PEHSU Journal Club Webinar
This in-depth and interactive series provides a platform for learning and discussion about issues that focus on current and emerging aspects of pediatric and reproductive environmental health.
November 18, 2015, 1PM EDT
Hormesis: Do Little Things Matter?
Articles to be discussed:
1. Natural Variability and the Influence of Concurrent Control Values on the Detection and Interpretation of Low-Dose or Weak Endocrine Toxicities.
Ashby J, Tinwell H, Odum J, and Lefevre P
Environmental Health Perspectives; 112(8): 847-853
2. Evidence for hormesis in mutagenicity dose-response relationships.
Calabrese EJ, Stanek EJ 3rd, and Nascarella MA
Mutation Research 2011; 726(2): 91-97
3. An illusion of hormesis in the Ames test: Statistical significance is not equivalent to biological significance.
Zeiger E and Hoffmann GR
Mutation Research 2012; 746(1): 89-93
Learning Objectives
- Understand the theory of hormesis.
- Explain the controversy of hormesis as described in the Ames Test research.
- Describe how natural variability may influence research on hormesis.
Presenter: Jennifer Lowry, MD, FACMT

Webinar Details and Registration Information
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 12:00 pm, Central Standard Time (Chicago)
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 11:00 am, Mountain Standard Time (Denver)
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 10:00 am, Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco)
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Disclaimers
Acknowledgement: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports the PEHSU by providing partial funding to ATSDR under Inter-Agency Agreement number DW-75-95877701. Neither EPA nor ATSDR endorse the purchase of any commercial products or services mentioned in PEHSU publications