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A pesticide is any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests.

Flame retardants are chemicals that are added or applied to materials in order to slow or prevent the start/growth of fire. They have been used in many consumer and industrial products since the 1970s, to decrease the ability of materials to ignite.

Aloe is a succulent plant widely used in alternative medicine.

PCR analysis of DNA from Laser Microdissected (LM) Samples - Embryo Genotyping Protocol

Many of us have probably seen news stories about something commonly referred to as PFCs or perfluorochemicals. You may not know exactly what they are, but can probably guess that they have something to do with the environment and your health. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), an interagency testing program headquartered at NIEHS, are studying many of these compounds.

Toxicology is a field of science that helps us understand the harmful effects that chemicals, substances, or situations, can have on people, animals, and the environment.

If you are a man or woman, 18-55 years old, living in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, and smoke cigarettes or use an electronic nicotine delivery system (e-cigarette), please join an important study on smokers being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).

The NIEHS and NTP director shared updates on NIEHS scientific advances and answered questions about topics such as BPA and climate change.

Environmental health science — it sounds complicated, but it’s just studying how our health is changed by things in the environment. And environment is everything that you touch, eat, and breathe, every day.

Healthy living ideas for kids! By eating right and being active, you can be healthy and achieve your dreams.