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Styrene

Health Effects: Can exposure to styrene cause cancer? The Report on Carcinogens, prepared ... Workers and employers should practice good occupational health behaviors. This may include ...
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/styrene
Bisphenol A (BPA)

NIEHS and NTP support research to better understand potential health effects of exposure ... The 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) conducted by ...
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa
Nanomaterials

Scientists working in teams developed and used standardized methods to assess the health ... Scientist Profile: Program Director for the Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety ...
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Safe Water and Your Health

Safe Water and Your Health Close the left navigation Clean drinking water is essential for ... is not immune to this problem and safe drinking water remains a public health priority. ...
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/water-poll
Autism

... Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to autism spectrum disorder. ... Environ Health Perspect 119(6):873-877. [Abstract Volk HE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Delwiche L, ...
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/autism
Autoimmune Diseases

... 2024) Autoimmune Diseases and Women's Health Spotlighted During Webinar (February ... Facts About Autoimmune Diseases - from the NIH Office of Women's Health List of Autoimmune ...
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/autoimmune
Breast Cancer

They have also prioritized prevention as an aim for both research and public health ... the Sister Study has discovered other important information related to women's health. ...
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/breast-cancer
Kidney Disease

Health problems such as heart disease, stroke, or increased occurrence of infections may ... A devastating public health problem, CKDu is a progressive and fatal loss of kidney ...
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Obesity

According to the World Health Organization, obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. In the ... of obesity prevalence among U.S. adults. Health Effects From Obesity People affected by ...
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Parkinson's Disease

Close the left navigation The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) ... within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as partners and scientists ...
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