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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2002, 3, 931-933 International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 © 2002 by MDPI /ijms/ Editorial Special Issue on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research: Health Disparities, Toxicology and Carcinogenesis 1 2 Paul B. Tchounwou , and Hongtao Yu 1Molecular Toxicology Research Laboratory; 2Chemical Toxicology/Biochemistry Laboratory, NIH- Center for Environmental Health, School of Science and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 39217, USA. Email: paul.b.tchounwou@ Received: 21 September 2002 / Published: 30 September 2002 Recent development in biomedical research and clinical sciences has lead to a significant decrease in disease morbidity and mortality, as well as the improvement of quality of life in the United States and around the world. Despite the good news about this improvement in global health status, significant disparities or differences in disease incidence, mental illness, morbidity and mortality continue to exist between specific population groups. The most striking health discrepancies result in shorter life expectancy, as well as higher rates of most cancers, some birth defects, infant mortality, asthma, diabetes, behavioral and affective disorders, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular diseases in minority groups. Included in these high-risk groups are people with low inc