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A standing room crowd came to last week's RTP 180 event to hear NIEHS grantees discuss their work, drink beer and eat burritos.
Posted inEnvironmental Health, NC Health Briefs, Research News

NIEHS Looks for Higher Local Profile

by Editor February 23, 2016February 23, 2016

By Rose Hoban If you have ever received an email from anyone at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the bottom of the email has a statement that starts, “Hopefully, you’ve heard of NIEHS, but if not …” Brand recognition seems to be a problem for NIEHS, the only one of the National Institutes […]

9-year-old Tully James was born without a left forearm and hand. He says he can do "anything." Photo credit: Jasmin Singh
Posted inDisabilities, Environmental Health, Featured, Medicaid, Public Health, Rural Health, State Health Policy

Top 10 Health Care Stories of 2014

by Editor December 30, 2014December 31, 2014
Though many plastic manufacturers now advertise BPA-free products, the chemical is not widely banned in the United States.
Posted inChronic Disease, Environmental Health, Featured, Research News

Study: BPA Can Activate Breast Cancer Cells

by Editor July 1, 2014July 1, 2014
Posted inChildren's Health, Environmental Health, Featured, Public Health

Environmental Toxins, Fertility and Sippy Cups

by Editor October 3, 2013January 6, 2017
shows a smiling woman standing infront of the NIEHS logo
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Q & A With NIEHS Head Linda Birnbaum on BPA

by Rose Hoban April 2, 2012May 3, 2022
chemical structure for bisphenol A (BPA)
Posted inFeatured

NC scientists in the middle of the BPA debate

by Rose Hoban April 2, 2012May 3, 2022

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