The Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing entitled “The Environment and Human Health: The Role of HHS” on Thursday, April 22, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine, with testimony from two key agency directors, how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is studying, tracking, and addressing the effects of environmental factors on human health and illness.

The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled "Smokeless Tobacco: Impact on the Health of our Nation's Youth and Use in Major League Baseball" on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the prevalence and use of smokeless tobacco products, diseases linked to the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the correlation between smokeless tobacco use by youth and Major League Baseball players.

The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled "NCI Cancer Research: Today's Progress; Tomorrow's Challenges" on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the National Cancer Institute's cancer research efforts.

The Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing titled, "Drug Safety: An Update from the FDA" on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. At the hearing, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will detail the Agency's current challenges and successes in the area of drug safety.