Environmental Health Perspectives

• Solar UV Doses of Young Americans and Vitamin D3 Production Children need some exposure to the sun to meet their daily need for vitamin D. But when does too much sun exposure become detrimental to children's health? This study explains.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2012
• Complex Factors in the Etiology of Gulf War Illness Have we learned anything new about Gulf War Illness and its effects on veterans in the last 20 years? This study explains.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2012
• Reduced Car Travel: Air Quality and Health Benefits What type of an effect does reduced car travel potentially have on overall health of individuals in an urban setting? This new study takes a close look at the data.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2012
• Dioxin Exposure and Cancer Risk in Women Does exposure to dioxin raise the risk for cancer in women, and, if so, of which types?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2012
• Using Social Media to Predict and Track Disease Outbreaks How can social media platforms, such as Twitter, help to keep people informed about the status of disease patterns?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2012
• BPA Exposure and in Vivo Estrogenic Gene Expression in Adults Are there potential negative health implications from long-term exposure to bisphenol A (BPA)? This new study investigates.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, December 2011
• Soy Exposure and Gender-role Play Behavior in Children What type of an effect can exposure to soy in a child's diet potentially have on their future gender development?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, December 2011
• Stress During Pregnancy and Offspring Pediatric Disease How are antenatal stressors during a woman's pregnancy and subsequent diseases in her child's life connected? This new study explains.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, December 2011
• Modes of Action of Asbestos and Related Mineral Fibers What is it about asbestos that makes it so potentially dangerous to human health? This new report explains the science.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, December 2011
• Secondhand Smoke and Coronary Artery Calcification This new study outlines the dangers of secondhand smoke, especially the increase in coronary heart disease risk factors.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, November 2011
• Mobile Phones, Brain Tumors, and the Interphone Study What does the very latest research on the use of mobile phones tell us about their potential connection to cancer risk, specifically brain tumors?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, November 2011
• PDBEs, Phenolic Metabolites, and the Thyroid in Pregnancy How do polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PDBEs) affect thyroid function during a pregnancy? Is there any long-term negative impact on the developing fetus?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, November 2011
• National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures What are some of the ideas being generated from the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, November 2011
• Phthalate, Bisphenol A Concentrations, and Thyroid Measures What is the connection between exposure to phthalates and thyroid dysfunction? This new study looks at both an adult and adolescent population.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, October 2011
• Advising Parents in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty How should clinicians go about advising parents-to-be about potentially dangerous environmental exposures?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, October 2011
• Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke Read this new study to learn about the very latest research on the negative health effects of thirdhand tobacco smoke. The scientific evidence is mounting.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, October 2011
• Stress-Pollution Interactions Could psychological stress potentially alter children's immune systems, making them more vulnerable to the negative impact of environmental pollutants?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, October 2011
• Occupational Exposure to Asbestos and Ovarian Cancer Asbestos-related cases of various lung diseases are well documented around the world, but what about the possible connection with ovarian cancer? This new report investigates.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, September 2011
• Climate Change and Infectious Disease: Is the Future Here? Researchers are discovering that global climate change is bringing about a shift in how infectious diseases are affecting people worldwide.
  Environmental Health Perspectives, September 2011
• Vegetation Smoke and Human Health Does the smoke that arises from forest fires directly impact human health, and, if so, how?
  Environmental Health Perspectives, September 2011