Environmental Epidemiology

Air Pollution:

Report Reviews Asian Outdoor Air Pollution Research, September 2004

Arsenic:

Studies Strongly Link Exposure to Arsenic In Utero and in Childhood to Stillbirth and Adult Disease, July 2006
Educational Partnerships Build Local Capacity to Tackle Environmental Health Problems in India, Winter 2006
Arsenic in Drinking Water Causes Lung Disease, Fall 2005
Genes Play a Role in Susceptibility to Arsenic, September 2002
Arsenic Threat in Bangladesh, March 1999
Arsenic Study Finds High Levels of Exposure, Chromosome Damage, June 1994
COEH Activities in Pacific Rim, September 1993

Asbestos:

Increased Risk of Mesothelioma for Sierra Foothills Residents, Others Living Near Asbestos,
Fall 2005
Study Suggests Possible Cancer Risk from Exposure to Naturally Occurring Asbestos, March 2003
Does Natural Asbestos Increase Cancer Rate?, June 1999

Asthma:

Better Understanding of Asthma and Other Chronic Diseases from Focusing on Communities, April 2006
Household Conditions Combine to Aggravate Asthma, Summer 2005
New Center to Track Links between Pollutants, Disease, September 2002
Study Supports Need to Prevent Work-Related Obstructive Lung Diseases, March 2002
COEH Researchers to Study Impact of Air Pollution on Asthmatic Children, March 2000

Biostatistics:

Biostatistician Adds Insight to Research in Public Health, June 2002

Cancer:

Proposed Centers to Expand Breast Cancer Research, June 2003
Smoking Goes From Bad to Worse, New Research Finds, September 2002
Summit to Explore Breast Cancer and the Environment, March 2002
Does Natural Asbestos Increase Cancer Rate?, June 1999

Dental Amalgam Fillings:

Study Addresses Safety of Dental Amalgam Fillings, September 2004

Dust:

Study Supports Need to Prevent Work-Related Obstructive Lung Diseases, March 2002
Inhaled Dust Damages Lungs Early, Researchers Find, March 2001

Immune System:

Doctoral Student Develops New Tool for Epidemiological Studies, January 2005

Leukemia:

Father's Smoking a Critical Risk Factor for Childhood Leukemia, July 2006
Leukemia Cluster Not Likely Due to Chance, Study Finds, March 2004
Childhood Leukemia Study Awarded More Funding, September 2004
Eat Your Greens, June 2002
Tracking the Causes of a Mysterious Disease, June 1999

Parasites:

Fighting Parasistic Disease, June 2001

PCBs:

Banned Chemical Persists and May Cause Childhood Developmental Disorders, Winter 2006
Major Prenatal PCB Exposure Study Underway, September 2003

Pesticides:

Eskenazi: Working With Stakeholders Adds Challenges, Value to Research, Spring 2005
Household Pesticides Increase Risk of Childhood Leukemia, September 2002
Research Project Honored for Tracking Children's Health in Agricultural Salinas, December 2001
Studying Pesticide Exposure in Costa Rica, June 2001
Researching the Effects of Pesticides on Children, December 1998

Pneumonia:

Will Less Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution Prevent Childhood Pneumonia?, September 2001

Smoke:

Study Confirms Link between Cooking with Biomass and Low Birth Weight, September 2004
Smokers May Face Higher Risk of Arsenic-Induced Bladder Cancer, March 2004
Study Relates Cooking Smoke to Cataracts, June 2003

Water:

Home Water Treatment Devices No Better Than Tap for Gastrointestinal Health, Summer 2005
Using Models to Track the Spread of Waterborne Disease, June 2001

Women:

Midlife Forgetfulness Linked to Organic Solvent Exposures, Summer 2005
Study Finds Dramatic Differences in Behavior that Puts Health at Risk, December 2003