NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. India’s Supreme Court will now begin hearing a challenge to the country’s patent law by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis on July 10, 2012. The Novartis Supreme Court case is the final act in a legal battle that stretches back six years and has significant ramifications[Read More…]
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Turn Off the Lights, André Will Be Watching
André in Cupola EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2012. Are you turning off the lights in your home this weekend for Earth Hour? ESA astronaut André Kuipers will be watching that you do from the International Space Station. Earth Hour is a world effort to raise awareness about the need to take action[Read More…]
Major Cold War Cleanup Milestone Reached at the Savannah River Site
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. Today, the Energy Department announced it has reached a major milestone in the Department’s efforts to clean up the Cold War legacy at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, laying the groundwork for closing two underground storage tanks that previously held radioactive liquid[Read More…]
Canadian Physicians Call For Drug Policy Reform
Canadian Doctors Call For Evidence-Based Drug Policy Making OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. In an article published Wednesday in Open Medicine, three leading Canadian physicians called for comprehensive drug policy reform. The chief medical health officers from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia say that the war on drugs is ‘ineffective’ and that[Read More…]
PSC Declares Emergency on Kemper Coal Plant, Gives Public Less than 48 Hours to Respond
Mississippi Power Claims “Emergency,” Commission Skirts Required Public Notice Jackson, MS –(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. In a stunning display of disregard for the public, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) announced a public hearing on the Kemper County coal plant with less than 48 hours’ notice. In a document released this[Read More…]
Coral Links Ice to Ancient ‘Mega Flood’
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–29 March 2012. Coral off Tahiti has linked the collapse of massive ice sheets 14,600 years ago to a dramatic and rapid rise in global sea-levels of around 14 metres. Previous research could not accurately date the sea-level rise but now an Aix-Marseille University-led team, including Oxford University scientists[Read More…]
Brain Wiring a No-brainer?
Scans reveal astonishingly simple 3D grid structure — NIH-funded study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. The brain appears to be wired more like the checkerboard streets of New York City than the curvy lanes of Columbia, Md., suggests a new brain imaging study. The most detailed images, to date, reveal a[Read More…]
Cannabinoid Agonist Moderates HIV Progression, Study Says
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. The activation of specific endogenous cannabinoid receptors moderates the progression of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to preclinical data published online in the journal PLoS ONE. Investigators at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City assessed whether the administration of a[Read More…]
THC Neuroprotective In Model Of Parkinson Disease
Plymouth, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012. The administration of THC is protective against neuronal injury in a human Parkinson’s disease (PD) cell culture model, according to data to be published in the journal Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder marked by involuntary movements. Investigators at the[Read More…]
No Improvement in Patient Outcomes Seen in Hospitals with Pay-for-Performance Programs
With Pay-for-Performance Expanding Across U.S. Under Affordable Care Act, Policymakers Should Focus on Creating Incentive Program That Works Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012. Paying hospitals to improve their quality of care, known as pay-for-performance, has gained wide acceptance in the U.S. and Medicare has spent tens of millions of dollars on[Read More…]
