Mount Saint Helens: Cascade Range Volcanoes Current Activity Update (9/30/04, U.S. Geological Survey); also read past activity updates

Russia Set to Approve Climate Change Plan (9/30/04, New Scientist)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product (9/30/04, FDA)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Annual Nuclear Safety Research Conference To Be Held October 25-27 in Washington, D.C. (9/30/04, NRC)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reminds Pesticide Retailers Diazinon Stop-Sale Date Approaching (9/30/04, U.S. EPA); find more information on diazinon

Federal Government Warns of "Hidden Hazard" to Young Children - Old Window Coverings Pose Strangulation Risk (9/30/04, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Statement: Inspector General’s Report on New Source Review (NSR) Rule Change (9/30/04, U.S. EPA)

National Effort Urgently Needed to Combat Childhood Obesity; Actions Required by Schools, Families, Communities, Industry, and Government (9/30/04, read public briefing opening statement and find links on project website to public briefing and full report, Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance 

A Strong Earthquake Shakes Central California Fulfilling USGS’ Parkfield Forecast (9/30/04, U.S. Geological Survey); also see Predicted Earthquake Arrives - 16 Years Late (9/29/04, New Scientist)

Models May Underestimate Climate Swings (9/30/04, New Scientist)

Millions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes - New Awareness Campaign Uses Generational Appeal to Help Reverse Diabetes Risk ( 9/29/04, National Institutes of Health)

Children's Exposure to Common Plasticizers Linked to Increased Risk of Asthma, Allergies - Study in Environmental Health Perspectives Finds Higher Levels in Homes of Children with Symptoms ( 9/29/04, EHP)

Children's Exposure to Air Pollutants Most Influenced by Air in the Home - Study in Environmental Health Perspectives Finds Less Exposure at School or Outdoors ( 9/29/04, EHP)

FDA Issues Final Report on Its "21st Century" Initiative on the Regulation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ( 9/29/04, FDA)

Healthy Eating Reduces the Chance of Spina Bifida - According to Dutch Researcher, a Balanced Diet Reduces the Risk of a Baby with Spina Bifida (9/28/04, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research)

Bird Flu Transmitted Between Humans in Thailand (9/28/04, New Scientist)

European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Speaks in Stockholm on "New Health Defences for Tomorrow's Europe: Launching the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control" (9/28/04, European Union)

Buckyballs Made Safer for Humans (9/28/04, New Scientist); also see Rice Finds "On-Off Switch" for Buckyball Toxicity - Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology Pioneers Method of Mitigating Nanoparticle Toxicity Via Surface Enhancement (9/24/04, Rice University)

United Nations Environment Programme Launches New Sustainable Finance Initiative in Central and Eastern Europe - New Survey Reveals Slow Take-up of Environmental Issues by Banking Industry (9/27/04, UNEP)

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Announces $168 Million to Protect Thousands of Children and Families from Dangerous Lead and Other Home Hazards - Funding Builds on Remarkable Success of HUD Programs in Healthy Housing (9/27/04, HUD)

Bird Flu Is a Crisis of Global Importance - Virus Will Not Be Eradicated in the Near Future, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Say - New FAO Guidelines Published, Supported by OIE (9/27/04, FAO)

iJET® Announces New Global Protection System - Ground-breaking Worldcue® GPS Application Employs Advanced Mapping, Notification, and Intelligence Capabilities to Better Protect Traveling Employees and Fixed Assets (9/27/04, iJET® Travel Risk Management)

Asking Teens to Chart Life Events Helps Explain Risky Decisions (9/24/04, University of Michigan)

Geneva and Rome To Host Rotterdam Convention Secretariat - 14 New Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Added to Trade Watch List (9/24/04, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Committee on World Food Security Adopts Right to Food Guidelines (9/24/04, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

World Health Organization Publishes Definitive Atlas on Global Heart Disease and Stroke Epidemic (9/23/04, WHO); read full text of The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

Risk Reduction Discussed at Rotterdam Convention Conference (9/23/04, United Nations Environment Program)

European Commission Member Speaks to Conference in Brussels on "Mobile Communications: European Co-operation in the Fields of Health, Environment, and Risk Communication" (9/23/04, European Union)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Brings Focus to Child Safety Issue: Booster Seat Use Low Among Young Children (9/23/04, NHTSA)

Two Views on Suicide Risk with Antidepressants (9/23/04, EurekAlert)

Lack of Vaccine Raises Fears of Flu Pandemic (9/23/04, New Scientist)

New Food Consumption Data Released (9/23/04, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Health Groups Recommend Return to Full Four-Dose Routine Schedule for Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevnar^®) (9/23/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage, US, 2002-2003 Influenza Season - Newest Recommendations Highlight the Urgency for
Childhood Influenza Vaccination (9/23/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Adds Two New Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund National Priority List, and Proposes Fourteen More (9/23/04, U.S. EPA)

Antarctic Glaciers Slipping Faster into the Sea (9/23/04, New Scientist)

University of Alberta Researcher Looks for Clues to Mysterious Disease (Ataxia-telangiectasia) (9/23/04, EurekAlert)

Strong Quake Could Trigger a Tsunami in Southern California, University of Southern California Researchers Report (9/22/04, USC Viterbi School of Engineering)

2003 Status Report Shows U.S. Air Cleanest Ever Since 1970 (9/22/04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Farm Workers Need To Be Better Protected Against Pesticides (9/22/04, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Seismic Surveys May Kill Giant Squid (9/22/04, New Scientist)

A Glass of Red Wine a Day May Keep Prostate Cancer Away (9/22/04, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

WHO Issues Revised Drinking Water Guidelines to Help Prevent Water-related Outbreaks and Disease (9/21/04, World Health Organization)

BSE: All Restrictions on Portuguese Exports Lifted (9/21/04, European Union)

Combining TB Treatment with HIV Testing and Treatment Could Save Lives of Up to 500,000 HIV-positive Africans Every Year (9/21/04, World Health Organization)

OECD Launches Anti-Spam Toolkit and Invites Public Contributions (9/21/04, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Researchers Discover "Hole" in Global Warming Predictions (9/21/04, St. Louis University)

U.S. Health and Human Services Orders Avian Flu Vaccine Doses as Preventive Measure (9/21/04, HHS)

Chirac in Call for Global Tax (9/21/04, EUobserver)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Proposes Further Action to Improve Farm-to-Table Shell Egg Safety (9/20/04, FDA)

University of Chicago: "Nuclear Power Competitive with Coal and Natural Gas" (9/20/04, U.S. Department of Energy); read full report

More Frequent Monitoring Advised for People with Diabetes (9/19/04, Johns Hopkins Medicine)

"Free-Range" Chicken - No Guarantee It's Free of Salmonella (9/20/04, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

"Smart" Drilling Prototype Yields More Oil, Gas; Reaches Milestone (9/20/04, U.S. Department of Energy)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commmission Issues Preliminary Risk Analysis of the Combined Safety Issues at Davis-Besse (nuclear power plant in Ohio) (9/20/04, NRC)

China's GM Trees Get Lost in Bureaucracy (9/20/04, New Scientist)

Thousands of Zombie PCs Created Daily (9/20/04, New Scientist)

New Model Finds That Current Strategies May Not Contain Multidrug-Resistant TB (9/19/04, Harvard School of Public Health)

"Ghost Bugs" Could Help Cut Pesticide Use (9/19/04, New Scientist)

European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Speaks on Combating Emerging Zoonoses at Conference on Infectious Disease: European Response to Public Health Risks from Emerging Zoonotic Diseases (9/17/04, European Union)

Canada's Ministers Responsible for Wildlife, Endangered Species, Forests, and Fisheries and Aquaculture Report Progress on Biodiversity Issues (9/17/04, Environment Canada)

AIDS Epidemic Poses Serious Threat to Europe (9/16/04, World Health Organization)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Statement on Recommendations of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs and Pediatric Advisory Committees (9/16/04, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - Governments Urged to Back Global Inventory of Key Ozone Damaging Pesticide (9/16/04, United Nations Environment Programme)

U.S. Geological Survey Issues Alert of Landslide Dangers from Hurricane Ivan (9/16/04, USGS)

U.S. Child Health Worse Than Other Industrialized Countries (9/16/04, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Green, Leafy Spinach May Soon Power More Than Popeye’s Biceps (9/15/04, MIT)

Quantifi Announces Pricing and Analytics for Constant Maturity CDS and Options on CDS Based on Reduced Form Models (9/15/04, Quantifi LLC)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Proposes Tougher Export-Import Requirements for High-Risk Radioactive Materials (9/15/04, NRC)

Residents of States Reporting Most West Nile Virus Cases are Less Likely to Take Precautions Against Mosquitoes (9/15/04, Harvard School of Public Health)

Software Bug Raises Spectre of "JPEG of Death" (9/15/04, New Scientist)

In the Aggregate: Concrete Advances (9/15/04, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

Dutch Bird Flu Infected Hundreds of People (9/15/04, New Scientist)

Jacuzzi Users Risk Legionnaire's Bug (9/14/04, New Scientist)

United Nations Environment Programme and Iraqi Environment Ministry To Assess Key Polluted Sites (9/14/04, UNEP)

Drive to Cut Global TB Failing, Warn Experts (9/14/04, New Scientist); see World Health Organization tuberculosis website

Study Published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Finds Risk of ADHD Greater in Boys (9/14/04, EurekAlert)

Computer Worm "Sniffs" Out Passwords (9/14/04, New Scientist)

The World's Leading Malaria Research Scientists Present New Findings in the Fight Against Malaria (9/13/04, National Institutes of Health)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Announces New Measure To Enhance the Safety of Power Window Switches
for the Protection of Children in Passenger Vehicles (9/13/04, NHTSA)

National Radiological Protection Board Publishes 2003-2004 Annual Report (9/10/04, NRPB)

Industrial Safety Integration Releases New Risk Assessment Software, CIRSMA™ Version 2 (9/10/04, Industrial Safety Integration)

Stanford Researcher Declares "PSA Era Is Over" in Predicting Prostate Cancer Risk (9/10/04, EurekAlert)

United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization Warns of Pesticide Waste Time Bomb in Poor Countries (9/9/04, FAO)

Postmenopausal Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Needed for New Prevention Study (9/9/04, University of California Davis Medical Center)

Managing Knowledge in Nuclear Fields (9/9/04, International Atomic Energy Agency)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Unveils New Emergency Preparedness and Incident Response Web Page (9/9/04, NRC); see http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/emerg-preparedness.html

Unrestricted Public Access to Pathogen Genome Data Should Continue; Benefits to Public Health Outweigh Risk of Improper Use (9/9/04, National Academies)

First Reports of Health Effects in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers Find High Rates of Respiratory and Mental Health Problems - Screening Finds Half of Those Examined Had Upper or Lower Respiratory Symptoms, and More Than Half Had Psychological Symptoms That Persisted After Their WTC Efforts Stopped (9/9/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Particulate Matter Research Report Released (9/9/04, U.S. EPA); see report links

Threatened Species Total "Hugely Underestimated" (9/9/04, New Scientist)

New Research Suggests Link between Maternal Diet and Childhood Leukemia Risk (9/8/04, National Institutes of Health)

Debate on Nuclear Energy Sparks Significant Interest (9/8/04, Nuclear Energy Agency)

European Commission Backs Away from Decision on GM Labelling (9/8/04, EUobserver)

Suicide Huge but Preventable Public Health Problem, Says World Health Organization - World Suicide Prevention Day - 10 September (9/8/04, WHO)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Third National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety (9/8/04, NRC)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Invests $73 Million to Improve Health Information Services for the Public (9/8/04, CDC)

Federal Bank, Thrift and Credit Union Regulatory Agencies Provide Brochure with Information on Internet "Phishing" (9/8/04, Federal Reserve Bank)

New Study Estimates That Some Pregnant Women Are Prescribed Drugs That May Be Considered Unsafe During Pregnancy (9/8/04, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Oral Erythromycin Combined with a Number of Commonly Used Drugs May Increase the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (9/8/04, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Federal Policy Has Failed to Prepare Nation for Possibility of Bioterrorism (9/7/04, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Doctors, Patients Caught in Global Security Web - Medical Isotopes More Frequently Denied International Shipment (9/3/04, International Atomic Energy Agency)

United States Plans Portable Nuclear Power Plants (9/3/04, New Scientist); read article published in Science & Technology Review

OECD Recommends Common Tax-Treaty Approaches to Employee Stock-Options (9/3/04, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Hurricane Frances Could Destroy Space Shuttles (9/3/04, New Scientist)

CDC Offers Advice for People to Protect Themselves During and After a Hurricane (9/3/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

New Plant Nutrient Database Launched (9/3/04, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Ergonomics Guidelines Announced for Poultry Processing Industry - OSHA's industry-specific guidelines focus on practical solutions (9/2/04, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

First National Summary Report Shows Magnitude of Injuries - Eighteen People Die Every Hour from Injuries in the U.S. (9/2/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Cats Can Spread Deadly Bird Flu (9/2/04, New Scientist)

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Welcomes Increased Commitment to Contain Desert Locusts - Emergency Calls for Rapid Response (9/2/04, FAO)

International Atomic Energy Agency Inspection Team Conducting Investigation in South Korea (9/2/04, IAEA)

Industrial Safety Integration Releases New Risk Assessment Software, CIRSMA™ Version 2 (9/1/04, Industrial Safety Integration)

Economic Security Strengthens Tolerance and Happiness As Well As Growth and Development (9/1/04, International Labour Organization)

New Report Maps Women's Health in the United States, Shows Patterns by State for Key Indicators (9/1/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); see full report Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook (PDF version)

Availability of Revised Risk Assessment for Metam-Sodium (9/1/04, U.S. EPA Pesticides Program)

Academies Produce Factsheet on Radiological Attacks (9/1/04, National Academies); download factsheet (PDF version)

Annual CT Scans Boost Cancer Risk (8/31/04, New Scientist)

No-Till Farming Can Decrease "Global Warming Potential" (8/31/04, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

USDA To Hold Agricultural Water Security Listening Session (8/31/04, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Brain May Produce Its Own Antipsychotic Drug (8/31/04, New Scientist)

West Nile Virus Resources Available (8/30/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Global Study Shows Nine Factors Identify Majority of Heart Attack Risk (8/30/04, Canadian Institutes of Health Research)

Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (Fourth External Review Draft) [revised Chapter 9, August 2004] (8/30/04, U.S. EPA National Center for Environmental Protection)

Asian Farmers Sucking the Continent Dry (8/28/04, New Scientist)

White House Report Says People Cause Global Warming (8/27/04, New Scientist); also see U.S. Climate Change Science Program Releases Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (8/25/04, U.S. Climate Change Science Program) and read full report

National Science Foundation Launches Chemical Bonding Centers Program (8/27/04, NSF)

Public Comment Period Begins on Report of Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee - Public Meeting Slated for September 21 (8/27/04, United States Department of Agriculture)

Dieter Beware: Citrus Aurantium, an Herbal Weight Loss Ingredient Used as a Substitute for Ephedra, May Have Risks (8/27/04, Georgetown University Medical Center)

New Tool Predicts How Long Pollutants Will Stay in Soil - Equation Could Help Decide Future of Land Tainted with Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals (8/26/04, Johns Hopkins University)

New Data Validate the Low-glycemic Diet - Recruits Sought for Large Human Trial of "Atkins Alternative" (8/26/04, EurekAlert)

World Facing "Silent Emergency" as Billions Struggle Without Clean Water or Basic Sanitation, Say World Health Organization and UNICEF - New Report Warns That Vicious Cycle of Ill-Health and Poverty Could Defeat Human Development Efforts, with Children the First to Suffer (8/26/04, WHO)

Chaotic Homes Hamper Child Development (8/26/04, New Scientist)

Despite Progress, Sewer Overflows Still Pose Health and Environmental Concerns, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reports (8/26/04, U.S. EPA)

Falloff in Freezes: NCAR Study Projects Decrease in Frost Days (8/25/04, National Center for Atmospheric Research)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Seeks Comments on Plans to Apply New Global System to Pesticide Labels (8/25/04, U.S. EPA Pesticides Program)

University of California,Irvine, Scientists To Develop Vaccine to Combat Bioterrorism Threat from Deadly Bacteria (8/25/04, UCI)

Unused Back Muscles Switch Themselves Off (8/25/04, New Scientist)

Diabetic, Pre-Diabetic Women at Risk for Cognitive Impairment (8/25/04, University of California, San Francisco)

Frequent Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Greater Weight Gain and Type 2 Diabetes in Women - 80 Percent Increased Risk of Diabetes with More Than One Sugared Soft-Drink Per Day Versus One Per Month ( 8/24/04, Harvard School of Public Health)

Cigarettes More Polluting Than Diesel Exhaust (8/24/04, New Scientist)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases 12th Annual National Listing of Fish Advisories (8/24/04, U.S. EPA)

Environmental Costs of Home Construction Lower with Wise Choice, Reuse of Building Materials (8/24/04, University of Washington)

New Polio Cases Confirmed in Guinea, Mali and the Sudan (8/24/04, World Health Organization)

Environmental Assessment of the Barents Sea (8/24/04, United Nations Environment Programme)

Avian Influenza in Malaysia: Import of Feathers and Pet Birds Banned (8/23/04, European Union)

Canadians Will Pay $810 Million More Than Necessary for Generic Prescription Drugs This Year (8/23/04, Fraser Institute); read executive summary or full report (PDF) of Generic Drugopoly: Why Non-patented Prescription Drugs Cost More in Canada Than in the United States and Europe

Mozambique Subsistence Agriculture Faces Long-term Decline from HIV/AIDS Epidemic - The Problem Also Affects Countries Across Southern and Eastern Africa (8/23/04, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization)

European Union Faces Immigration "Time-Bomb" (8/23/04, EUobserver)

Communities Could Gain from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal Encouraging Property Purchase (8/23/04, U.S. EPA)

Asteroid Shaves Past Earth's Atmosphere (8/23/04, New Scientist)

Depo Provera Appears to Increase Risk for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections (8/23/04, National Institutes of Health)

Webcast: Committee on Review of NIP's Research Procedures and Data Sharing Program-Meeting One, 10:30 AM-5:45 PM, EDT, Monday, August 23, 2004 (8/20/04, National Academies); see program guide and the Committee on Review of National Immunization Program's Research Procedures and Data Sharing Program website

Dust Storms on the Rise Globally (8/20/04, New Scientist)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Updates Its Review of Antidepressant Drugs in Children - Agency Details Plans to Present Data to Advisory Committees in September and Seek Advice on Appropriate Regulatory Actions (8/20/04, FDA)

Doomsday Wreck in Thames Could Blow (8/20/04, New Scientist)

Hurricane Season Is Here; Be Prepared for Flooding (8/20/04, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Agencies Propose Removing Water from Old INEEL Spent Fuel Basins to Remove Potential Risk to Aquifer (8/19/04, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory)

Improved Nutrition Could Lessen Malaria Burden Worldwide (8/19/04, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Leukaemia Risk for Kids Living Near Petrol Stops (8/19/04, New Scientist)

U.S. Army and Department of Homeland Security Should Intensify Partnership To Prepare Response to Terrorist Attacks (8/19/04, National Academies)

Absorbing News About Eggs and Lutein (8/19/04, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Study of Obscure Amazon Tribe Sheds New Light on How Language Affects Perception (8/19/04, EurekAlert)

Europe Needs Adaptation Strategies to Limit Climate Change Impacts (8/18/04, European Environment Agency); also read New Scientist's Global Warming To Devastate Europe First

Industry and Government Should Increase Awareness of Warning Signs That Could Avert Disasters (8/18/04, National Academies); read full report titled Accident Precursor Analysis and Management: Reducing Technological Risk Through Diligence

Oil Well Pump Tests May Dramatically Reduce Operating Costs, Increase Domestic Oil Recovery (8/18/04, U.S. Department of Energy)

Government of Canada Assures Public that Farmed and Wild Salmon are Safe to Consume (8/18/04, Health Canada)

One in Four Adults at Risk for Irregular Heart Rhythm (8/17/04, Northwestern University)

U.S. Geological Survey Establishes National Geospatial Programs Office (8/17/04, USGS)

Global Earth Observation System Could Benefit States (8/17/04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Hurricane Charley's Sharp Turn Baffles Scientists (8/16/04, New Scientist)

Flooding: America's #1 Natural Hazard! (8/16/04, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

In Vitro Fertilization Raises Risk of Rare Birth Defect (8/14/04, New Scientist)

U.S./Canada Report Details Actions Taken to Reduce Blackout Risk (8/13/04, U.S. Department of Energy)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Offer Advice for People to Protect Themselves After a Storm (8/13/04, CDC)

National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods To Hold Public Meeting (8/13/04, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)

Federal Trade Commission Issues Staff Report on "The Petroleum Industry: Mergers, Structural Change, and Antitrust Enforcement" (8/13/04, FTC)

New Fire Safety Campaign Aims To Reduce Seniors' High Risk of Dying in a Home Fire (8/11/04, U.S. Fire Administration)

National Academies Webcast, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (EDT), August 12: Meeting on Applications of Toxicogenomics to Cross-Species Extrapolation (8/11/04, NAS); read program guide

UK Scientists To Clone Human Embryos (8/11/04, New Scientist)

Schizophrenia Gene Variant Linked to Risk Traits (8/11/04, National Institutes of Health)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Drugs to Treat Internal Contamination from Radioactive Elements (8/11/04, FDA)

New Survey Reveals Surprising Insights into Parental Attitudes Toward Teenage Sexual Behavior (8/11/04, EurekAlert)

Youth Unemployment at All Time High, New International Labour Organization Report Says Half the World's Jobless Are Under 24 (8/11/04, ILO)

No Genocide in Sudan, Says European Union (8/10/04, EUobserver)

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Seeks Emergency Assistance for Kenyan Agriculture - Drought and Crop Failure Take a Heavy Toll (8/10/04, FAO)

Millions of American Indians and Alaska Natives at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes - New Awareness Campaign Uses Testimonials to Help Reverse Diabetes Risk (8/10/04, National Institutes of Health)

World Health Organization Action in Afghanistan Aims to Control Debilitating Leishmaniasis (8/10/04, WHO)

The Telomere Crisis: A Crucial Stage in Breast Cancer (8/9/04, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Five-in-One Jab for UK Babies (8/9/04, New Scientist)

Binge Drinking, Harmful Drinking Linked to U.S. Death Rates (8/9/04, University of Washington)

Bush-Meat Trade Breeds New HIV (8/9/04, New Scientist)

Japanese Authorities Inform IAEA About Accident at Nuclear Power Plant (8/9/04, International Atomic Energy Agency)

International Atomic Energy Agency Inspectors Complete Verification of Nuclear Material in Iraq (8/7/04, IAEA)

Fears of vCJD Timebomb Revived (8/6/04, New Scientist)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Survey Documents Serious Crisis in Sudanese Refugee Children (8/6/04, CDC)

Simple Method May Improve Computer Memory, Catalysts, Ceramic/Metal Seals, and Nanodevices (8/6/04, Sandia National Laboratories)

Handheld Computer "Trojan" Discovered (8/6/04, New Scientist)

Energy Secretary Abraham Announces Plan to Help Compensate Sick Nuclear Workers in Iowa - U.S. Department of Energy Will Order Current Contractor Not to Contest Valid Workers' Comp Claims (8/6/04, DOE)

Project To Protect the Aquifer Gets Under Way at the INEEL (8/7/04, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory)

Trial of Treatments for vCJD to Launch [in UK] (8/5/04, New Scientist)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Certifies First Hybrid SUV (8/5/04, U.S. EPA)

Federal Trade Commission Releases Consumer Fraud Survey - More Than One-in-10 Americans Fell Victim to Fraud (8/5/04, FTC)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Initiative to Reduce the Incidence of Stroke in Stroke Belt States (8/5/04, HHS)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Modifies Availability of Security Information for All Nuclear Plants (8/4/04, NRC)

Symptoms of Foodborne Botulism May Help Predict Fatality - The Extreme Toxicity of Botulism Makes It a Potentially Lethal Type of Food Poisoning - and a Possible Agent of Bioterrorist Attack (8/4/04, EurekAlert)

Early Clinical Treatment Can Halt Progression of Alzheimer's Disease, University of California, Irvine, Researchers find - Study Supports Controversial Hypothesis About the Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease (8/4/04, UCI)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Signs Research Agreement to Develop Improved Tests for Identifying Hazardous Chemicals (8/4/04, U.S. EPA)

Percentage of Americans Insured Through Employers Drops (8/4/04, National Academies)

Flooding: New Jersey's #1 Natural Hazard (8/4/04, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Get Children Involved in Disaster Planning: It Helps Calm Their Fears (8/4/04, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Cities' Air Quality Takes a Big Hit as Climate Warms - New Study Predicts Summertime Smog, Health Risk Increase Due to Global Warming (8/4/04, Natural Resources Defense Council)

The Hustler? Newman’s Own Misleads Customers About Healthfulness of Palm Oil (8/4/04, Center for Science in the Public Interest)

Job Loss, Rising Premiums Take Toll on Employer Health Coverage in 2003 - Dramatic Decline in Employer Coverage Offset by Public Coverage Gains, Especially for Children (8/3/04, Center for Studying Health System Change)

Education, Monitoring Vital for Sport-fish Eaters - Mercury Can Affect Reproductive Function (8/3/04, University of Toronto)

The Hard Facts About Fighting Ebola (8/3/04, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Gun Laws Requiring Safe Storage Prevent Some Youth Suicides (8/3/04, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Largest Ever Comorbidity Study Reports Prevalence and Co-Occurrence of Alcohol, Drug, Mood and Anxiety Disorders (8/2/04, National Institutes of Health)

Landmark Survey Reports on the Prevalence of Personality Disorders in the United States (8/2/04, National Institutes of Health)

Tips to Turn the Tide in Favour of Endangered Sea Turtles (8/2/04, United Nations Environment Programme)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reminds Parents Not to Leave Children Unattended in Vehicles, Provides Summer Safety Tips (8/2/04, NHTSA)

More Than 1 Million Children Could Be Saved This Year Through Exclusive Breastfeeding (7/30/04, UNICEF)

Heatwave - Plan for England - Protecting Health and Reducing Harm from Extreme Heat and Heatwaves (7/30/04, UK Department of Health)

Medicare Changes View on Obesity (7/30/04, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Bird Flu: Three Subregional Veterinary Networks for Asia To Bolster the Campaign Against the Disease - $1.2 Million United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Project (7/30/04, FAO)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Makes Its Yucca Mountain Documents Available (7/30/04, NRC)

Synthesis Marks Prion Disease Breakthrough (7/29/04, New Scientist)

First Clean Air Act Residual Risk Standards (7/29/04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. EPA Awards Largest-Ever Grant to Study Health Effects of Air Pollution (7/29/04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Most Nanotech Poses "No New Risks" (7/29/04, New Scientist)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Make Advances in Identifying and Measuring Chemical Agents in Humans (7/29/04, CDC)

Risk and Precaution (7/27/04, UK National Radiological Protection Board)

Composition of Altered Food Products, Not Method Used to Create Them, Should Be Basis for Federal Safety Assessment (7/27/04, National Academies); read full report Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects or report in brief (PDF version), and listen to archived webcast 

World Experts Call for Action on Seismic Risks for Schoolchildren: OECD Report (7/27/04, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

New Report Warns of Slow Euro Zone Recovery (7/27/04, EUobserver)

Calling All Divers to a New Conservation Cause - Earthdive Initiative to Boost Protection of Oceans and Seas (7/27/04, United Nations Environment Programme)

E-mail Harvesting Virus Crashes Google (7/27/04, New Scientist)

New Study Explodes Myth About Vegetarian Diet - Transition to Heart-healthy Plant-based Diet Easily Achieved (7/27/04, EurekAlert)

New University of North Carolina, U.S. Environmenatl Protection Agency 9/11 Study Suggests That Pollutants Posed Small Cancer Risks but Might Have Affected Unborn Babies (7/26/04, UNC at Chapel Hill)

Location of Potential Familial Lung Cancer Gene Discovered (7/26/04, National Institutes of Health)

U.S. Nuclear Clean-up Carries Major Risks (7/26/04, New Scientist)

Mold . . . A Growing Threat (7/26/04, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

European Commission Appoints Members to Three Non-food Scientific Advisory Committees (7/26/04, European Union); the Scientific Committees on Consumer Products (SCCP), on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), and on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) were formed in March 2004 (see news release)

European Union INSPIREs Better Geographical Info (7/26/04, European Union)

Climate Is Changing in Your Backyard [Victoria, Australia] (7/22/04, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization)

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Breaks New Ground in Geographic Data Management - Free, Open-source Software Targets Information Needs of Developing Countries (7/21/04, FAO)

Health and Human Services Secretary Launches "Decade of Health Information Technology" (7/21/04, HHS); also read Fact Sheet--HIT Report At-A-Glance and the related news release Reducing Medical Errors Requires National Computerized Information Systems; Data Standards Are Crucial to Improving Patient Safety (11/20/03) about the Institute of Medicine report "Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard of Care"

President Bush Signs Project Bioshield Act of 2004 (7/21/04, White House); also read related Health and Human Services secretary's statement and HHS Fact Sheet--Project Bioshield

Caulking Found To Be Unrecognized Source of PCB Contamination in Schools and Other Buildings (7/20/04, Harvard School of Public Health)

A Strong but Uneven Rebound of the Economic Commission for Europe Economy - UNECE Launches Its Economic Survey of Europe 2004 No. 2 (7/20/04, UNECE)

Federal Investigators Classify World Trade Center Victims’ Locations Within Collapsed Buildings (7/20/04, National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Up to $500 Million Needed Annually for Subsidy to Make Artemisinin Combination Therapy the First-Line Treatment for Malaria Worldwide (7/20/04, National Academies); read full report Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance

GMOs: European Commission Authorises Import of GM-Maize for Use in Animal Feed (7/19/04, European Union)

Plutonium Cancer Risk May Be Higher Than Thought (7/19/04, New Scientist)

Survey Finds Most Air Travelers Want To Be Contacted After Possible Exposure to a Serious Contagious Disease - Travelers Willing to Provide Information If It Doesn’t Take Too Much Time (7/19/04, Harvard School of Public Health)

Avian Flu: No Need to Kill Wild Birds - Better Biosecurity Measures Are Essential for Safer Poultry Production (7/16/04, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Canadian Scientists Take Part in Major International Study on Air Pollution (7/15/04, Environment Canada)

Once Discovered, Deadly Listeria Can Continue to Contaminate Food in Stores and Plants for a Year or Longer, Cornell University Researchers Find (7/15/04, Cornell University)

Environment-Friendly Ethanol Debuts at Berkeley Lab - First Dispensing Station in Northern California (7/15/04, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

TB Must Be Tackled in Fight Against AIDS (7/15/04, New Scientist)

Living with Risk: A Global Review of Disaster Reduction Initiatives Launched at United Nations Headquarters (7/14/04, United Nations); extracts of this report are available on line

Asteroid Fragments on a Fast Collision Course (7/14/04, NASA Near-Earth Object Program)

World Health Organization Publishes New Guidelines on Preventing Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (7/14/04, WHO)

SARS Spurs China to Act on AIDS (7/13/04, New Scientist)

n-Alkanes VCCEP Peer Consultation Scheduled for September 14 (7/13/04, TERA)

Global Date Production At Risk Due to Pests and Diseases - United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Launches Global Date Palm Network (7/13/04, FAO)

International Labour Organisation Issues First Global Analysis of HIV/AIDS Impact on the World of Work - Estimates 36.5 Million Working Age Persons Now Have HIV, 28 Million Lost to World Labour Force by 2005 (7/12/04, ILO)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Calls for Public Comment on Revision of the Food Guidance System (7/12/04, USDA); written comments accepted until August 27, 2004, at Food Guide Pyramid Update webpage

Toxicology for Risk Excellence Accepting Nominations for 2005 VCCEP Core Panel (7/12/04, TERA)

Red Tides, Red Tape Cloud Life at Sea (7/9/04, International Atomic Energy Agency); read full feature report on Harmful Algal Bloom

Avian Influenza in Asian Countries Far from Over - Virus Still Circulating in the Region - Long-term Surveillance and Control Strategies Needed (7/9/04, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Codex Adopts More Than 20 Food Standards - New Guidelines on Animal Feeding and Milk Products, While Trade Concerns Stall Progress on Specific Products (7/9/04, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

New Type of AIDS Drug Offers Hope (7/9/04, New Scientist)

IOM Report Urges Immediate Rollout of HIV/AIDS Initiatives in Developing World; Calls for New Partnerships, "HIV/AIDS Corps" to Address Work-Force Crisis (7/7/04, National Academies); read public briefing opening statement and full report titled Scaling Up Treatment for the Global AIDS Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities

World AIDS Crisis Deepens and Spreads (7/7/04, New Scientist); also see New UNAIDS Report Unveils Latest Global Epidemic Trends (PDF file) (7/6/04, UNAIDS )

Milk May Protect Against Bowel Cancer (7/7/04, New Scientist)

New Data and Projections on Uranium Just Released (7/5/04, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control On Track to Become Law by the End of the Year (7/2/04, World Health Organization)

Growth of African HIV Epidemic Slows (7/2/04, New Scientist)

Safer Water at Nation's Beaches: New Rule to Protect Against Pathogens (7/2/04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Simple Steps To Conserve Gas, Save Money and Reduce Auto Emissions (7/2/04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Alerts Consumers About Adverse Events Associated with "Permanent Makeup" (7/2/04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

A New Ice Age Is Coming - Movie Title or Reality? (7/1/04, Green Star Products Inc.)

Countries Debate Strategies for Managing Fleet Capacities and Combating Illegal Fishing - Some Improvement in Capacity Management, Illegal Fishing a Growing Problem, and High-seas Operations Not Adequately Controlled (7/1/04, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) Expands Its Reach - Project Aims at Minimizing Chemical-Biological Weapons Casualties (7/1/04, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

Rabies Transmission from Organ Transplants (7/1/04, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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