Tuberculosis numbers continue to drop in Illinois, but increasing worldwide SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is recognizing March 24, 2012 as World Tuberculosis Day (TB) by embracing the local theme, “TB: Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity” and adopting the global slogan “Stop TB in[Read More…]
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More Than 430 Illinois Communities Receive Top Honors for Maintaining Fluoride Levels
Park Forest recognized for at least 15 consecutive years of achievement SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) along with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) yesterday presented fluoridation awards to 432 community water systems for maintaining state mandated fluoride levels every month in 2011. The awards[Read More…]
Friendly-to-a-fault, Yet Tense: Personality Traits Traced in Brain
Scans reveal how genes alter circuit hub to shape temperament — NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. A personality profile marked by overly gregarious yet anxious behavior is rooted in abnormal development of a circuit hub buried deep in the front center of the brain, say scientists at the National[Read More…]
Possible Causes of Sudden Onset OCD in Kids Broadened
NIH immune-based treatment study underway Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Criteria for a broadened syndrome of acute onset obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been proposed by a National Institutes of Health scientist and her colleagues. The syndrome, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), includes children and teens that suddenly develop on-again/off-again OCD[Read More…]
U.S. had 3.1 Million Green Goods and Services Jobs in 2010; 2.4% of Total U.S. Employment
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2012. In 2010, 3.1 million jobs in the United States were associated with the production of green goods and services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Green Goods and Services (GGS) jobs are found in businesses that produce goods and provide services that benefit the[Read More…]
Managing Our Water Resources From Space
Nile Basin EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2012. Today is World Water Day, and satellite observations are indispensible for monitoring our water resources. ESA’s TIGER initiative is supporting Africa in monitoring precious water assets by exploiting satellite information. The demand for water is growing inexorably. Access to water is vital – not only[Read More…]
Beekeepers and Environmentalists Petition EPA to Stop Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Yesterday, commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations filed an emergency legal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend use of a pesticide that is linked to honey bee deaths, urging the agency to adopt safeguards. The legal petition, which specifies the pesticide clothianidin, is[Read More…]
Your Lawn and This March Heat: 10 Do’s and Don’ts
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012 March has been off-the-charts warm for much of the nation. If you live East of the Rockies, then chances are your lawn and garden thinks it’s the first day of summer — not the first day of spring. With unprecedented March temperatures confusing every aspect of Mother[Read More…]
FTC Permanently Stops Two More Operations Charged with Using Fake News Sites to Deceive Consumers about Acai Berry Products
Defendants will Pay Nearly $1.5 Million to Settle Charges – FTC Resolves first Action against “Affiliate Network” of Internet Advertisers Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012. Two more online marketers have agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that will permanently halt their allegedly deceptive practice of using fake news websites to[Read More…]
Brazil Issues Criminal Charges Against Chevron
SAN RAMON, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012. Today Rainforest Action Network activists traveled to Chevron’s headquarters in San Ramon to issue an arrest warrant for Chevron CEO John Watson for international environmental and human rights crimes. The action came the day that Brazilian prosecutors filed criminal charges against Chevron executives after the[Read More…]
