launch Campaign to Lower African-American SIDS Rates: New Survey Finds African-Americans Less Likely to Place Babies to Sleep on Their Backs; SIDS Rates Twice as High as Other Groups (7/19/00, CPSC)

Kidney Transplant Proposal Reduces Wait from 24 to 14 Months; Improves Equity for Blacks and Women (7/18/00, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)

Need Still Exists for Chemical Pesticides While Alternatives Are Sought (7/18/00, National Academies of Science)

Survey Findings Reveal Public Concern About the Safety of the Blood Supply (7/18/00, PR Newswire)

Biotechnology Industry Organization: Reimportation of Prescription Drugs Puts Patients at Risk (7/18/00, BIO)

High Cholesterol in Younger Men Linked to Increased Long-Term Risk of Death from Heart Disease (7/18/00, EurekAlert)

New Paper Evaluates the Impact of Chemicals on Humans and Wildlife (7/17/00, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology)

Spacewatch Scans the Heavens for Killer Rocks (7/17/00, SPACE.com)

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Says Peanut Allergy May Have Genetic Link (7/17/00, PR Newswire)

Doctors, Patients Need to Communicate Risks of Colorectal Polyps to Family Members (7/14/00, American Cancer Society)

What You Drink Really Can Kill You (7/14/00, EurekAlert)

Sons of Alcoholics: The Early School Years (7/14/00, EurekAlert)

New Company Aimed at Enhancing Patient Safety and Reducing Potential Medical Errors (7/14/00, PR Newswire)

Internet Privacy Service Provides First Line Defense Against Invasion of 'Web Bugs,' the Latest Stealth Cookies (7/14/00, PR Newswire)

Guide to Risk Assessment Information Sources Published (Posted 7/19/00, released 7/13/00, U.S. EPA)

Technical Briefing Scheduled on Draft Guidance for Cumulative Risk Assessment (7/13/00, U.S. EPA)

Superfund Redevelopment Pilot Proposal Selection Announcement (7/13/00, U.S. EPA)

California Air Resources Board Releases Proposed Risk Reduction Plan for Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions (7/13/00, PR Newswire)

Undercooked Meat Is Chief Cause of Parasite Infection in Pregnancy (7/13/00, EurekAlert)

NIH Announces Ne