CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2015. A former religious services assistant at the downtown Metropolitan Correctional Center pleaded guilty today to providing sensitive information to inmates about fellow prisoners in the federal corrections system. TOMMY HAIRE, 34, performed unauthorized searches on the MCC’s internal computer system to obtain personal information about several[Read More…]
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FDA Approves Cotellic as Part of Combination Treatment for Advanced Melanoma
Silver Spring. Maryland–(ENEWSPF)– November 10, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cotellic (cobimetinib) to be used in combination with vemurafenib to treat advanced melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body or can’t be removed by surgery, and that has a certain type of abnormal[Read More…]
US Stillbirth Rates Unchanged After Move to Discourage Elective Deliveries Before 39 Weeks
NIH analysis allays concerns raised by previous study. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. The recommendation to delay delivery of otherwise healthy infants until at least the 39th week of pregnancy does not appear to have increased stillbirths in the United States, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes[Read More…]
Large Study Reports Results Comparing Two CPR Methods Used by EMS Providers Following Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. In a study published online yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) administered by emergency medical services (EMS) providers following sudden cardiac arrest that combines chest compressions with interruptions for ventilation resulted in longer survival times and shorter hospital[Read More…]
Lower Blood Pressure Target Can Reduce Cardiovascular Disease, Deaths
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. NIH-supported researchers are reporting more details on a landmark study that announced preliminary findings in September showing a lower blood pressure target can save lives and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in a group of non-diabetic adults 50 years and older with high blood pressure.[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Fight for 15 Day of Action
Sierra Club Stands with Workers Calling for a Living Wage WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. Today, fast-food workers are coming together and striking all over the country, in more than 500 cities, to fight for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and the right to form a union without retaliation. The Sierra Club[Read More…]
Pesticide Exposure Linked to Abnormal Sperm Development
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. Exposure to organochlorine chemicals, such as DDE and PCBs, is linked to increased rates of sperm abnormalities that may lead to fertility problems, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. This is the latest study in a long line of research[Read More…]
Oregon Strips State Endangered Species Protections From Gray Wolves
Decision Counter to Science, State Law Mount Emily wolf photo courtesy Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. Ignoring state law, as well as experts who say that Oregon’s wolves are not yet recovered, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission yesterday voted to strip gray wolves of[Read More…]
Advocacy Groups Call for Halt to Open Air Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Moths
Inadequate regulation of GE insects poses threat to wildlife, farmers, and consumers WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015 — Today, U.S. advocacy groups Center for Food Safety, Food and Water Watch, and Friends of the Earth U.S., along with the Northeastern Organic Farming Association of New York, called for a halt[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Asks for Investigation into Peoples Gas and Calls for Restructuring of its Costly Main Replacement Program
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced her office has filed two petitions with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) in response to a shocking audit report that found Peoples’ Accelerated Main Replacement Program (AMRP) could cost consumers an astronomical $8 billion, an estimate the company may have[Read More…]
