Responsing to environmental issues: lessons learned

Article Abstract:

The scientific community's response to the endocrine-disruptor issue, as it affected wildlife and human beings, beginning in the 1970s, provides valuable lessons as to how research should be conducted on environmental issues. Researchers should develop coordinated strategies to make the best use of data and not wastefully compete against one another.

Editorial, Standards, Study and teaching, Environmental policy research, Human ecology

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Outer causes of inner conflicts: environment and autoimmunity

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The challenges of researching autoimmune diseases is discussed, focusing on how much is yet to be understood about the relationship between the environment and the immune system. Topics include the difficulty in defining the nature of autoimmune disease, specific diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, and research goals of scientists.

Pollution, Autoimmune diseases

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Still moving toward environmental justice

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A report from the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine suggests that scientists should pay attention to communities' environmental health concerns and make environmental justice a high priority. The increased incidence of multiple myeloma and systemic lupus erythematosus in a Mexican community is discussed.

Mexico, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Environmental aspects, Public participation, Air pollution, Institute of Medicine

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