The St. Paul Companies Announces Formation of New Risk Management Consulting Subsidiary (4/30/01, PR Newswire)

New Employee Benefit Research Institute Research: Baby Boomers To Face Financial Challenges in Retirement (4/30/01, PR Newswire) 

Are You at Risk for Stroke? Majority of Americans Don’t Know Their Risk for Leading Cause of Death in United States (4/30/01, American Stroke Association); read executive summary

Women Have Higher Risk of Fatal Stroke After Cardiac Surgery (4/30/01, American Heart Association)

New National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Study Confirms Reflective Tape on Big Trucks Reduces Crashes, Fatalities (4/30/01, NHTSA)

Canada To Play Key Role in Second Round of Talks on International Tobacco Control Convention (4/30/01, Health Canada)

Pneumococcal Vaccine Extremely Effective for High Risk Native American Communities (4/30/01, EurekAlert)

RELERA Debuts Internet Data Center in Raleigh, NC (4/30/01, RELERA Inc.)

European ESC Supports Prolongation of the Current Ban on the Use of Meat-and-Bone Meal Until Adequate Safety Standards Are in Place (4/27/01, European Union)

Women with Silicone Breast Implants Have No Increased Risk of Death from Most Causes (4/27/01, National Cancer Institute)

Investors: How to Handle This Downturn ... and Prepare for the Next (4/27/01, Purdue University)

Statement by U.S. President on 15th Anniversary of Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Accident (4/26/01, White House)

Veneman Says Vigilance Is Keeping Foot-and-Mouth Disease Out of U.S. and Assures Congress Compensation Would Be Available in Case of Emergency (4/26/01, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Old Models Help New Internet Retailers in Tough Times, Operations Research Article Says (4/26/01, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)

Would Knowing Your Genetic Risk Change Your Behaviour? (4/26/01, EurekAlert)

Science Paper Suggests Strategy to More Effectively Control Harmful Ozone (4/26/01, EurekAlert)

Predictive Genetic Tests Range from Highly Useful to Potentially Harmful (4/26/01, EurekAlert)

The International Network of Pension Regulators and Supervisors Endorses Principles for Private Occupational Pensions (4/26/01, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Vitamin C Can Help Prevent Childbirth Problem, British Hospital Study of 161 Mothers Finds (4/26/01, PR Newswire)

World Health Organization Makes Recommendations on Depleted Uranium and Health in New Monograph (4/26/01, WHO)

Government of Canada Fulfills Commitment to Table Implementation Plan on Clean Air (4/26/01, Environment Canada)

U.S. and Canadian Agriculture Officials Agree on Conditions for the Movement of Potatoes from Prince Edward Island (4/26/01, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Heavy-Polluting, Dangerous School Buses Must Be Replaced (4/26/01, Union of Concerned Scientists)

Diesel Forum Responds to School Bus Campaign by Union of Concerned Scientists (4/26/01, Diesel Forum)

Railway Interoperability: Trans-European High-Speed Trains Now at Cruising Speed (4/26/01, European Union)

Financial Services: Commission Proposes Directive on Prudential Supervision of Financial Conglomerates (4/26/01, EU)

Watch Nest Boxes for 16 "Most Wanted Birds," Cornell Lab of Ornithology Asks Citizen-Scientists Throughout North America (4/26/01, Cornell University)

European Commission Presents Spring 2001 EU Economic Forecasts (2001-2002) (4/25/01, EU); also see economic forecasts for candidate countries

EPA Administrator's Statement About Passage of Senate Brownfields Legislation S.350 (4/25/01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

American Academy of Dermatology: New Research: Making the Most of Your Sunscreen (4/25/01, PR Newswire); also see AAD: New Study Reinforces the Importance of Skin Cancer Screenings for Middle-Aged and Older Men

Who Gets Breast Cancer? New Tools for Assessing Risk in Development (4/25/01, American Cancer Society)

Household Ant Invasions Are Determined by Weather, Not Pesticide Use, New Study Finds (4/25/01, EurekAlert)

Purdue Biologists Study Factors in Dogwood Decline (4/24/01, Purdue University)

New Data on Starlink Corn Available; Federal Government Continues Comprehensive Investigation (4/24/01, U.S. EPA)

Canada's First National Compilation of Species Status Released (4/24/01, Environment Canada)

Study Finds Persistent and Severe Pain Among Nursing Home Residents (4/24/01, EurekAlert)

Got Methane? Economic Modelers Assess Greenhouse Gas Trades (4/24/01, Stanford University)

The Future Environmental Impact from the Chemicals Industry (4/24/01, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Lockheed Martin Utilizes Magnitude's ErgoManager™ Software (4/24/01, PR Newswire)

Nurse Staffing Levels Directly Impact Patient Health and Survival (4/23/01, Harvard School of Public Health)

World Trade Organization Director-General Speaks Before the German Foreign Policy Association: “The World Needs a New WTO Round” (4/23/01, WTO)

Immunization Safety Review: Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine and Autism (summary in HTML or PDF) (4/23/01, Institute of Medicine); see review committee chair's opening statement at press conference 

State of European Research on BSE and Related Diseases (4/23/01, European Union)

HIV Causing Tuberculosis Cases to Double in Africa (4/23/01, World Health Organization)

Large Majority of Workers Risk Financial Exposure in Event of Disability, Survey Finds (4/23/01, American Council of Life Insurers)

Mutated Clotting Gene Raises Risk of Heart Disease in Blacks, Not Whites (4/23/01, EurekAlert)

Greenhouse Gases Main Reason for Quicker Northern Winter Warming (4/23/01, EurekAlert)

New Studies Examine Influences on Adolescent Depression: Mother’s Depression and Smoking Can Worsen Symptoms and Impair Social Functioning (4/22/01, EurekAlert)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Release Strategies to Prevent Diseases Transmitted to Humans from Farm Animals (4/20/01, CDC)

Senate Hearing on Child Safety Seats Set for April 24 (4/20/01, PR Newswire)

BSE: European Commission Working Paper Proposes to Prolong Meat-and-Bone-Meal Ban (4/20/01, European Union)

European Commissioner for External Relations Speech: "Flowers in Stony Places - Making the Most of Globalisation" (4/20/01, EU)

Vital Health Topics Overlooked During Pregnancy Counseling, Researchers Find (4/20/01, EurekAlert); also see Partner Violence, Seat-Belt Use Among Issues Overlooked During Pregnancy Counseling (4/20/01, Center for the Advancement of Health)

Many Heterosexuals Unaware of Their HIV Risk (4/20/01, CFAH)

Special Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Issue Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (4/20/01, CDC) 

EPA Administrator Announces $38 Million to Make Abandoned Properties Thrive (4/20/01, U.S. EPA)

Superscape and Futron Stimulate Children's Interest in Science and Maths with Interactive 3D (4/20/01, PR Newswire)

HUD Offers Free Lead-Safety Training to Thousands of Workers (4/19/01, Department of Housing and Urban Development)

Arsenic Compounds May Cause Genetic Damage (4/19/01, U.S. EPA)

Chronic Periodontal Disease Could Lead to Diabetes (4/19/01, EurekAlert)

U.S. Needs Major Steps to Overtake European Climate Research, University of Washington Scientist Says (4/19/01, EurekAlert)

New Review Suggests Possible Association Between Agent Orange and Form of Childhood Leukemia (4/19/01, National Academies of Science); see report summary (PDF)

Remarks by the U.S. President, Secretary of State, and EPA Administrator in Environmental Announcement (4/19/01, White House)

University of California Irvine's College of Medicine Named Member of NCI Cancer Data Network, Considered World's Most Comprehensive Database on Cancer (4/19/01, UCI)

Driving Abilities Are Inhibited in Some People with Multiple Sclerosis (4/19/01, American Academy of Neurology)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Potassium Iodide Web Site Available (4/19/01, NRC)

FTC Settles Charges Against Stoker, Inc. in Case Involving Alleged Violations of Health Warning Requirements for Smokeless Tobacco Products (4/19/01, Federal Trade Commission)

U.S. EPA Administrator Whitman Establishes Process to Evaluate Arsenic in Drinking Water Standard (4/18/01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. Geological Survey Issues Wildlife Health Alert for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (4/18/01, USGS)

Environmental Justice Data Now Online for Every U.S. Community (4/18/01, Environmental Defense); see Scorecard in English or Spanish

Lifestyle-Related Problems Today, Higher Medical Costs Tomorrow (4/18/01, Center for the Advancement of Health)

More, Not Less, Surgery Improves Outcomes for Kids with Ear Infections (4/18/01, Canadian Institutes of Health Research); see related A Common Ear Surgery for Children Does Not Measurably Improve Development at Age Three (4/18/01, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Virus Alert from Trend Micro: High Risk Virus Assessment on TROJ_MATCHER.A (4/18/01, Trend Micro)

Study of "Earthquake-Proof" Steel-Frame High-Rises Concluded: Federal Emergency Management Agency Issues New Design, Construction Guidelines to Avoid Building Failures in Major Earthquakes (4/18/01, FEMA)

Veneman Outlines Food Safety Priorities, Releases Data Showing Continued Declines in Salmonella Prevalence in Meat and Poultry (4/18/01, U.S. Department of Agriculture); also see remarks

Secretary of Agriculture Veneman at the Sparks Companies 9th Annual Food & Agriculture Policy Conference (4/17/01, USDA)

Bush Administration Promotes Rule on Lead Emissions Information (4/17/01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); also see president's statement

New Programs Needed to Protect Research Participants; Accreditation Is One -- but Not the Only -- Potential Tool for Strengthening System to Protect Research Participants (4/17/01, National Academies of Science)

OSHA Accepting Proposals for $5 Million in Safety and Health Training Grants (4/17/01, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Study Finds that Moderate Drinkers May Have Lower Risk of Mortality After a Heart Attack and Older People Who Drink Moderate Amounts of Alcohol Have Less Heart Failure, Yale Researchers Report (4/17/01, EurekAlert)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Calls for Chlamydia, Lipid Screening Among First Four Recommendations (4/17/01, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

New Survey Shows Most Americans Are "Not at All" Concerned with Contracting Genital Herpes (4/17/01, PR Newswire)

National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods to Hold Public Committee Meeting on May 7 (4/17/01, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)

Wetter Upper Atmosphere May Delay Global Ozone Recovery (4/17/01, EurekAlert)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Launches Recall Round-Up to Reduce Fire Deaths and Injuries (4/17/01, CPSC)

University of North Carolina Health Care's Groin Hernia Repair in Children Is Fast, Safe ...and Essential (4/17/01, PR Newswire)

Food Animal Concerns Trust Urges FDA and USDA to Do More to Protect the U.S. from Mad Cow Disease (4/17/01, PR Newswire)

Should I Donate My Own Blood Before Surgery? (4/16/01, EurekAlert)

New Center on Birth Defects and Disabilities Launches Today at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (4/16/01, CDC)

Nitrate in Drinking Water Increases Risk for Bladder Cancer (4/16/01, EurekAlert)

Air Pollution Control Efforts Will Add to Global Warming If Carbon Monoxide Is Not Curbed Along with Nitrogen Oxides (4/16/01, University of California, Irvine)

Health Insurance Enrollment Declining in Industries with Large Minority Workforces (4/16/01, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

A Stomach Enzyme Deficit May Place Women at More Risk from Drinking Alcohol (4/15/01, EurekAlert)

Needlestick Requirements Take Effect April 18 (4/12/01, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Older Fathers Substantially Raise the Risk of Having Children with Schizophrenia (4/12/01, EurekAlert)

Science Paper Calls for Rapid, Pre-emptive Slaughter Called "Ring Culling" to Combat Foot-and-Mouth Disease (4/12/01, EurekAlert)

Republic Mortgage Insurance Company Acquires RealtyLogix -- Firm Offers Commercial Real Estate Software Solutions (4/12/01, RMIC)

CD-ROM Detailing Auto Trauma Cases Available to Auto Safety Researchers from NHTSA (4/12/01, U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Human-Induced Greenhouse Warming Pumps Heat into Oceans, Two Science Studies Report (4/12/01, EurekAlert); also see Science Study Shows Agricultural Fertilizer Choking U.S. Oceans (4/12/01, Environmental Defense)

Saharan Dust "Cools" Climate Warming Estimates (4/12/01, EurekAlert)

Scripps Researchers Pinpoint Human-Induced Global Warming in World’s Oceans (4/12/01, EurekAlert)

Livestock Seized in Extraordinary Emergency Will Be Worth Fair Market Value (4/12/01, National Cattlemen's Beef Association)

The Truth Must Be Told About Dietary Supplement Regulation (4/11/01, Council for Responsible Nutrition)

NHTSA Publishes List of February 2001 Auto Safety Recalls (4/11/01, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

EPA Issues New Toxics Report, Improves Means of Reporting (4/11/01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission To Hold Public Meetings at Nuclear Fuel Station Erwin on April 18 To Discuss Plant Performance and Revision of NRC Oversight Program (4/11/01, NRC)

1 in 4 Child Care Workers Has No Health Insurance, Few Child Care Workers Get Coverage Through Their Job, Keystone Research Center Shows (4/11/01, PR Newswire)

Weighing the Risks for Tamoxifen - A Few Less Worries for Long-Term Users (4/11/01, American Cancer Society)

Researchers Solve Century-Old Earthquake Mystery in India (4/11/01, EurekAlert)

USDA Releases Funds for Wildland Fire Research (4/11/01, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Foot and Mouth Disease: European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Addresses Informal Agriculture Council Meeting in Sweden (4/11/01, European Union [EU])

Who Is Polluting In Your Neighbourhood? (4/10/01, PollutionWatch)

Best Leads for Prostate Cancer Prevention Appear in April Urology Supplement; Agents, Biomarker Endpoints, Cohorts, and Trial Designs Outlined (4/10/01, National Cancer Institute)

Irradiation of Animal Feed (4/10/01, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

"Brainy" Students Least Likely to Engage in Risky Behaviors While "Burnouts" and "Non-conformists" Are at Highest Risk (4/10/01, EurekAlert)

European Commission Acts Against 9 Member States on Waste Oils (4/10/01, EU)

Urban Wastewater Treatment: European Commission Acts Against Spain, France, Germany, and United Kingdom (4/10/01, EU)

Depression Does Not Increase Cancer Risk (4/10/01, BreastLink.com)

VIGILANTe Announces Strategic Alliance with AIG eBusiness Risk Solutions to Provide Comprehensive Security Assessment Services (4/10/01, VIGILANTe)

OpenLink and Logica Alignment Results in NETA Compliancy; Endur™ Solution Set Supports Clients Trading Under New Arrangements (4/10/01, PR Newswire)

Consumer Advisory: Warning to Users of 15-Passenger Vans (4/9/01, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

USDA FY2002 Budget Requests Responsible Increases for Plant/Animal Disease Programs, Food Safety & Trade - Veneman Authorizes Additional $32 Million to Protect U.S. Against Foreign Diseases (4/9/01, USDA)

U.S. Agencies Issue Risk Management Practices for Leveraged Financing (4/9/01, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Beryllium Health Screening for Former Argonne, Fermilab and DOE Employees (4/9/01, PR Newswire)

Nuclear Control Institute Calls on Nuclear Industry to Abandon Use of Plutonium, Highly Enriched Uranium (4/9/01, PR Newswire)

Whale Research Vessels Return to Port (4/6/01, PR Newswire)

Scientists Predict Slightly Higher than Average Ultraviolet-B Values for Spring and Summer 2001 (4/6/01, Environment Canada)

Frequently Asked Questions About BSE (4/6/01, European Union)

Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Questions and Answers (4/6/01, European Union)

European Research Projects on Food Quality (4/6/01, European Union)

The Evidence Is on the Table: Diet Affects Cancer Risk (4/6/01, American Cancer Society)

Government of Canada to Sign International Biosafety Agreement (4/5/01, Environment Canada); also see Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Researchers Close in on Stroke "Candidate Gene" (4/5/01, American Stroke Association)

Computer Program Predicts Chances of Brain-Cell Death from Stroke (4/5/01, American Stroke Association)

Erika Christensen, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and "In the Mix" Expose the Dark Side of Ecstasy in a New PBS Special - E C S T A S Y (4/5/01, NIDA); special to air the weeks of April 7 and 14 - check local PBS television listings or http://www.inthemix.org/

New Brochure Helps Spanish-Speaking Families Discuss Drug Abuse and Related Health Risks (4/5/01, NIDA)

Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Results of the Standing Veterinary Committee, 4 April 2001 (4/5/01, European Union); also see Standing Veterinary Committee and Commission Statement on Milk and Milk Products

ENVIRON.COM Acquires Leading Waste Management Software Company WIXEL, INC. (4/5/01, Environmental Support Solutions Inc.)

BSE: European Commission Adopts Special Market Measures for Beef (4/4/01, European Union)

European Union Will Fight To Save Kyoto Agreement (4/4/01, European Union)

Statement by Canada's Environment Minister on Climate Change (4/4/01, Environment Canada)

National Alcohol Screening Day, April 5, 2001 (4/4/01, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

Genetic Cancer Facts Made Easy: Educating Families at Risk (4/4/01, American Cancer Society)

International Guidelines Released on Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (4/4/01, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

New Worldwide Program Launched To Save Lives for Those Suffering from Chronic Lung Disease (4/4/01, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease)

California Air Resources Board Advisory on Diesel Emergency Generators Understates Public Health Benefits of Keeping the Juice On (4/4/01, Diesel Technology Forum)

Science Should Continue to Guide Efforts to Keep the U.S. BSE-Free (4/4/01, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association)

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Issues New Guideline for Pulmonary Disease (4/3/01, ACP-ASIM)

Researchers Reveal Contaminated Factory Sites Unknown to Regulators (4/3/01, American Chemical Society)

Female Smokers May Face Greater Risk for Bladder Cancer than Men (4/3/01, EurekAlert)

Polio Eradication: Final 1% Poses Greatest Challenge (4/3/01, World Health Organization)

Statement of Commissioner David Byrne to the European Parliament on the Latest Developments on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (4/3/01, European Union)

Remarks of the European Commissioner Responsible for Enterprise and the Information Society at the Stakeholders' Conference on Chemicals Strategy, Brussels (4/3/01, European Union)

Citizens Gas & Coke Utility Selects Planalytics' Weathernomics Gas Buyer to Help Manage Natural Gas Buying and Hedging (4/3/01, PR Newswire)

Greenpeace Encourages European Union to Move on Global Warming Treaty (4/3/01, Greenpeace USA)

BSE: Scientists Publish Geographical BSE Risk Assessment for Thirteen Third Countries (4/2/01, European Union); also see questions and answers on BSE situation in third countries

Impact of Climate Change on Human Health Remains "Highly Uncertain" (4/2/01, National Research Council)

European Environment Commissioner Addresses Stakeholders Conference on the Commission's White Paper on a New Chemicals Policy (4/2/01, European Union)

Foot and Mouth Disease: Zoo Animals To Be Vaccinated Under Certain Conditions (4/2/01, European Union)

U.S. Transportation Department Takes Action to Improve Pipeline Accident Reporting (4/2/01, U.S. DOT)

NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards'  Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment To Meet in Rockville, Maryland, on April 17 (4/2/01, Nuclear Regulatory Commission) 

Sapphire Science Manages Balance Between Chemical Companies, Human Health and Environment (4/2/01, PR Newswire)

Managed Care May Not Reduce Access to Healthcare (4/2/01, Center for the Advancement of Health)