1999 News Releases

News Releases from NIEHS

• March 2, 2016:
• 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
• December 17, 1999:
• Cancer Review Set for Nine Substances, Three Used to Make Materials Less Flammable
• December 16, 1999:
• Sex-Reversing Mouse Created - An Advance in Studying the Body's Estrogen Use and Fertility
• December 15, 1999:
• 'Snap Shot' Captures Key Cancer-Search and Destroy Enzyme
• November 19, 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
• October 13, 1999:
• Conference Promotes Environmentally Responsible Research
• September 29, 1999:
• NIEHS Urges Safety Workers to Prepare for Y2K False Alarms and Malfunctions
• September 28, 1999:
• Reports from Special Environmental Health Issue Explore Links to Autoimmune Diseases - Diabetes, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis and Arthritis
• September 22, 1999:
• Historically Black and Research-Intensive Universities Partner under Grants Aimed at Broadening U.S. Science Base
• September 8, 1999:
• Suggested Changes in Federal Report on Carcinogens to Be Aired Sept. 15 at Public Meeting in Washington
• August 25, 1999:
• NIEHS-Cloned Gene Linked to a Natural Substance That Reduces Vascular Inflammation, a Key to Arterial Clogging
• August 11, 1999:
• In Public Sessions: Panel to Evaluate Plasticizers for Possible Reproductive, Developmental Risks
• July 27, 1999:
• Wide Use Leads to Push to Test Safety of Four Herbs
• June 22, 1999:
• Science Panel Endorses New Non-Animal Test to See If Chemicals Will Burn, Corrode Skin and Eyes
• June 15, 1999:
• Environmental Health Institute Report Concludes Evidence Is 'Weak' That EMF's Cause Cancer
• June 9, 1999:
• Embryos That Implant in Uterus 'LATE' Prove More Likely to Die in First Weeks of Pregnancy
• June 8, 1999:
• NIEHS and Astra Zeneca Co-operate on Arthritis Drug Research
• June 8, 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
• June 8, 1999:
• News Release
• May 19, 1999:
• UV Rays, Fire and Flame Retardants to Be Reviewed for Possible Listing As Carcinogens, NTP Announces
• April 12, 1999:
• Federally Sponsored Panel to Look at Data on Plasticizers: Do They Harm Reproduction, or Children's Development?
• April 7, 1999:
• Women Born with Birth Defects Run Small Risk Their Children Will Have Them
• March 25, 1999:
• U.S. and Chinese Researchers Reduce Aflatoxin
• March 24, 1999:
• Workshops Seek Clues to Health Disparity
• January 14, 1999:
• Memorial Service Set for Nobel Winner Rodbell
• January 6, 1999:
• Center Set Up to Evaluate Evidence of Chemical Threats to Human Reproduction