Geneva to Host Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants from 4 to 8 May - Talks to Spotlight Nine New Chemicals, Alternatives to DDT and the challenges of a POPs-Free Future (4/30/09, United Nations Environment Programme)
Potential Cure for Collapse of Bee Colonies (4/30/09, National Academies)
Joint FAO/WHO/OIE Statement on Influenza A(H1N1) and the Safety of Pork (4/30/09, World Health Organization); see WHO's full coverage of influenza A(H1N1), including links to situation updates
FAO Monitors A/H1N1 Situation Around the Clock - FAO States That the New A/H1N1 Virus Has Not Been Detected in Pigs (4/30/09, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)
Searching for Pollution in the Caribbean - International Atomic Energy Agency-Supported Project Delivers Know-How and Insight into an Environmental Problem (4/30/09, IAEA)
International Atomic Energy Agency Calls for Enhanced Radiation Protection of Patients - Safety Specialists Warn Against Overuse of New Imaging Devices (4/29/09, IAEA)
Landmark Deal to Provide U.S. Companies with Unprecedented Access to Information on Millions of Chinese Manufacturers - Panjiva and Sinosure Create "Panjiva SinoScreen" - New Tool Will Help Anxious Companies Quickly Assess Chinese Supply Chain Partners (4/29/09, Panjiva, Inc.); see link to sample Panjiva SinoScreen report
Risk of Autism Tied to Genes that Influence Brain Cell Connections (4/28/09, National Institutes of Health)
Centers for Disease Control Respond to Swine Flu Outbreak Among Humans (4/27/09, CDC); follow updated reports at Swine Influenza website
FAO Acts Over H1N1 Human Crisis - Governments Urged to Step Up Disease Surveillance in Swine (4/27/09, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization); quoted from release: "FAO is mobilizing its teams of experts to help ascertain if the new strain of H1N1 virus, which already killed many people in Mexico, has a direct connection to pigs."
Arcobacter: Foodborne Pathogen's Genome Exposed (4/24/09, USDA Agricultural Research Service)
UN Agencies Mark Chernobyl Anniversary with Launch of US$2.5-Million Project (4/24/09, International Atomic Energy Agency)
Levees Cannot Fully Eliminate Risk of Flooding to New Orleans (4/24/09, National Academies); see links to full report and report in brief
Malaria Deaths Decline by 66% in Zambia (4/23/09, World Health Organization)
Majority of Ordering Physicians Lack Knowledge of Radiation Exposure Risks from CT (4/23/09, American Roentgen Ray Society)
Earth Day, 22 April 2009 - Visit Earth Day Network, EarthDay.gov, Earth Day, NASA View of Earth, and This Day in History.
As World Warms, Water Levels Dropping in Major Rivers - Colorado, Yellow, Ganges, Niger Among Those Rivers Affected (4/21/09, National Science Foundation)
PatientCentral Technologies, LLC, and VerdaSee Solutions, Inc., Team Up with Congressional Staff in Washington, DC, for Disaster Preparedness (4/20/09, PR Newswire)
Earth Day 2009 - April 22 (4/16/09, National Academies)
West African Droughts Are the Norm, Not an Anomaly - Some Droughts Lasted Centuries in the Past, and a Warming Planet May Make Future Droughts More Devastating (4/16/09, National Science Foundation)
Shedding Some Light on Parkinson's Treatment - Scientists Use Optical Approach to Study Deep Brain Stimulation (4/16/09, National Science Foundation)
European Food Safety Authority Completes 30 Risk Assessments on Undesirable Substances in Animal Feed (4/15/09, EFSA)
PatientCentral Technologies, LLC, and VerdaSee Solutions, Inc., Team Up with Congressional Staff in Washington, DC, for Disaster Preparedness (4/20/09, PR Newswire)
National Standards Organization Invites ID Experts to Join Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Panel (4/14/09, ID Experts)
G8 Warns Hunger Crisis May Become Permanent (4/14/09, Bread for the World)
Liquidity Risk - Top 5 Issues UK Banks Must Now Take Action On for Financial Services Authority (FSA) Compliance (4/14/09, Algorithmics)
More Than 9,000 National Academies Reports Now Available in Open Access (4/10/09, National Academies); see additional link to George E. Brown, Jr., Library
10 Things You Should Know About Identity Theft (4/8/09, ID Experts)
U.S. EPA Adds Nine Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund’s National Priorities List, Also Proposes to Add an Additional 13 New Sites to the NPL (4/8/09, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Development of TEEX's Affordable Risk Assessment Software Complete (4/8/09, Texas Engineering Extension Service)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Review Medical Devices Marketed Prior to 1976 - Action Addresses GAO Recommendation (4/8/09, FDA)
Salmonella Strain's Path to Virulence Uncovered (4/7/09, USDA Agricultural Research Service)
Largest Attempt in History to Understand Tornadoes Slated to Begin - Nationwide Tornado Experiment Underway in May (4/7/09, National Science Foundation)
CCH Integrates Leading Audit Management, ERM Solutions - CCH Sword, CCH TeamMate to Share Information (4/7/09, CCH)
USC Study Examines Diabetes Risk Factors (4/6/09,University of Southern California)
Colon Cancer Screening Targets Wrong Elders, Study Finds (4/6/09, University of California, San Francisco)
Italy: Ban Voices Sorrow Over Deadly Earthquake, UN Stands Ready to Assist (4/6/09, United Nations)
Latest Developments in Darfur Focus of UN-African Union Meeting (4/6/09, United Nations)
Prevent Reoccurence of Disaster in Darfur (4/6/09, InterAction)
National Tornado Experiment to Begin in May (4/6/09, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Studies Reveal How Plants Protect Us from Disease (4/6/09, USDA Agricultural Research Service)
New Revised and Updated Version of Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organizational Structures Now Available (4/6/09, Public Entity Risk Institute)
NOAA Announces Interim Rules to Reduce Overfishing and Rebuild Northeast Groundfish Stocks While Balancing Economic and Conservation Concerns - NOAA Exploring Options to Ease Transition for Fishing Communities (4/6/09, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
