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Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.

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4/3/2008--Reported to Senate amended. Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to make grants to public or nonpr... moreSee Full Bill Text

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February 14, 2007
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February 28, 2008 National Breast Cancer Coalition Praises Senate Help Committee For ...

S. 579 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a ...

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Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK


February 28, 2008 AMA Applauds Bill To Research Links Between Breast Cancer And The ...

... to determine the potential links between the environment and breast cancer through the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 (S. 579). ...

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Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK


February 27, 2008 AMA Applauds Bill to Research Links Between Breast Cancer and the ...

... to determine the potential links between the environment and breast cancer through the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 (S. 579). ...

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Source: HealthNewsDigest.com, NY


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June 28, 2008 America’s War on Terrorism (Chapter 5)

US Congress, Silk Road Strategy Act, 106th Congress, 1st Session, S. 579, “To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance to support the economic and political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus and ...

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June 23, 2008 Ask Senator Tom Coburn to Stop Blocking the Breast Cancer Bill

Background: The Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act (S.579) would set up a national strategy to study the possible links between breast cancer and the environment. It would establish a competitive peer-reviewed grant program ...

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Source: Oklahoma Women's Network Blog


May 01, 2008 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act

He is blocking S. 579 arguing that it is “politicizing disease research”. He likes to block bills, it appears to be his hobby, but if you’re reading this you or someone close to you have been touched by cancer and I personally don’t ...

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Source: After cancer, now what


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