Environmental Health

Vinyl flooring and fire retardant furniture foam apparently to blameCredit: Duke Photo DURHAM, N.C. -- Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of…
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Catch-up vaccination may be efficient means for controlling epidemics in big cities with large migrant populations February 14, 2019 -- A new study on the measles epidemic in China has far-reaching implications for eliminating the…
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February 14, 2019 - The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) was awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from the New York Community Trust to provide 10 scholarships annually of $8,750 to aspiring women or…
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A newly discovered ribosomal DNA (rDNA) clock can be used to accurately determine an individual's chronological and biological age, according to research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The ribosomal clock is a novel…
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Six-decade-long study finds 40-year induction period between time of exposure and diagnosis All women exposed to high levels of DDT are at increased risk for breast cancer through age 54, but the timing of cancer risk depends on when they…
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UMass Amherst epidemiologist says more research is needed looking at younger womenCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In the largest study to date on phthalates and postmenopausal breast cancer, a University of Massachusetts Amherst…
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Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases cancer risk, leading to regulation of compounds like benzo(a)pyrene (BAP). However,…
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Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trucks and trains that transport goods across the United States emit gases and particles that threaten human health and the environment. A University of Illinois-led project…
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Findings from NIH-funded study could combat undernutrition in poor areas of the worldCredit: Image courtesy of Nancy Krebs, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO. WHAT: For women in resource-poor settings, taking a…
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The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The University of Toledo Before the 2014 Toledo Water Crisis left half a million residents without…
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Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if they do not encounter a potentially dangerous place outdoors. Getting the form of the built…
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A study by Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health found that educational outreach and change in public policy are needed to help improve safety practices for nail salon employees and owners The nail salon industry has seen…
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Millennials have about double the risk of some cancers compared to Baby Boomers at same age A new study finds rates are increasing for six of 12 cancers related to obesity in younger adults in the United States, with steeper increases in…
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Credit: KIT NCER The Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT·Chief Dr. Song, Chang-woo) National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Product (NCER·Chief Dr. Lee, Kyu-hong) obtained on January 10 the final decision from the…
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