| AAN |
aristolochic acid nephropathy |
| AICR |
American Institute for Cancer Research |
| BEN |
Balkan endemic nephropathy |
| BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
| BPA |
bisphenol A |
| CAM |
complementary and alternative medicine |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CHN |
Chinese herbs nephropathy |
| CIN |
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| CTIA |
Cellular Communications Industry Association |
| DDE |
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene |
| DES |
diethylstilbestrol |
| DDT |
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DMAA |
1,3-dimethylamylamine |
| DSHEA |
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act |
| EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
| EC |
European Commission |
| ED |
endocrine disruption |
| EDC |
endocrine disrupting chemicals |
| EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
| EHP |
Environmental Health Perspectives |
| EMF |
electromagnetic field |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| GMOs |
genetically modified organisms |
| HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
| HPV |
human papillomavirus |
| HSV |
herpes simplex virus |
| IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| ICNIRP |
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection |
| JNCI |
Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
| MMR |
measles, mumps, and rubella |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NCS |
National Children’s Study |
| NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| OR |
odds ratio |
| p53 |
tumor suppressor gene p53 |
| PCBs |
polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
| PLoS |
Public Library of Science |
| PNAS |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
| PV |
papillomavirus |
| RF |
radiofrequency energy |
| SAR |
specific absorption rate |
| SCENIHR |
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks |
| TCDD |
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (dioxin) |
| TDS |
testicular dysgenesis syndrome |
| VLP |
virus-like particle |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |