A healthy diet can help to alleviate risk factors for a range of chronic diseases linked to obesity. Photo: World Bank/Maria Fleischmann GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 2015 – Childhood obesity does not arise from lifestyle choices made by the child, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing that the huge problem,[Read More…]
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Video: Voices from the Front Lines of the Drug War: Susan Burton
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2015 By Melissa Franqui Video: http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/voices-front-lines-drug-war-susan-burton Susan Burton is the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life, an organization that provides support and resources for women recently released from prison. “So many people are missing from our communities because of the war on drugs,”[Read More…]
CEOs Made 303 Times More than Typical Workers in 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. CEOs in the 350 largest U.S. firms were paid an average of $16.3 million in 2014, or 303 times more than the typical worker, according to Top CEOs Make 300 Times More than Typical Workers: Pay Growth Surpasses Stock Gains and Wage Growth of Top 0.1[Read More…]
Watchdog Groups, Scientists Warn Policymakers on Risks of Fish High in Mercury
Misguided FDA Advice to Pregnant Women; Infants, children in low income households at greatest risk WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. Health, environmental justice and consumer watchdog groups are joining independent research scientists to warn policymakers about the serious, if unintended, health risks posed by misguided government advice that could encourage pregnant[Read More…]
Chicago’s Henry Gerber House Designated a National Historic Landmark
Commemorates contributions of gay rights leader and early pioneers of LGBT movement WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. In recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LBGT) Pride Month, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell last week announced that the Henry Gerber House in Chicago, Illinois, has been designated a[Read More…]
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces Recipients of 2015 President’s Education Awards Program
Nearly 3 Million Hard Working, Dedicated Students from more than 30,000 Schools Honored Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education today announced the 2015 President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, honoring nearly three million students from more than 30,000 public, private and military schools from all 50 states,[Read More…]
UN Report on 2014 Gaza Conflict Finds Evidence of Possible War Crimes by Both Israel and Palestinian Groups
Mary McGowan Davis, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict, at press conference in Geneva. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 2015 – A new report released by a United Nations investigative panel on the possible commission of war crimes in Gaza during the 2014 conflict between Israel[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Launches New Campaign Asking Women to Answer This Question: How Has Birth Control Helped You?
Times Square Billboards and Digital Ads Spark Social Media Blitz Highlighting the Economic, Health and Social Benefits of Birth Control; #BirthControlHelpedMe Conversation Takes Root Amid a Backdrop of Political Attacks on Birth Control; New Briefing Paper by Planned Parenthood Action Fund Outlines Why Access Must Be Expanded Further NEW YORK[Read More…]
Magnetic Complexity Begins to Untangle
Core and crust from Swarm EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 2015. After a year in orbit, the three Swarm satellites have provided a first glimpse inside Earth and started to shed new light on the dynamics of the upper atmosphere – all the way from the ionosphere about 100 km above, through to[Read More…]
NASA Selects Six Wild Ideas in Aviation for Further Study
NASA research teams have gotten the go-ahead to explore some big ideas that could transform aviation in (graphics, left to right)) safe and efficient global operations, ultra-efficient commercial vehicles, low-carbon propulsion, and autonomy. Credits: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. NASA has selected six proposals to study transformative ideas that might[Read More…]
