National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
1999 News Releases
- 28 Dec 1999:
- A Big Step in Reducing Animal Testing: FDA, EPA, OSHA and CPSC Accept Alternative Test for Allergic Contact Dermatitis Following Review, Approval by an Independent Scientific Panel
- 17 Dec 1999:
- Cancer Review Set for Nine Substances, Three Used to Make Materials Less Flammable
- 16 Dec 1999:
- Sex-Reversing Mouse Created - An Advance in Studying the Body's Estrogen Use and Fertility
- 15 Dec 1999:
- 'Snap Shot' Captures Key Cancer-Search and Destroy Enzyme
- 19 Nov 1999:
- Memorial Services for David P. Rall, NIEHS Director and Founding Director of NTP, to Be Held at NIH, Bethesda, MD, and at NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC
- 13 Oct 1999:
- Conference Promotes Environmentally Responsible Research
- 29 Sep 1999:
- NIEHS Urges Safety Workers to Prepare for Y2K False Alarms and Malfunctions
- 28 Sep 1999:
- Reports from Special Environmental Health Issue Explore Links to Autoimmune Diseases - Diabetes, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis and Arthritis
- 22 Sep 1999:
- Historically Black and Research-Intensive Universities Partner under Grants Aimed at Broadening U.S. Science Base
- 8 Sep 1999:
- Suggested Changes in Federal Report on Carcinogens to Be Aired Sept. 15 at Public Meeting in Washington
- 25 Aug 1999:
- NIEHS-Cloned Gene Linked to a Natural Substance That Reduces Vascular Inflammation, a Key to Arterial Clogging
- 11 Aug 1999:
- In Public Sessions: Panel to Evaluate Plasticizers for Possible Reproductive, Developmental Risks
- 27 Jul 1999:
- Wide Use Leads to Push to Test Safety of Four Herbs
- 22 Jun 1999:
- Science Panel Endorses New Non-Animal Test to See If Chemicals Will Burn, Corrode Skin and Eyes
- 15 Jun 1999:
- Environmental Health Institute Report Concludes Evidence Is 'Weak' That EMF's Cause Cancer
- 9 Jun 1999:
- Embryos That Implant in Uterus 'LATE' Prove More Likely to Die in First Weeks of Pregnancy
- 8 Jun 1999:
- NIEHS and Astra Zeneca Co-operate on Arthritis Drug Research
- 8 Jun 1999:
- Reports in Children's Environmental Health Issue Suggest: Maternal Vitamins Reduce Risk of Children's Brain Tumors; Endocrine Disruptors at Critical Points Can Hurt Development
- 19 May 1999:
- UV Rays, Fire and Flame Retardants to Be Reviewed for Possible Listing As Carcinogens, NTP Announces
- 12 Apr 1999:
- Federally Sponsored Panel to Look at Data on Plasticizers: Do They Harm Reproduction, or Children's Development?
- 7 Apr 1999:
- Women Born with Birth Defects Run Small Risk Their Children Will Have Them
- 25 Mar 1999:
- U.S. and Chinese Researchers Reduce Aflatoxin
- 24 Mar 1999:
- Workshops Seek Clues to Health Disparity
- 14 Jan 1999:
- Memorial Service Set for Nobel Winner Rodbell
- 6 Jan 1999:
- Center Set Up to Evaluate Evidence of Chemical Threats to Human Reproduction
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