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2000 News Releases

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December
12/14/00	Researchers Find No Link Between Problem Drinking and on the Job Injuries: Workplace Hazards Stronger Predictors of Risk
12/14/00	AIDS Analyst Gives Overview of Asia's Rising HIV Epidemic
12/13/00	Particulate Air Pollution Needs to Be Controlled to Protect Public Health
12/06/00	Cigarette Smoking Gateway to Illegal Drug Use
12/06/00	Researchers Open New Front in Fight Against Malaria

November
11/30/00	Insurance Status Plays Key Role in Quality of Primary Care
11/29/00	Researchers Compare Two Venous Access Routes for Dialysis Patients
11/27/00	Passive Smoking Linked to Lower Levels of Some Micronutrients in the Blood
11/27/00	Zinc Supplements Important in Combating Diarrhea
11/20/00	Center for Law and the Public's Health Established by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11/20/00	Scientists Take Big Step Toward Explaining Cause of Spinal Muscle Atrophy

October
10/26/00	Genetic Make-up May Decrease or Increase Risk of Lead Poisoning
10/24/00	Researchers Compare Community Health Centers With Hospital Outpatient Departments and Physician Offices
10/16/00	Scientists Zeroing in on a Cellular Pathway to Lung Cancer
10/02/00	Study Finds Women Not Under-represented in U.S. Clinical Trials

September
09/20/00	Logging Companies Play Major Role in the Emergence and Spread of New Diseases
09/20/00	Depressed Women Found to Be at Greater Risk for Breast Cancer
09/19/00	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards School $300,000 For The Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies

August
08/31/00	Study Finds Silent Epidemic of Motor Vehicle Crashes in Pakistan
08/31/00	Women Who Have Delays in Pregnancy at Greater Risk for Spontaneous Abortions
08/28/00	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Funds Ground-Breaking Measles Vaccine Project for Infants in Developing Countries
08/10/00	Ethiopian Mothers Effectively Treat Malaria at Home
08/03/00	Scientists Discover How Lead Changes the Brain to Impair Learning and Memory
08/01/00	Mortality Rates Among United Nations Peacekeepers Remain Steady

July
07/31/00	New Health Assessment Method Reveals Remarkable Results for Developing Countries
07/24/00	Gates Foundation Awards $20 Million to Johns Hopkins School of Public Health--Grant Supports Research to Save Mothers, Children in Third World
07/14/00	New Study Shows Humanitarian Workers Increasingly Put Own Lives on the Line
07/10/00	Scientists Find Direct Link Between Amount of Loss Suffered During an Earthquake and The Likelihood of PTSD

June
06/30/00	New Study Assesses Risks for Receiving Mental Disability Payments
06/28/00	DNA Vaccine Shown to Fight Measles
06/22/00	Acceptable Levels of Volatile Organic Compounds Found in Copy Centers
06/20/00	Link Found between Cholesterol and Kidney Disease
06/13/00	New Safety-Climate Scale Measures Working Conditions of Hospital Workers
06/08/00	Scientists Narrow Search for Genes that Control the Breathing Response
06/06/00	Off-Premises Liquor Stores Targeted to Poor Urban Blacks

May
05/18/00	Scientists Identify Gene Responsible for Ozone-Induced Lung Hyperpermeability Injury
05/18/00	Susceptibility to Particulate Air Pollution Linked to Genetic Factors
05/15/00	Fertility Rate of HIV-infected Women Is 37 Percent Less Than That of Healthy Women
05/01/00	Researchers Identify Factors Influencing Employees' Long-Term Disability Claims for Mental Disorders

April
04/18/00	HIV Treatment for Pregnant Women Should Be Considered
04/11/00	High Blood Pressure Linked to Sleep Apnea

March
03/30/00	Survey Shows Voters Rank Public Health Over New Roads, Missile Defense System, or Tax Cuts
03/22/00	Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Will Offer Free Medical Exams to Former Los Alamos Workers
03/21/00	Risk of Crash Fatalities to Teen Drivers Increases With Number of Passengers
03/15/00	High Blood Pressure Seldom Controlled in Underserved Urban Neighborhoods
03/15/00	Public Health Improvements Key to Adapting to Climate Change Risks
03/14/00	Unintentional and Musculoskeletal Injuries: Greatest Health Threat to Military Personnel
03/03/00	Fast, Accurate Tuberculosis Test is Well-suited for Developing Nations
03/01/00	Researchers Receive $25 Million NIH Grant to Study the Potential of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Treating Alzheimer's Disease

February
02/28/00	Preventive Intervention Shown to Reduce the Risk of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Thai Army Field Trial
02/17/00	Special Issue of Journal Explores Connection Between The Health of the Chesapeake Bay and The Health of People
02/14/00	Better Medical Screening Could Reduce Adolescent Suicide Rate
02/04/00	No Conclusive Link Seen Between Simian Virus 40 and Human Cancer
02/03/00	Breastfeeding Reduces Infectious Disease Infant Mortality
02/03/00	El Niño Increases Diarrheal Disease Incidence by 200 Percent

January
01/20/00	Population Reports Issue Shows Violence Against Women Widespread