Day: July 26, 2012

HRC Protests Chick-fil-A Food Truck

Dozens of equality supporters amass outside of downtown D.C. food truck to protest Chick-fil-A’s anti-LGBT donations Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization – staged a protest outside of a Chick-fil-A food truck in downtown Washington, D.C. on July[Read More…]

Study: Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Muscle Stiffness In Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Derriford, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–26 July 2012.  The oral administration of cannabis extracts significantly reduces muscle stiffness in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to clinical trial data published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Investigators at the University of Plymouth, Clinical Neurology Research Group, in the United Kingdom assessed[Read More…]

Motion Sensing Security Lights Recalled by HeathCo due to Electrical Shock Hazard – Sold Exclusively at Home Depot

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

Members of Congress React to PBS Story on Border Abuses

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012.  In response to a PBS investigation that documented allegations of widespread abuse by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, Members of Congress expressed grave concerns about the agency’s commitment to preventing the mistreatment of detained immigrants.  The documentary, which mirrors the findings of multiple independent inquiries[Read More…]

Entropy Can Lead to Order, Paving the Route to Nanostructures

Computer simulations by University of Michigan researchers Pablo Damasceno, Sharon Glotzer, and Michael Engel have shown how entropy can nudge nanoparticles into organized structures. They can even predict what kinds of structures will form. Image credit: Laura Rudich ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012.  Researchers trying to herd tiny particles into[Read More…]

NRDC: Congressional Republicans Unleash Double-Barreled Attack on Health and Environment

NRDC: “It’s Time to Stop Politicking and Start Solving Problems’’  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012 – Republicans in the House and the Senate today launched a dual attack by promoting extremist legislation that would do nothing to protect public health but instead help special interest allies gain further license to continue polluting[Read More…]

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