Guidelines provide tools for companies aiding government outbreak responders Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today commended the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) for the new CIFOR Foodborne Illness Response Guidelines for Owners, Operators and Managers of Food[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Ireland President Michael D. Higgins Signs Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Into Law
Legislation Only For Women Whose Live Are At Risk Fails to Expand Access to Safe and Legal Abortion Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Today Ireland’s President Michael Higgins signed the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 into law. The abortion legislation is designed to provide doctors and individuals clarity about[Read More…]
Work, School Buffer Post-Traumatic Stress for Young Cancer Patients
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Young adults with cancer should try to stay occupied with school, work and other activities during the year after their diagnosis to become less vulnerable to post-traumatic stress symptoms, say University of Michigan researchers. A U-M study of 215 adolescents and young adults addresses the struggles[Read More…]
Task Force Recommends Lung Cancer Screening for People at High Risk
Northwestern Medicine researchers were the only one in Chicago area to participate in groundbreaking National Lung Cancer Screening Trial CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) yesterday posted its final evidence report and draft recommendation statement on screening for lung cancer. The Task Force is providing[Read More…]
First Medical Marijuana Sale Reported in Washington, DC
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2013. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Voters in the District of Columbia approved Initiative 59, to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana, with 69% in favor in 1998. The effort was immediately put on hold after the US Congress passed the Barr Amendment, which prohibited Washington[Read More…]
Keystone XL: Public Interest Groups Call for Sec. Kerry to Throw Out Tainted Environmental Study, Take Disciplinary Action Against Consultants Who Lied About Ties to TransCanada
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2013. Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline today asked Secretary John Kerry to throw out the State Department’s environmental review of the proposed tar sands pipeline because consultants in charge of the review lied about conflicts of interests, including working for TransCanada, the company behind the[Read More…]
Laser Communications Set for Moon Mission
Laser from Optical Ground Station on Tenerife EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 July 2013. An advanced laser system offering vastly faster data speeds is now ready for linking with spacecraft beyond our planet following a series of crucial ground tests. Later this year, ESA’s observatory in Spain will use the laser to communicate with[Read More…]
June 2013 Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 272 of 372 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up in 282
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2013. Unemployment rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 272 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 73 areas, and unchanged in 27 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fifty-one areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, and 26[Read More…]
Lipari Foods Recalls Wholey Peeled Cooked Tail-on 31/40 Count Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Lipari Foods of Warren, MI is recalling Wholey peeled, cooked, tail-on 31/40 count shrimp, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened[Read More…]
MIT Releases Report on Its Actions in the Aaron Swartz Case
Professors Hal Abelson and Peter Diamond complete review CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. A much-anticipated report on MIT’s actions in relation to the case of Aaron Swartz, a young computer programmer and Internet activist who committed suicide in January, finds no wrongdoing on MIT’s part. But the report raises concerns about[Read More…]
