National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Home Page of NIEHS, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which conducts basic research on environmental health and environment-related diseases. Links to information on programs, grants, research, events, contracts, ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Air Pollution & Cardiovascular Disease
Because of the enormous number of people affected, the impact of air pollution on cardiovascular disease represents a serious public health problem. Results from NIEHS-funded studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between levels of ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Air Pollution & Respiratory Disease
Research conducted by NIEHS scientists has shown that long-term exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of respiratory illnesses such as allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer. Children and the elderly are ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Black Carbon Air Pollution may Lower IQ
Is the Mitochondrial Protein Mortalin Associated with the Progression of Parkinson's Disease Children who live in neighborhoods with heavily polluted by automobile traffic have lower IQs. They also score worse on other intelligence and memory ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
En Español
Desastres Naturales y la Salud Ambiental: Un Bibliografía Seleccionada Environmental Health Resources for Community Outreach & Education Web site De la Educación De la Ciencia De la Salud De Environnmental Empleo y Entrenamiento Gira [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Allergens & Irritants
Asthma is one of our nation's most common chronic health conditions. Many substances can aggravate allergies or increase the severity of asthma symptoms in individuals who are sensitive to these allergens or irritants. Please remember that ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Secondary Prevention:
Asthma is a chronic lung disorder of enormous public health importance that affects 10 to 12% of the population and disproportionately affects children, minorities, and persons of lower socioeconomic status. It is the most frequent cause of ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Implications
The data in the present study represent an important step in narrowing the search for the gene or genes responsible for neural tube defects Genome-wide Screen for Neural Tube Defects Reveals Candidate Genes on Chromosomes 7 and 10 The Ah Receptor ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Occupational Health
Occupational health refers to the identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards in order to establish and maintain a safe and healthy working environment. These hazards may include chemical ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Allergens & Irritants: Pollen
Ragweed and other weeds such as curly dock, lambs quarters, pigweed, plantain, sheep sorrel and sagebrush are some of the most prolific producers of pollen allergens. Although the ragweed pollen season runs from August to November, ragweed pollen ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Allergens & Irritants: Mold
Several molds that grow both indoors and outdoors, produce allergenic substances. These allergens can be found in mold spores and other fungal structures (e.g. hyphae). There is no definite seasonal pattern to molds that grow indoors. However ... [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
Pesticides
A pesticide is any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests. Pesticides include herbicides for destroying weeds and other unwanted vegetation, insecticides for controlling a ... [... more]
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