Stress Management Can Help Control Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes (12/27/2001, Duke University)

American Medical Association Suggests Resolutions for a Healthy New Year (12/26/01, AMA)

Leisure Activity Decreases Risk of Alzheimer's Disease (12/24/01, EurekAlert)

Dentists See Legacy of Discontinued Ingredients in Patients' Mouths (12/22/01, Ohio State University)

Anthrax Vaccine: Backgrounder/Advisory (12/21/01, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Analysis Illuminates Risk Connection of Herpes Virus, HIV (12/21/01, EurekAlert)

Windows XP Security Bug "Very Serious" Says Microsoft (12/21/01, New Scientist)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Makes Final Decision on Dioxin in Sewage Sludge (12/21/01, EPA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Launches New E-Commerce Portal for Environmental Reporting (12/21/01, EPA)

National Safety Council Warns of New Year Dangers in the Home and Community (12/21/01, NSC)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Offers To Supply Potassium Iodide to States That Request It (12/20/01, NRC)

Availability of Azinphos-Methyl and Phosmet Interim Risk Management Decision Documents (12/20/01, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

National Lottery Could Teach Us How Income Improves Health (12/20/01, EurekAlert)

Diets High in Red Meat Linked to Stomach and Esophageal Cancers (12/20/01, EurekAlert)

New Insight into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (12/20/01, EurekAlert)

World Health Organization Welcomes Groundbreaking Report on Links Between Macroeconomics and Health (12/20/01, WHO)

UN Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization To Hold First Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators (12/20/01, FAO)

18th Century Reverend [Thomas Bayes] Enlightens Evolutionary Biologists (12/20/01, EurekAlert)

European Commission Welcomes Basel Committee's Review of the Impact of New Capital Accord (12/19/01, EU)

Impact of Belize Dam in Dispute (12/19/01, New Scientist)

Drunken Driving Costs and Risk Measured More Accurately by Economists (12/19/01, National Science Foundation)

New Car Drivers Exposed to Toxic Emissions, Says Australia's CSIRO (12/19/01, Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)

Here Comes the Rain (12/19/01, New Scientist via EurekAlert)

Secret at Heart of Red Wine Revealed (12/19/01, New Scientist)

Anthrax Vaccination Offered to Exposed U.S. Workers (12/19/01, New Scientist); see U.S. Department of Health and Human Services statement

The Future of Voting: Researchers Explore the Social and Technical Issues of Voting Via the Internet (12/19/01, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Early Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Reactor Lit the Way for Worldwide Nuclear Industry (12/19/01, INEEL)

Klausner Accepts Position as National Academies' Adviser on Counterterrorism (12/19/01, NAS)

New Advisory Subcommittee Created on Drug Safety and Risk Management (12/18/01, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Link Between Oral Polio Vaccine and vCJD "Very Unlikely" (12/18/01, New Scientist)

Study Shows Alcohol Boosts Death Risk for Boat Passengers as well as Operators (12/18/01, EurekAlert); also see Boating Safety: Don't Drink and Ride

Leptin Levels Linked to Heart Attack Risk (12/18/01, EurekAlert)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Study Finds DASH Diet and Reduced Sodium Lowers Blood Pressure for All (12/17/01, NHLBI)

Anthrax Vaccination Considered in United States (12/17/01, New Scientist)

World Health Organization To Support New U.S. National Institutes of Health Research Programme (12/17/01, WHO)

Next Steps for European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (12/17/01, European Union)

University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh VA Receive $8 Million To Study Alcohol and HIV Interactions (12/17/01, PR Newswire)

Tips from Quaker Oatmeal for Surviving the Holiday Gain Game (12/17/01, PR Newswire)

Radian Confirms Strategy for Title Insurance Alternative Product (12/17/01, Radian Corporation)

Investigating a 'Protective Gene' Against Alcoholism (12/16/01, EurekAlert)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Requests National Academy of Sciences Input on Consideration of Certain Human Toxicity Studies; Announces Interim Policy (12/14/01, EPA)

Scientists Identify Key Risk Factor for Canine Arthritis: Method May Eventually Give Humans Similar Warning (12/14/01, EurekAlert)

Temperature Rises Hint at Earthquake Prediction (12/14/01, New Scientist)

Panel of Scientific Experts Submit Report on CCA-Treated Wood (12/13/01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Study Finds Strong Association Between Problem Drinking and Gambling, with Risk Increasing 23-Fold (12/13/01, University at Buffalo)

Overweight and Obesity Threaten U.S. Health Gains (12/13/01, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Over-the-Counter Medications May Reduce Cancer Risk (12/13/01, American Cancer Society)

Anastrozole Shown Slightly Better Than Tamoxifen - Experts Say Don't Switch During Treatment (12/13/01, American Cancer Society)

The Agony of Victory: Girls Cured of Hodgkin’s Face Greater Risk of Breast Cancer (12/13/01, EurekAlert)

Yale Researchers Question the Role of Naltrexone in Alcoholism Treatment (12/13/01, Yale University)

HHS Applauds House on Passage of Food Safety Measures (12/13/01, HHS)

Consumer Group Asks U.S. Food and Drug Administration To Test Foods for Undeclared Allergens, as Canada Does (12/13/01, Center for Science in the Public Interest)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Scientists To Present Global Warming Mitigation Tool for Ridding the Atmosphere of Excess Carbon (12/12/01, LLNL)

Sandia Develops Tools for Assessing Vulnerability of Buildings to Chemical and Biological Attacks (12/12/01, Sandia National Laboratories)

Low Radiation Doses May Pose High Risk (12/12/01, Environment News Service)

High-Dose Radiation Treatment Effective at Fighting Some Cancers in Children (12/12/01, Ohio State University)

Identification and Fracture Outcomes of Undiagnosed Low Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women - Results from the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (12/12/01, Journal of the American Medical Association)

New Report Details Those at Greatest Risk from Antibiotic Resistance (12/12/01, Environmental Defense)

Doctors Should Reduce Penicillin Use for Women in Labor, Study Shows (12/12/01, OSU)

U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization: To Protect Itself Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Europe Needs To Support Developing Countries (12/12/01, FAO)

Brain Abscess Believed Linked to Tongue Piercing (12/12/01, Yale University)

Researchers Trace Dynamics of Measles Epidemics (12/12/01, Pennsylvania State University)

Well-Studied Volcano May Be Clue to Better Modeling (12/12/01, Pennsylvania State University)

The Lego Approach To Counter Cyber-terrorism: Researchers Release Computer Intrusion Detection System with Configurable Components (12/12/01, University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Engineering)

World Health Organization Admits Polio Eradication Deadline Will Slip (12/12/01, New Scientist)

European Commission Proposes a New System To Cut Down Excise Duty Fraud (12/12/01, European Union); also see Excise Computerisation: Frequently Asked Questions

Eradication of Armed Conflict and Hunger Essential First Steps To Protect Mountain Ecosystems and Alleviate Poverty in Mountain Communities (12/11/01, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization)

U.S. Department of Energy-Sponsored Technology May Enhance Use of Landfill Gas, Improves Air Quality (12/11/01, DOE)

Osteoporosis Remains Under-diagnosed in the United States (12/11/01, EurekAlert)

Central Florida Drinking Water Could Run Out in Five Years (12/11/01, Environment News Service)

Is Salty Groundwater in South Florida's Future? (12/11/01, U.S. Geological Survey)

U.S. Links Fatal Disorder to Gulf War Service (12/11/01, New Scientist); also see Gulf War Service Linked to Lou Gehrig's Disease (12/11/01, Environment News Service)

Possibility of Abrupt Climate Change Needs Research and Attention (12/11/01, National Academy of Sciences); see full report, Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises

European Commission Launches On-line Consultation on Proposal To Ban Arsenic Wood Preservatives (12/11/01, EU)

European Commission Proposes To Tighten Rules on Prevention of Industrial Accidents (Seveso II) (12/11/01, EU)

Up to One in Five Elderly Prescribed Potentially Inappropriate Medications (12/11/01, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

New Low-Dose Radiation Therapy at Packard Treats Brain Tumors While Cutting Brain Damage (12/11/01, EurekAlert)

"Calcium Crisis" Affects American Youth (12/10/01, National Institutes of Health)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Guidance on Protection of Children and Adults Against Thyroid Cancer in Case of Nuclear Accident (12/10/01, FDA)

Two New Risk Assessment Methodologies Can Help Owners Improve Security of Nation’s Dams and Power Systems (12/10/01, Sandia National Laboratories)

European Commission Proposes Control Measures To Fight Against PMMA (Paramethoxymethylamphetamine), a New Synthetic Drug (12/10/01, EU)

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Votes To Temporarily Revise Recommendations for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and Votes To Continue Previously Issued Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Recommendations (12/10/01, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Tobacco Companies' Claims of a Safer Cigarette Dismissed (12/10/01, American Cancer Society)

Deep Water Fish: European Commission Proposes for the First Time Catch Limitations (12/10/01, EU)

UK Health and Safety Executive Study Leads to New Advice for Local Authorities on Call Centres (12/10/01, HSE)

FDA's Food Service Inspection Service Offers Food Safety Fundamentals for Safe and Festive Holiday Meals (12/10/01, FSIS)

The Rise and Fall of Near-Earth Asteroid 2001 VK5 (12/7/01, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Near-Earth Object Program)

European Union Response to 11 September: Latest Update on European Commission Action (12/7/01, EU)

Final NHTSA Crash Test Results for Model Year 2001 Now Available on World Wide Web (12/7/01, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Countries That Share Capital Market and Monetary Policy Linkages Are Less Likely To Go To War (12/7/01, Pennsylvania State University)

Malaria Vaccine Performs Well in Trials (12/7/01, New Scientist)

European Union Research Ministers Prepare To Meet 10 December 2001 (12/7/01, European Union); eight major research priorities include food safety and health risks

New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines Help Schools Prevent Injuries Among Children and Adolescents (12/7/01, CDC)

Federal Aviation Administration Should Monitor Aircraft Cabin Air Quality, Re-evaluate Regulations (12/6/01, National Academy of Sciences)

African Ministers Call for New Effort To Cut Hygiene-related Deaths (12/6/01, United Nations Environment Programme)

EPA's Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants Program Accomplishments Report Released (12/6/01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

The Ecological Consequences of "Promiscuous" Boating (12/6/01, EurekAlert)

The Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Women: A Report of Findings from a National Survey of American Women (12/6/01, EurekAlert)

Green Mud Cure for $2 Billion Loss (12/6/01, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation)

EPA's Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants Program Accomplishments Report Released (12/6/01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

American Association for the Advancement of Science Risk Policy Fellowship Opportunities, 2002:03 (12/6/01, AAAS); applications accepted through January 10, 2002

Maintaining the Balance Between Scientific Freedom and National Security (12/6/01, AAAS); see listing in RiskWorld events

Radon Found in the Home Causes Lung Cancer (12/5/01, American Cancer Society)

Novel Database That Tracks Path of Virulent Bacteria via the Web Is Developed by Consortium of Cornell Students (12/5/01, Cornell University)

BSE - Europe's Scientific Steering Committee Publishes Opinions About the Origin of BSE and Other BSE-Related Issues (12/5/01, European Union)

Questions and Answers on Classical Swine Fever (12/5/01, EU)

European Parliament Council Conciliation Committee Reach Agreement on Ozone in Ambient Air (12/5/01, EU)

First Ontario HIV Treatment Network Chair in HIV/AIDS Research Committed to Finding HIV Vaccine (12/4/01, University of Toronto)

Thousands of Letters Could Be Contaminated with Anthrax (12/4/01, Environment News Service)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Hudson River Record of Decision (12/4/01, EPA)

Virus ALERT: McAfee AVERT Places HIGH-OUTBREAK Risk Assessment on Goner Worm (12/4/01, PR Newswire); also see Virus Alert: Computer Associates Calls W32/Goner.A Worm A Medium-to-High Risk (Computer Associates International, Inc.)

U.S. Postal Service Position on Irradiating the Mail (12/4/01, USPS)

Risks of Low-level Radiation Higher than Thought (12/4/01, New Scientist)

Cumulative Pesticide Risk Assessment Methodologies Developed; Preliminary Report Released for Organophosphates (12/4/01,U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Non-Invasive Technique for Detecting Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer Proven Useful in University of California, San Francisco, Study (12/4/01, EurekAlert)

U.S. Commerce Secretary Announces New Standard for Global Information Security (12/4/01, National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Felling of Forests Adding to World's Water Shortages as Dams Fill Up with Silt (12/4/01, United Nations Environment Programme)

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Technology Licensed To Aid Environmental Cleanup and Food Processing (12/4/01, INEEL)

Beware of Leap Year When Predicting Climate Change, Warns Researcher (12/3/01, Stanford University)

Structural Engineer Describes What Went Wrong Inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 (12/3/01, Stanford University)

Doctors Warn of Cipro Resistance (12/3/01, American Medical Association)

Landmark Study Uncovers Reasons Behind Recurring Back Injury (12/3/01, Ohio State University)

New Software Streamlines Reporting of Emissions Allowance Transfers to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (12/3/01, Environmental Software Providers)

Harvard Risk Assessment: "Small Chance" That Some U.S. Cattle Have Mad Cow Disease (12/3/01, Center for Science in the Public Interest); read Harvard's release