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Fourth Quarter 2000

December 2000

Mercury Research Strategy Unveiled (12/29/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. EPA Sets First-Ever Water Quality Criteria for Nutrients, Methylmercury (12/29/00, U.S. EPA)

Broadest Guidance Ever for Economic Analysis of Environmental Regulations and Policies (12/29/00, U.S. EPA)

Canadians Access Toxics In Their Communities Through One Click of A Button (12/28/00, Environment Canada)

Thailand Bans European Beef Over Mad Cow Scare (12/28/00, Nando Times)

Top Ten Weather Stories of 2000 (12/27/00, Environment Canada)

American Society of Safety Engineers Study Urges Employers to Establish Workplace Violence Prevention, Security and Training Policies (12/27/00, PR Newswire)

Why Are Insecurities and Risks Often Erroneously Calculated? (12/27/00, EurekAlert)

Winter Storms Pose Fire Threat (12/27/00, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

U.S. Scheme to Dump Used Mercury in India Faces Strong Oppostion (12/26/00, Greenpeace USA)

EPA Announces Tough New Standards for Lead (12/26/00, U.S. EPA)

Fungal Risk Assessment Helps Clear Trade Hurdles (12/26/00, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

A New Mayo Clinic Book That Helps You Achieve and Maintain the Weight That’s Right for You Is Now Available (12/26/00, Mayo Clinic); this book is available through RiskWorld Bookstore.

Measles and Pertussis Risk Higher for Children with Personal Exemptions from Immunization (12/26/00, EurekAlert)

Giant Asteroid Just Misses Earth (12/24/00, NASA's Near-Earth Object Program)

New Mayo Clinic Study Questions Benefit of Smoking Reduction (12/22/00, Mayo Clinic)

Agencies Extend Comment Period on Improved Cleanup at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory's Test Area North (12/22/00, INEEL)

No Association Found Between Cellular Phone Use and Risk of Brain Tumors and Questions and Answers for the National Cancer Institute Study of Brain Tumors and Use of Cellular Telephones (12/21/00, National Cancer Institute)

Voluntary Health, Safety Testing for Chemicals To Be Expanded (12/21/00, U.S. EPA)

EPA Dramatically Reduces Pollution from Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses; Cuts Sulfur Levels in Diesel Fuel (12/21/00, U.S. EPA)

New Toxics Emission Standards Set for Gasoline (12/21/00, U.S. EPA)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Welcomes High-Tech Toy Testing Equipment from McDonald's and RAM Consulting Equipment to Help CPSC Evaluate Toy Dangers and Prevent Injuries (12/19/00, CPSC)

Poorer Half of the World Can Expect Better Health and Prosperity Within the Next Decade (12/19/00, World Health Organization)

New Financial and Banking Instruments for the Audio-Visual Media (12/19/00, European Union)

New Mobile Phone Aerial Cuts Radiation Passing Through User's Head by 97% and Doubles Phone Battery Power (12/19/00, EurekAlert)

Researchers Craft Model that Provides Reasons for Climate-Change Observations (12/19/00, EurekAlert)

Postmenopausal Women May Not Need Annual Pap Smear, University of California at San Francisco Study Finds (12/19/00, EurekAlert)

Software & Information Industry Association Heralds Web-Based Education Commission Final Report (12/19/00, SIIA)

Decisioneering Releases Open Crystal Ball 2.0 (12/19/00, PR Newswire)

Statement of European Commissioner Byrne on New BSE Cases in Germany (12/18/00, European Union)

USDA Risk Management Agency Announces Expansion of Whole Farm Insurance Pilot Program (12/18/00, USDA-RMA)

Scientific Opinion Reviews Austrian Reserve on GMO-Maize (12/18/00, European Union)

Resolving Competitive Concerns, FTC Agreement Clears $182 Billion Merger of Smithkline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome (12/18/00, Federal Trade Commission)

Squire Sanders Attorneys Urge Employers to Begin Addressing OSHA's Ergonomics Standard (12/18/00, PR Newswire)

More Evidence that Soy May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk (12/17/00, EurekAlert)

Beer, in Moderation, Cuts Risk of Cataracts and Heart Disease (12/17/00, EurekAlert)

Los Alamos Volcanologist: Apply Lessons from Meteorology (12/15/00, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection: Nutrition Policy in Europe (12/15/00, European Union)

EPA Proposes Strict New Controls to Reduce Water Pollution from Large Industrial Feedlot Operations (12/15/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

University of Texas at Austin Scientist Reports Results from Study of Yucatan Crater Linked to Mass Extinctions of Dinosaurs (12/15/00, UT Austin)

New Risk Assessment Software Available (12/14/00, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Risk Management Comments Requested for Malathion (12/14/00, U.S. EPA OPP)

Government To Explore New Ways to Reduce Risks to People's Health from Chemicals (12/14/00, UK Health and Safety Executive)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Decides Mercury Emissions from Power Plants Must Be Reduced (12/14/00, U.S. EPA)

2000 Monitoring the Future Survey Released - Moderating Trend Among Teen Drug Use Continues (12/14/00, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Shalala Names Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections; Will Hold First Meeting December 20 (12/14/00, HHS)

Skipping Stone to Offer Public Training at New Houston Training Facility (12/14/00, Skipping Stone, Inc.)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and General Electric Announce Free Repair Supplement of Rebate Program for Recalled Dishwashers: Recalled Units Still Being Used, Creating Risk of Fire (12/14/00, CPSC)

Department of Transportation Launches New Web Site on Transportation and Climate Change (12/14/00, DOT)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Commends Largest-Ever Enforcement Mobilization to Combat Impaired Driving (12/14/00, DOT)

National Cancer Institute Announces New Web Design and Usability Web Site (12/13/00, NCI)

Independent Audit Confirms Los Alamos National Laboratory Compliance with Federal Clean Air Act in 1999 (12/13/00, LANL)

Climate Change Could Cause Major Changes in U.S. Ecosystems, New Report Says (12/13/00, Pew Center on Global Climate Change); see Ecosystems & Global Climate Change: A Review of Potential Impacts on U.S. Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Warming May Pose Risks to Human Health, Report Finds (12/13/00, Pew Center on Global Climate Change); see Human Health & Global Climate Change: A Review of Potential Impacts in the United States

Vitamin C Shows Long List of Health Benefits, Survey Finds, from Common Cold to Heart (12/13/00, PR Newswire)

Beef: Commission Will Formally Adopt Exceptional BSE-Measures (12/13/00, European Union)

Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Geological Survey Partner to Reduce Nation's Natural Disasters (12/13/00, FEMA)

America Burning Recommissioned Issues Final Report (12/13/00, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

First-Ever Complete Plant Genome Sequence Is Announced (12/13/00, National Science Foundation)

Environ.com Introduces New Compliance News Service (12/12/00, Environmental Support Solutions)

Southern Energy National Power Index To Be Compiled and Distributed Daily by Dow Jones Newswires (12/12/00, Southern Energy)

"Richter Scale" for Health Risks Helps Patients Gauge Treatment Options, Reduces Odds of Malpractice Claims (12/12/00, PR Newswire)

U.S. Department of Energy Selects Southern Company Site for Mercury Program (12/12/00, Southern Company)

University of California, San Francisco, Study Reveals Common Patient Group at High Risk for Stroke (12/12/00, EurekAlert)

Top Cancer Fighting Holiday Foods from the National Foundation for Cancer Research (12/12/00, PR Newswire)

Safe Diving Poses No Risk of Brain Injury (12/12/00, EurekAlert)

Crime in a Pill Only a Myth, Say Researchers (12/12/00, EurekAlert)

Effective Clinical Practice, Nov/Dec 2000 Highlights (12/12/00, EurekAlert)

Early January: The Storied Effect on Small-Cap Stocks Now Arrives in December (12/11/00, Hudson Institute)

U.S Commerce Secretary Takes Strong Actions as Alarming New Findings About Coral Reefs Are Released (12/11/00, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)

Unusual Event Declared at Beaver Valley Power Station - Coolant Leak Reported Contained on Site (12/11/00, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency)

President Clinton Launches New Effort to Increase Immunization Rates Among Children Nationwide - Builds upon Unprecedented Progress to Target Children at High Risk (12/11/00, White House)

Fisheries: Applying the Precautionary Principle and Multiannual Strategies to the Setting of Total Allowable Catches (12/11/00, European Union)

OpenLink Signs Texaco as New Endur™ 5.0 Customer; Endur to Replace In-House Gas Trading & Risk Management System (12/11/00, PR Newswire)

Can a Vitamin a Day Help Keep Heart Disease Away? (12/11/00, EurekAlert)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Is About To Be Put in Place (12/11/00, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

New Employee Benefit Research Institute Research: Policy Conflict Grows Between Health Privacy & Medical/Business Information Needs (12/11/00, PR Newswire)

Temporal Trends in Outcomes of Older Patients With Pneumonia (12/11/00, Archives of Internal Medicine)

World's Most Dangerous Chemicals To Be Banned - U.S. Gives into Pressure and Backs Landmark Treaty (12/10/00, Greenpeace USA)

National Study Finds Smoking, Hypertension, Antacid Use Associated with Macular Degeneration (12/8/00, PR Newswire)

Independent Auditor To Present Data on Los Alamos National Laboratory Air Emissions (12/8/00, LANL)

U.S. EPA Issues Final Drinking Water Standard for Radionuclides (12/8/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA - Region 5: 20 Companies Agree to Investigate Sauget Area 2 Site (12/8/00, PR Newswire)

Database Makes It Easier to Buy Green Products and Services (12/8/00, U.S. EPA)

Anti-Science Activists Entertain but Don't Enlighten (12/8/00, Hudson Institute)

National Center for Toxicogenomics to Study Genetic Basis of Disease Caused by Environmental Pollution; New NIH Center at NIEHS Will Identify High-Risk Populations and Expedite Science-Based Regulatory Decision Making (12/7/00, PR Newswire)

Providing Compensation to America's Nuclear Weapons Workers (12/7/00, White House)

Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse Web Site (12/7/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Science Panel Suggests Healthy New Year's Resolutions for 2001 (12/7/00, American Council on Science and Health)

Screensavers of the World, Unite! (12/7/00, EurekAlert)

U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service To Hold Public Meeting on the Agency’s Future (12/7/00, FSIS)

In Precedent-Setting Case, Company Settles with EPA on Charges that "Mildew-Proof" Paint Is Unregistered Pesticide - Agrees to Pay $46,000 Penalty and Change Labels and Promo Material (12/7/00, U.S. EPA -- Region II)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Remarks for National Transportation Safety Board's Child Passenger Safety Press Conference (12/7/00, U.S. DOT); see December 6 notice of press conference

National Transportation Safety Board Releases Booklet Outlining Transportation Safety Issues for Children and Youth (12/7/00, NTSB); see abstract and link to PDF document

National Transportation Safety Board Says DaimlerChrysler Corporation Is First Automaker Ever to "Exceed Expectations" on Safety Recommendation (12/7/00, PR Newswire)

Hydrodynamic Pressure Process May Make Meat Safer (12/7/00, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Kent International and Kash 'N Gold Ltd. Announce Recall of Scooters (12/7/00, CPSC); also CPSC Recall Not for Razor Scooters

Don’t Let This Grinch Steal Your Christmas: 8 Tips to Protect Your PC - Finjan Software Offers Preventive Measures to Secure PCs During the Holidays (12/7/00, Finjan Software Ltd.)

Fiderus Security & Privacy Expert to Brief Federal Trade Commission on Wireless E-Commerce in Prelude to Possible Regulations - FTC Workshop in Washington, D.C., on December 11-12 Set to Discuss Wide Variety of Wireless Concerns and Opportunities (12/7/00, PR Newswire)

The Clean Air Act Turns 30 (12/6/00, Environmental Defense)

Maritime Safety: European Commission Proposes a Second Package of Measures to Avoid a New Erika Disaster (12/6/00, European Union)

Federal and State Energy Officials Prepare for Winter Weather - Workshop with Winter Fuels Industry Examines Options and Prompt Response (12/6/00, U.S. Department of Energy)

EPA Proposes Comprehensive Plan to Clean Up Hudson River PCBs (12/6/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA's Absurd Dredging Proposal Sets Course for Environmental Devastation of Hudson River (12/6/00, Hudsonvoice); see related releases

California's Proposition 65 Unlikely to Improve Public Health, Study Finds (12/6/00, American Council on Science and Health); see executive summary and link to report

New Study Links Smoking to Increased Colorectal Cancer Risk (12/6/00, American Cancer Society)

Seven Steps to Avoiding the Online Shopping Disasters of Last Holiday Season (12/6/00, PR Newswire)

Eurotech Ltd Forms a New Business Unit to Market Nuclear Waste Encapsulation Product (12/6/00, Eurotech Ltd)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Reminds Parents About Nightwear Safety - T-Shirts Cause Nearly 200 Burn Injuries to Children Each Year (12/6/00, CPSC)

CDC Issues New Report on Sexually Transmitted Disease Epidemics (12/5/00, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

CPSC Releases Holiday Safety Tips for Avoiding Fires and Injuries (12/5/00, CPSC)

No Evidence that Back Belts Reduce Injury Seen in Landmark Study of Retail Users (12/5/00, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health); links to the study and to more information are available at NIOSH Findings and Recommendations on Back Belts; also see editorial Back Belts in the Workplace (12/6/00, Journal of the American Medical Association)

University of Texas Southwestern Study Confirms that Substituting Regular Margarine for Butter Reduces Cholesterol Levels (12/5/00, EurekAlert)

Wood Dust, Talc, Estrogens, and Nickel Alloys Among Substances Being Reviewed for Inclusion in Report on Carcinogens (12/5/00, National Institutes of Health)

Advisory Panel Report Assesses Scientific Information Concerning Starlink Corn (12/5/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

EPA Announces Elimination of All Indoor Uses of Widely-Used Pesticide Diazinon; Begins Phase-Out of Lawn and Garden Uses (12/5/00, U.S. EPA)

Beyond Pesticides Warns Buyer Beware of Continued Sale of Pesticide To Be Phased Out (12/5/00, PR Newswire)

BSE: European Commission Evaluating Five New Tests (12/5/00, European Union)

FDA/FTC Urged to Halt Cholesterol-Lowering Claims for Garlic Supplements (12/5/00, Center for Science in the Public Interest)

Pesticide Exposure May Increase Kids’ Risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (12/5/00, American Cancer Society)

AdvanceOnline Joins Forces with RHS Solutions to Launch Online Education Center (12/5/00, PR Newswire)

"Life-Saving" Scientific Information Boost via Internet to Health Researchers in Africa, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe (12/5/00, World Health Organization)

American Society of Safety Engineers Applauds Development of Occupational Safety & Health Doctoral Degree Program (12/4/00, ASSE)

Results of Survey on Health Quality, Medical Errors, and Patient Safety To Be Released (12/4/00, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Modelling the Short Term Consequences of Smoking Cessation in England (12/4/00, EurekAlert)

Young Healthy Smokers Take Significantly More Days Off Work than Non-Smokers (12/4/00, EurekAlert)

Low Dose Estrogen Improves Bone Health (12/4/00, EurekAlert)

Tropical Storm Risk Consortium Announces Forecast for US Hurricane Strikes in 2001 (12/4/00, PR Newswire)

Lilly's Raloxifene Use for The Heart (RUTH) Trial Expanded to Include Invasive Breast Cancer Prevention as a Primary Objective (12/4/00, PR Newswire)

Stroke Treatment Highly Variable Across U.S. Hospitals - Potential Savings from Improved Care: $117 Million Annually (12/4/00, HCIA-Sachs, L.L.C.); find information about report 100 Top Hospitals: Stroke Benchmarks for Success

President Clinton: Preserving America's Coral Reefs (12/4/00, White House); also see president's remarks on Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve

American Society of Safety Engineers Recommends Lifesaving School Transportation Guidelines (12/4/00, PR Newswire)

Manganese Exposure May Speed the Emergence of Parkinson's Disease Symptoms, According to New Findings in Animals (12/4/00, EurekAlert)

Johns Hopkins Launches Information Security Institute (12/4/00, EurekAlert)

Scientists Decode Genes of Microbe That Thrives in Toxic Metals - Genetic Information May Lead to Advances in Cleaning Up Contaminated Soil (12/4/00, Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Muñoz Highlights U.S. Investment Opportunities in Vietnam (12/4/00, Overseas Private Investment Corporation)

Modern Pesticides Aren't Killing Birds (12/1/00, Hudson Institute)

Job Stress May Lead to Back Injury for Some People, Study Finds (12/1/00, Ohio State University)

Safe Handling Begins on the Farm, Not in the Home (12/1/00, Center for Science in the Public Interest)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Rule to Enhance Pipeline Safety (12/1/00, U.S. DOT)

Virus Alert: McAfee Avert Places High Risk Assessment On New ProLin-Shockwave Worm (12/1/00, Network Associates, Inc.)

Eight New Superfund Sites in Eight States Added to National Priority List, 13 Proposed (12/1/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

The Impact of Genetics on Insurance: "Quality of Life Insurance" May Hold the Key (Part 2 of 2) (12/1/00, GeneLetter); also see Part 1

Ring Those Genetically-Modified Taco Bells (12/1/00, GeneLetter)

Applying Genetic Advances: Where Do We Go from Here?
A Report from GeneSage's "Genetic Issues Survey of Managed Care Executives" (12/1/00, GeneLetter)

Gene Sequencing and Discovery Are Only the Beginning: A Public Health Perspective (12/1/00, GeneLetter)

Homeowners May Save Energy and Money with New Internet-Based Tool (12/1/00, U.S. EPA)

Rain Fears as Malaria Epidemic Hits Burundi (12/1/00, World Health Organization)

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November 2000

Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) List of Canadian Species at Risk Continues to Grow (11/30/00, Environment Canada)

U.S. Agencies Announce Release of Missouri River Biological Opinion (11/30/00, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Eighteenth Issue of UK Health and Safety Executive Newsletter The Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA 18) Published (11/30/00, HSE)

Child's Exposure to Pesticides Hikes Lymphoma Risk (11/30/00, UniSci)

Living in a City Increases a Man's Risk of Death as Much as Smoking Cigarettes, University of Michigan Study Shows (11/30/00, EurekAlert)

Insulin Precursor Linked with Increased Stroke Risk; May Represent New Risk Factor (11/30/00, EurekAlert)

The Bank of New York, Prebon Yamane and Amerex Form Joint Venture to Create the First Industry Sponsored Clearinghouse for the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Energy Marketplace (11/30/00, Bank of New York)

Florida Research Shows That for Rice, Warmer Earth Brings Uncertain Future (11/30/00, EurekAlert)

Household Hazards Are Not, as Commonly Believed, the Leading Cause of Falls by the Elderly (11/30/00, EurekAlert)

"Crowd safety - the no. 1 issue" say Robbie Williams and Alan Hansen - UK Health and Safety Executive Publishes New Guidance for Crowd Safety Management (11/29/00, HSE)

Colorectal Cancer Incidence Lowered By 20 Percent with Regular Hemoccult® Screening (11/29/00, PR Newswire)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Seeks Public Input on Government's Role in Biotech Marketing, Announces New Biotechnology Research (11/29/00, USDA); also see agriculture secretary's remarks at Advisory Committee on Biotechnology meeting in Washington D.C.

Allied Pilots Association Reports That Federal Aviation Administration Addresses Pilot Fatigue, Closes Loophole on Unlimited Duty (11/29/00, APA)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Reaches Agreement to Abolish Unnecessary Animal Testing (11/29/00, OECD)

We Dodged the Bullet . . . This Year (11/29/00, PR Newswire)

Weighing "Risk and Value" in the "New, New Economy" (11/29/00, PR Newswire)

Glaxo Wellcome Decides to Withdraw Lotronex from the Market (11/28/00, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Joins UNICEF and Kiwanis International to Eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders - Foundation Awards $15 Million to Fight World's Leading Cause of Mental Retardation (11/28/00, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

State Farm Introduces Vehicle Safety Discount (11/28/00, State Farm Insurance Company); see 36 best-rated vehicles list and vehicle safety discount and physical damage index for all 2001 makes and models (PDF)

New Booklet Is Available to Help Consumers Understand Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (11/28/00, PR Newswire)

Professor Keeps Eye on Asteroid (11/28/00, NASA Near-Earth Object Program)

Cigital Announces Launch of SRM Magazine, a Publication Providing "Confidence for the Digital Age" - Magazine To Serve as an Industry Information Resource for Companies Addressing the Business Risks of Software Failure (11/27/00, Cigital Inc.)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Makes Draft Guidance on Bee Precautionary Labeling (Pesticide Registration Notice) Available for Public Comment (11/27/00, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Cigarette Smoking Causes Genetic Damage Linked to Colon Cancer (11/27/00, American Cancer Society)

Using Finger to Clean Spray Paint Gun Can Be Risky Business (11/27/00, Radiological Society of North America)

Unnecessary Setback for Biotech Corn (11/26/00, Hudson Institute)

Meeting Ends Without Agreement – Formal Plenary Decides to Suspend COP-6, Reconvene in 2001 (11/25/00, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)

Canada Will Continue Working for an International Climate Change Agreement (11/25/00, Environment Canada)

Greenpeace Final Statement at the Closure of the UNFCCC COP6 (11/25/00, Greenpeace USA)

Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking (Posted 11/22/00, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)

Almost Half the World's People Have No Acceptable Means of Sanitation (11/22/00, World Health Organization)

Study Links Hypothyroidism During Pregnancy to an Increased Risk for Miscarriage (11/22/00, PR Newswire)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Plan For Improving Child Restraint Systems (11/22/00, DOT)

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Announces $12 Million in Water Quality Improvement Grants (11/22/00, USDA)

U.S. Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Approves $25 Million for Wetlands Projects (11/22/00, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Public Stakeholder Meetings Set for Nov. 29-30 to Review Inert Pesticide Ingredients and Scientific Advisory Panel to Review Pesticide Cumulative Risk Assessment Case Study on Dec. 7-8 (11/21/00, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Research Insights into Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Highlighted in 10th Special Report (11/21/00, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism); see report

U.S. Energy Department Announces Preferred Alternative for Nuclear Infrastructure (11/21/00, DOE)

New Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Helps You Lose Weight and Keep It Off! (11/21/00, Mayo Clinic)

$3.4 Million for New U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Research Projects Aimed at Putting Research to Work to Improve Health Care Quality (11/21/00, AHRQ); includes information about the project Understanding Numbers in Health: A Primer for Patients, principal investigator: Steven E. Woloshin, Dartmouth College

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Warns Against Consuming Dietary Supplements Containing Tiratricol (11/21/00, FDA)

New U.S. Food and Drug Administration Website Debuts (11/21/00, FDA)

Use Candles with Care at the Holidays, Says The Hartford; Candle Fires on the Rise (11/21/00, PR Newswire)

New Crash Test Results Available on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's World Wide Web Site (11/21/00, NHTSA)

Results of Yale Study Confirm Aspirin Helpful in Preventing a First Heart Attack (11/21/00, Yale University)

Fraser Institute Launches New Research Centre To Study the Impact of Regulation (11/21/00, Fraser Institute)

USDA Targets $25 Million to Educate Under-Served Farmers About Crop Insurance (11/21/00, U.S. Department of Agriculture); also see Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Approves Revenue Crop Insurance Products (11/20/00, USDA Risk Management Agency)