NIH study uses MRI scans to screen stroke patients for acute treatment within the first critical 60 minutes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Time is critical when it comes to stroke, and early treatment is associated with better outcomes. According to the Screening with MRI for Accurate and Rapid stroke Treatment[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
NRDC ‘Sneezing and Wheezing’ Report Spotlights Climate Change Links to Asthma and Allergies
Double-whammy health threat from unhealthy ozone smog and ragweed pollen puts 109 million Americans at risk, bolstering federal curbs on carbon pollution that worsens smog and causes climate change WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2015 –One-in-three Americans lives in the “sneeziest and wheeziest” cities and regions where they are exposed to both ragweed[Read More…]
With Second Highest Honey Bee Losses, Congressional Hearing Ignores Pesticide Effects
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. For the first time on record, summer losses of managed honey bee colonies have exceeded winter losses, according to preliminary results of the annual survey released yesterday by the Bee Informed Partnership, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Apiary Inspectors of America. This is[Read More…]
Land Purchase Protects Essential Mississippi Habitat for Endangered Dusky Gopher Frog
Dusky gopher frog photo courtesy USFWS. GULFPORT, Miss.—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. More than 170 acres of critical habitat for the endangered dusky gopher frog will be protected from development under a land purchase announced today by the Center for Biological Diversity, Mississippi Chapter of the Sierra Club, Gulf Restoration Network, the[Read More…]
Petition Seeks Emergency Moratorium on Imports of Salamanders for Pet Trade
Exotic Salamanders Could Carry Deadly Disease Eastern newt photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Patrick Coin WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Save the Frogs today filed a formal petition to the Interior secretary seeking an emergency moratorium on the import of salamanders for the pet trade to prevent introduction[Read More…]
Landmark Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Approval of Deep-sea Mineral Mining
New Ocean Gold Rush Could Hurt Marine Life Before Impacts Are Known Loggerhead sea turtle photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Damien DuToit. SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. government today over its first-ever approval for large-scale deep-sea mining, a destructive project between Hawaii and Mexico that[Read More…]
Congress Advances Federal Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2015. The U.S. House of Representatives passed federal legislation today that would ban almost all abortions nationwide starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy. A previous version of this bill was abruptly pulled from the House floor schedule in January after several Republican women withdrew their support over[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Kenya Travel Warning, May 13, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2015. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. U.S. citizens in Kenya, and those considering travel to Kenya, should be aware of continuing and recently heightened threats from terrorism and the high rate of violent crime in some areas. This replaces[Read More…]
Owner of ‘Polygraph.Com’ Pleads Guilty to Training Customers to Lie During Federally Administered Polygraph Examinations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2015. A former Oklahoma City law enforcement officer and owner of “Polygraph.com” pleaded guilty today to obstruction of justice and mail fraud for training customers to lie and conceal crimes during polygraph examinations. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting Assistant[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 9, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 265,000. The 4-week moving average was 271,750, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
