American Academy of Pediatrics, Reach Out and Read, and Scholastic Inc. working with Too Small to Fail to equip parents with tools to promote early literacy and vocabulary development ​Denver—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. At the fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America meeting in Denver, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton[Read More…]

Campaign returns with new participants who suffered tobacco harms Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching hard-hitting ads for its 2014 “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign.  Beginning July 7, these ads will run nationwide for nine weeks on television, radio, and billboards, online, and[Read More…]

Organizations and Restaurant Icons Band Together to Support Resolution to Call for the Passage of PAMTA and PARA in Congress, Limiting the Use of Antibiotics in Livestock Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014— According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least two million Americans per year suffer from infections caused[Read More…]

EWG Identifies 141 Over-Fortified Cereals and Snack Bars; Exposes Food Industry’s Misleading Marketing Tactics and Outdated Nutrition Labeling Rules Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014.  Nearly half of American kids age eight and younger consume potentially harmful amounts of vitamin A, zinc and niacin because of excessive food fortification, outdated nutritional labeling rules and[Read More…]

In passing an amendment offered by Rep. Nita Lowey, House Appropriations Committee follows Senate’s lead and grants Peace Corps Volunteers abortion coverage in cases of life endangerment, rape, and incest Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014.  Today the House Committee on Appropriations voted to allow equal health care coverage for women in[Read More…]

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were applied experienced a two-thirds increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental delay, a study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found. The[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Subjects who regularly inhale cannabis smoke possess no greater risk of contracting lung cancer than do those who consume it occasionally or not at all, according to data published online ahead of print in the International Journal of Cancer. An[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014.  On the fifth anniversary of the passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it will further delaying the release of regulations that would expand the agency’s regulatory authority[Read More…]

O’Hare Becoming Major Hub for Lethal Drug Ravaging Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014.  As Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport rapidly becomes one of the largest hubs in the world for deadly synthetic marijuana, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today joined representatives of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to detail efforts to stop[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014.  The Million Hearts initiative announces the launch of a new Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Resource Center, developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Eating-Well magazine. The resource center features lower-sodium, heart-healthy recipes and family-friendly meal plans, with an emphasis on  managing[Read More…]