Campaign Launched on Hospitals Safe from Disasters - "The most expensive hospital is the one that fails" (PDF file) (1/24/08, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)

Berkeley Lab Scientists Find Evidence of Link Between Outdoor Ozone and Building-Related Health Symptoms (1/24/08, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) Will Contain Important New Information for Hazardous Materials Emergencies (1/23/08, Labelmaster)

U.S. EPA Wants Public to Take Action Against Radon Risks (1/23/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

National Response Framework Released (1/22/08, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Disaster Figures for 2007 (PDF file) (1/18/08, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)

FERC Approves New Reliability Standards for Cyber Security (1/17/08, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Report Identifies Research to Bolster Knowledge of Any Potential Health Effects of Wireless Communication Devices (1/17/08, National Academies); read full report Identification of Research Needs Relating to Potential Biological or Adverse Health Effects of Wireless Communication

Human Activities Reshape California Climate (1/17/08, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

U.S. FDA Releases Recommendations Regarding Use of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Products - Products Should Not Be Used in Children Under 2 Years of Age; Evaluation Continues in Older Populations (1/17/08, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

European Union Advisors Question Ethics of Cloned Food (1/17/08, EUobserver)

Making Homes Greener and Safer from Radon (1/16/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); also see Radon Causes 100 Times More Deaths than Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - U.S. EPA Launches National Radon Action Month (1/10/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones - Agency Concludes that Meat and Milk from Clones of Cattle, Swine, and Goats and the Offspring of All Clones Are as Safe to Eat as Food from Conventionally Bred Animals (1/15/08, U.S. Food and Drug Administration); also see FDA's Final Risk Assessment, Management Plan and Industry Guidance on Animal Clones and their Progeny and Statement by Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs on FDA Risk Assessment on Animal Clones

Denial of Shipment Meeting Convenes in Vienna (1/15/08, International Atomic Energy Agency)

2007 Was Tenth Warmest for U.S., Fifth Warmest Worldwide (1/15/08, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Applications for PERISHIP Hazards Fellowships Due February 1 - National PERISHIP Fellowship Program Awards Dissertation Grants (1/15/08, Public Entity Risk Institute)

Idaho National Laboratory Employee to Advise Next U.S. President on Cybersecurity (1/14/08, Idaho National Laboratory)

Draft European Economic and Social Committee Opinion Welcomes New Animal Health Strategy but Stresses Need for Preventative Measures to Protect Public Health (1/14/08, European Union)

Aggressive TB Control Can Yield Big Economic Gains, Says New Study (1/12/08, World Health Organization)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Issues Generic Letter on Managing Gas Accumulation in Reactor Safety Systems (1/11/08, NRC)

Radon Causes 100 Times More Deaths than Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - U.S. EPA Launches National Radon Action Month (1/10/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Summer Session Offers Nuclear Energy Researchers a Week at National Scientific User Facility (1/9/08, Idaho National Laboratory); applications for this inaugural Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility summer session are available at http//nuclear.inl.gov/atr/ and are due February 1, 2008

Building a Better Nanoparticle Reactor (1/9/08, Idaho National Laboratory)

Overweight People May Not Know When They've Had Enough - Brain-imaging Study May Explain Why Some Continue to Eat, Despite Full Stomachs (1/9/08, Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Feeling the Heat: Berkeley Researchers Make Thermoelectric Breakthrough in Silicon Nanowires (1/9/08, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

U.S. FDA Takes Action Against Compounded Menopause Hormone Therapy Drugs (1/9/08, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Physicians Want to Learn from Medical Mistakes but Say Current Error-Reporting Systems Are Inadequate (1/9/08, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

USDA Consumer Alert: Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency (1/7/08, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)

Comment Period Extended on Endosulfan Risk Assessments (1/4/08, U.S. EPA Pesticides Program)

Sunspot Is Harbinger of New Solar Cycle, Increasing Risk for Electrical Systems (1/4/08, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

PERI to Host Online Forum Examining Infrastructure Policy - Web Symposium to Explore Homeland Security vs. Environmental Sustainability (1/3/08, posted 1/15/08, Public Entity Risk Institute); for more information, go to PERI's virtual symposium center

Earthquakes Claim 709 Lives in 2007 (1/3/08, U.S. Geological Survey)

U.S. FDA Receives New Data on Risks of Anemia Drugs - Consistent with Previous Data on Tumor Growth and Death (1/3/08, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Radon Second Only to Cigarette Smoking in Causing Lung Cancer - Home Testing for Radon Is One Way to Fight It (1/3/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Smaller Is Stronger - Now Scientists Know Why (1/2/08, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

National Nanotechnology Initiative Releases New Strategic Plan (1/2/08, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office)

Obesity Linked to Decreased Seatbelt Use (1/2/08, Vanderbilt University)

Gasoline Additive MTBE Widespread in New Hampshire’s Ground Water (1/2/08, U.S. Geological Survey)

Older Surgical Patients at Greater Risk for Developing Cognitive Problems (1/2/08, Duke University Medical Center)

Survey Reveals Nuclear Terrorism Is America’s Top Fear - A Nationwide Saga Foundation Survey Finds Americans’ Greatest Concern Is a Terrorist Attack on U.S. Soil with a Nuclear Device (PDF version) (1/2/08, Saga Foundation)

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