American Communities Can Change Lifestyle Habits To Prevent Cancer - New Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines Announced (February 2002, American Cancer Society)

American Dietetic Association Supports Guidelines for Reducing Risk of Cancer with Nutrition and Physical Activity ( 2/28/02, ADA)

Physicians Facing Ripple Effect of Insurers Leaving Markets ( 2/28/02, American Medical Association)

Older Fathers Run Higher Risk of Fetal Defects (2/28/02, New Scientist)

Stress Could Increase Risk of Heart Disease in Women (2/28/02, EurekAlert)

Revised Analysis Leads to Different Conclusion About Agent Orange Exposure and Childhood Leukemia (2/27/02, National Academy of Sciences); see prepublication version of report

Mad Cow Disease Could Slip into U.S. (2/27/02, Environment News Service); see U.S. General Accounting Office report (PDF file)

European Economic and Social Committee February Plenary Session: Opinions on Accessibility of Public-Sector Web Sites, Future of the Union's Tobacco Subsidies, and Protection of Workers from Effects of Asbestos (2/27/02, European Union)

International Labour Organization Tackles Social Consequences of Globalization (2/27/02, ILO)

Caltech and University of Southern California Fuel Cell Technology To Be Commercialized (2/27/02, ViaSpace Technologies LLC)

Tobacco Taxes Still Not High Enough To Save Lives, Says World Health Organization (2/27/02, WHO)

Smoking Relapse Rates Drop Off Sharply After Two Years (2/27/02, Center for the Advancement of Health)

Initial Tests on UK Foot and Mouth Scare Negative (2/27/02, New Scientist)

Science Does Not Support the Popular Image of Cancer Clusters (2/27/02, American Council on Science and Health)

National Resources Defense Council Warns U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Not To Jeopardize Its Reduced Risk Program for Pesticides (2/27/02, Center for Regulatory Effectiveness)

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Study Shows Vast Majority of Middle-Aged Americans At Risk of Developing Hypertension (2/26/02, National Institutes of Health)

Not Working Alone at Night, Outside Lights Can Cut Workplace Homicides, Study Shows (2/26/02, EurekAlert)

Administration Continues To Strengthen BSE Protection Systems (2/26/02, U.S. Department of Agriculture); see USDA Secretary's statement

University of Rhode Island Scientist: Obesity Growing Threat to World Health (2/26/02, URI)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deletes the White Bridge Road Property in Morris County from the National Priorities List of Hazardous Waste Sites (2/26/02, EPA Region 2)

Younger Age Explains Why Smokers More Likely To Survive Heart Attacks (2/26/02, EurekAlert)

Northern Trust Teams with Algorithmics To Meet Basel II Requirements; Will Implement Integrated Market, Credit, Operational Risk Solutions, and Limits Management (2/26/02, Algorithmics Incorporated)

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Identifies 13,000 Workplaces with Highest Injury and Illness Rates (2/25/02, OSHA)

Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacionales Inaugura Nuevo Sitio de Internet Para Empleadores Y Trabajadores Hispanohablantes (OSHA Unveils New Web Page for Spanish-Speaking Employers and Workers) (2/25/02, OSHA)

Jury Finds Monsanto Liable for PCB Pollution (2/25/02, Environment News Service)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Provides Suggestions for Formatting Comments on Preliminary Organophosphate Cumulative Risk Assessment (2/25/02, EPA)

Foodborne Diseases Are on the Rise in Europe - United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Call for Better Consumer Protection (2/25/02, WHO)

Testicular Cancer - Cure Rates Now So High Patients May Be More at Risk from Treatment (2/25/02, EurekAlert)

Mayo Clinic Study Defines Patients at Greater Risk for Developing Multiple Myeloma and Related Bone Marrow Cancers (2/22/02, Mayo Clinic)

Avoiding Accidents with Top-Handled Chainsaws (2/22/02, UK Health & Safety Executive)

Responsible Management of Genetically Modified Organisms: Commission Proposes European Union Implementation of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2/22/02, EU)

Restrained and Unrestrained Eating Behaviors Affect Risk for Adult-onset Obesity (2/22/02, EurekAlert)

Moderate Alcohol Consumption Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women (2/22/02, EurekAlert)

Disaster-Recovery Sourcebook: New, 2002 Edition of The Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages™ Begins Shipments (2/22/02, The Systems Audit Group Inc.)

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Researchers Studying New Approach To Help People with Depression Avoid Excessive Alcohol Use (2/21/02, UPMC)

Three Deadly Pesticides and Asbestos Targeted for Trade Controls (2/21/02, United Nations Environment Programme) 

Human Factors in Chemical Industries Examined in New UK Health and Safety Executive Reports (2/21/02, HSE)

Job Losses in Oil and Gas Industry Spotlight Need for Good Industrial Relations (2/21/02, International Labour Office)

Regulation of Transgenic Plants Should Be Reinforced; Field Monitoring for Environmental Effects Is Needed (2/21/02, National Academy of Sciences); read report; see also U.S. Regulation of Transgenic Plants Called Inadequate (2/22/02, Environment News Service)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Issues Resources To Help Americans "Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs" (2/21/02, NHLBI); download or order brochure in English, folleto en Español

Rollover Resistance Ratings for Car, Light Truck, and SUV Buyers Need Improvement (2/21/02, National Academy of Sciences); read report

Food Safety First Set of Farm-to-Table Food Safety Measures Take Effect (2/21/02, European Union)

Nicotine Withdrawal Woes Shown To Be Similar to Inflammatory Response (2/21/02, Pennsylvania State University)

Canada's Proposed Natural Health Product Regulations Are a Cure Worse Than the Illness (2/21/02, Fraser Institute)

A Current Controversy: Is Europe About To Freeze? (2/20/02, Oregon State University)

Classical Swine Fever in Luxembourg: Export of Pigs Banned (2/20/02, European Union)

Infant Immunizations Not Shown To Be Harmful to Children's Immune Systems (2/20/02, National Academy of Sciences); read report

Avoidable Causes of Breast Cancer May Include Mammography (2/20/02, Environment News Service)

British Company Source of Spilling Toxic Chemicals (2/20/02, New Scientist)

European Commission Adopts Proposal To Restrict Use of Very Dangerous Chemicals (2/20/02, European Union)

Bush Administration Plan Increases Greenhouse Gas Pollution (2/20/02, Environmental Defense)

Violent Death Among Children Linked to Household Firearms (2/19/02, Harvard School of Public Health)

Saturday Talk Uncovers California’s Volcanoes (2/19/02, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, American Diabetes Association Renew Campaign To Help People with Diabetes Know Their Cardiovascular Risks (2/19/02, HHS)

Toxic Wood Preservative Poisoning Port of Djibouti (2/19/02, Environment News Service)

New World Health Organization Guide Sets the Gold Standard in Health Advice for Travelers - Traveling Does Mean Taking Risks, but Not Necessarily the Ones You Think (2/19/02, WHO)

London's Millennium Bridge Set To Reopen (2/19/02, New Scientist)

Predicted Global Sea Level Rise Swells (2/19/02, New Scientist)

Tax Increases Can Cut the Number of Habitual Teen Smokers (2/19/02, EurekAlert)

Center for Regulatory Effectiveness Requests Withdrawal of the First National Assessment on Climate Change on Data Quality Act Grounds (2/19/02, CRE)

Nuclear Waste Decision Provokes Storm of Protest (2/18/02, New Scientist)

Canada's Environment Minister Targets Mercury Fever Thermometers in Thunder Bay, London, and Ottawa (2/18/02, Environment Canada)

European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Speaks to Agriculture Council on Latest Developments in Relation to BSE (2/18/02, European Union)

Before Two Trains Collide, What Is the Best Course of Action? (2/16/02, University of Michigan Health System); Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan executive vice president for medical affairs and former Federal Risk Commission chair, addressed the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting

American Association for the Advancement of Science Speakers Report Worldwide "Epidemic" of Obesity (2/16/02, EurekAlert)

Extending the Successful Prevention of Mental Retardation Through Newborn Screening (2/15/02, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Interim Air Toxic Standards Set for Hazardous Waste Combustion (2/15/02, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Two Rules To Reduce Smog in Eastern United States (2/15/02, EPA)

Bush Unveils U.S. Alternative to Kyoto Protocol (2/15/02, New Scientist)

President Announces Clear Skies & Global Climate Change Initiatives (2/14/02, White House); includes "The Clear Skies Initiative" executive summary and Global Climate Change Policy Book

Statement by Canada's Environment Minister Following Release of the U.S. Proposal on Clean Air and Climate Change (2/14/02, Environment Canada)

Economy Promised Front Seat in Bush Climate Plan (2/14/02, Environment News Service)

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Abraham Recommends Yucca Mountain Site to President Bush Citing "Sound Science" and "Compelling National Interests" (2/14/02, DOE)

Hotspots Study Sounds Alarm for Extinctions in the Ocean (2/14/02, United Nations Environment Programme)

Warm and Getting Warmer... (2/14/02, Office of Naval Research)

Medical Experts Unite To Raise Awareness of Risk, Threat of Blood Clots (2/14/02, EurekAlert)

Reasons for TB Vaccination Failure Unraveled (2/14/02, New Scientist)

Cigital Warns of Security Flaw in Microsoft .NET Compiler (2/14/02, Cigital, Inc.)

Lawsuit Challenges Cross-Country Plutonium Shipments (2/13/02, Environment News Service)

Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Studied as a Smoking Cessation Tool (2/13/02, EurekAlert)

Delaying Childbirth Increases Breast Cancer Risk (2/13/02, New Scientist)

National Science Foundation/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Team Up on Grants To Treat Pollution with Plants (2/13/02, EurekAlert)

Beef: European Commission Authorises Euro 8.94 million Income Aid for Farmers in Austria and Other Aid Measures in Belgium and Germany To Protect Consumers Against BSE (2/13/02, European Union)

European Commission's Action Plan for Skills and Mobility (2/13/02, European Union); also see Communication from the European Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions and Responses to the Challenges of Globalisation: A Study on the International Monetary and Financial System and on Financing for Development

Whitman Announces Transition from Consumer Use of Treated Wood Containing Arsenic (2/12/02, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

"Use It Or Lose It?" - Study Suggests Mentally Stimulating Activities May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk (2/12/02, National Institutes of Health)

Fogarty International Center Announces New Global Health Research Initiative Program for Foreign Investigators (2/12/02, NIH)

Chiropractic Treatment Linked to Stroke (2/12/02, New Scientist)

American Medical Association: Physicians See Human Toll of the Uninsured Crisis (2/12/02, AMA)

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Looks at Epidemic of Obesity in February Issue (2/12/02, Mayo Clinic)

National Highway Traffic and Safety Administrator Announces Multicultural Outreach Web Site (2/12/02, NHTSA)

Grants Awarded for Economics and Decision Sciences Research (2/11/02, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Physicians Warn of Nuclear Terrorist Threat (2/11/02, EurekAlert)

Blood Pressure Drugs Relax Heart, Reduce Heart Failure Risk (2/11/02, EurekAlert)

Center for Regulatory Effectiveness: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Withdraws Indoor Air Quality Proposal (2/11/02, CRE)

BT Group in Court To Enforce Hyperlink Patent (2/11/02, New Scientist)

Persistent Mild Depression in Older Adults May Lower Immunity and Ability To Fight Off Disease (2/10/02, EurekAlert)

National Food Processors Association Says U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Security Guidance Strengthens Barriers to Food Security Threats (2/8/02, NFPA)

Pioneering New Projects Announced To Help Developing Countries Beat Global Warming (2/8/02, United Nations Environment Programme)

Key Breast Cancer Gene Found (2/8/02, New Scientist)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact Sheet: Child Passenger Safety (2/8/02, CDC)

Childhood Stroke Deaths Drop, but Still Higher Among Blacks (2/8/02, EurekAlert)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Preliminary Risk Assessments for Lindane (2/8/02, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Direct Contracting Health Plan Cuts Costs, Not Quality (2/7/02, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Police Officers Who Experience Panic During Traumatic Event Have Greatest Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (2/7/02, EurekAlert); also available as PDF file

Newest Version of 'The Pill' Confers Same Stroke Risk as Old Pill (2/7/02, EurekAlert)

New Study Confirms Periodontal Disease Linked to Heart Disease (2/7/02, American Academy of Periodontology)

American Medical Association Offers Free Access to Current Procedural Terminology Codes, Medicare Information (2/6/02, AMA)

Study by University of California Los Angeles Internet Project Shows E-mail Transformed Personal Communication After Sept. 11 Attacks (2/6/02, UCLA)

Bt Corn Poses "No Significant Risk" to Monarchs (2/6/02, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

World Health Organization Urges Influenza Vaccination for Northern Hemisphere (2/6/02, WHO)

Top Auto Safety Official Urges Parents To Buckle Up Children Correctly (2/6/02, National Highway Traffic Safety Commission)

Engineering Professor Shafiqul Islam in Bangladesh: Solving Problems of Poisoned Water (2/6/02, University of Cincinnati)

Satellites vs. Mosquitoes: Tracking West Nile Virus in the United States (2/5/02, Goddard Space Flight Center)

Sandia Awards Licensing Agreement to NeoSafety - Company Will Market, Co-develop RAMPART Risk Software (2/5/02, Sandia National Laboratories)

Environmental Support Solutions Is Acquiring Leading Chemical Inventory and Waste Management Software Company Jordan Systems (2/5/02, Environ.com)

Consumers Evenly Divided Over Environmental Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Food and Biotechnology (2/4/02, Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology)

Study Links Western Dietary Pattern with a Greater Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Men (2/4/02, Harvard School of Public Health)

Higher Water Levels Not Scientifically Justified To Protect Fish in Klamath Lake and River (2/4/02, National Academy of Sciences)

Genetically Modified Food Safety Checks Inadequate, Says Report (2/4/02, New Scientist)

Safety Violations Shut Dutch Nuclear Reactor (2/4/02, New Scientist)

Perchlorate Risk Assessment Poses Human Volunteer Study Dilemma for EPA and Other Agencies - Center for Regulatory Effectiveness Requests Comments (2/4/02, CRE)

Jet Speed Research in New UK Health and Safety Executive Reports Alongside Chemical and Gas Studies (2/1/02, HSE)

Safeguard America's Nuclear Plants, Senators Urge (2/1/02, Environment News Service)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services To Propose New Funding and Focus on Patient Safety (2/1/02, HHS)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Holds an On-line Discussion on Pesticide Issues (2/1/02, U.S. EPA)

HIV in Britain To Soar (2/1/02, New Scientist)

Exposure to Toxin in Certain Foods Could Cause Testicular Cancer (2/1/02, EurekAlert)

Risk Integration Services: Choose Your Suppliers Wisely (2/1/02, Meridien Research Inc.)

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