National trial focuses on patients whose blood pressure is not controlled despite multiple medications CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults—an estimated 59 million—has high blood pressure. High blood pressure or hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure and kidney disease. Despite[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Damaged Blood Vessels Loaded with Amyloid Worsen Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease
New Study Shows How Amyloid Builds-Up in Brain’s Blood Vessels Offering New Possible Solutions to Prevent Cognitive Decline NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. A team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College has discovered that amyloid peptides are harmful to the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood in Alzheimer’s[Read More…]
Massive Stellar Winds are Made of Tiny Pieces
New view of stellar winds EU–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory has completed the most detailed study ever of the fierce wind from a giant star, showing for the first time that it is not a uniform breeze but is fragmented into hundreds of thousands of pieces. Massive stars[Read More…]
ISAF Condemns Hotel Bombing in Faryab Province
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–February 05, 2013 – The International Security Assistance Force condemns the indiscriminate violence on Afghan civilians after a bomb exploded inside a hotel in the Khwaja Sabzposh district of Faryab province on Tuesday, killing and injuring more than a dozen people. “These murderous and senseless acts of terror[Read More…]
Kirk, Quigley and Schock Move to Reform Visa Waiver Program
Bill reiterates support for Poland, has economic and national security benefits WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Yesterday, Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Aaron Schock (R-IL) reintroduced the Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act. The bill would enhance the national security benefits of the Visa Waiver[Read More…]
Justice Department White Paper Details Rationale for Targeted Killing of Americans
Document Outlines Government’s Claimed Authority to Kill American Citizens Outside Combat Zones NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 4,k 2013. A Justice Department white paper argues that the government has the right to carry out the extrajudicial killing of American citizens that the government believes are affiliated with a terrorist organization, according to the[Read More…]
Rosa Parks Forever Stamp Now on Sale Nationwide
Second in New Set of Civil Rights Stamps Commemorates Historic Acts of Freedom, Courage, Equality DEARBORN, MI–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. On what would have been her 100th birthday, the U.S. Postal Service today issued the Rosa Parks Forever Stamp during the National Day of Courage celebration at The Henry Ford Museum[Read More…]
2nd Congressional District Candidates Appear in Forum on Lack of South Side Trauma Care
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. WHAT: 2nd Congressional district candidates forum on south side trauma careWHEN: Tuesday February 5th, 6pm WHERE: University of Chicago Kent Hall 1020 E 58th stWHO: Sponsored by Students for Health Equity and Fearless Leading by the Youth, all 2nd District Congressional campaigns invited, Beale is confirmed[Read More…]
Nanoparticles Found To Be Toxic to Earthworms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Although nanoparticles are increasingly added to a wide range of consumer products, very little is known about the potential risks these materials pose to the health of our environment. A study by the Dutch research institute Alterra looked at the effects of nanoparticles on earthworms, revealing[Read More…]
NASA’s Super-TIGER Balloon Breaks Records While Collecting Data
Super-TIGER prepares for launch from Antarctica.. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A large NASA science balloon has broken two flight duration records while flying over Antarctica carrying an instrument that detected 50 million cosmic rays. The Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super-TIGER) balloon launched at 3:45 p.m. EST, Dec. 8 from[Read More…]
