NIH study examines the impact of tobacco control policies and programs, and the potential for further reduction in lung cancer deaths Bethesda, Marcyland–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. Twentieth-century tobacco control programs and policies were responsible for preventing more than 795,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States from 1975 through 2000, according[Read More…]
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Experts Challenge Decision to Retrofit Aging Coal-fired Power Plant
Conservation groups join Kentucky manufacturers, job creators, in urging retirement of Big Sandy coal plant Frankfort, KY–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, submitted expert testimony challenging Kentucky Power Company’s (KPC) plan to charge its ratepayers $940 million to retrofit the company’s existing 816MW Big Sandy Unit 2 coal[Read More…]
Deaths From Gastroenteritis Double
Fish and spices the most common sources Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. The number of people who died from gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines that causes vomiting and diarrhea) more than doubled from 1999 to 2007, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The[Read More…]
Statue, Chapels and Animal Mummies Found in Egypt by U of T team
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing information about ritual activity associated with the great gods. Professor Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner of[Read More…]
HHS Settles HIPAA case with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee for $1.5 Million
First enforcement action resulting from HITECH Breach Notification Rule Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2012. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1,500,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy[Read More…]
Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Defended by Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Coalition
Mining threatens water, wildlife, sacred lands Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. Arizona’s Havasupai Tribe joined conservation groups joined in filing legal papers on Monday to defend the U.S. Department of the Interior’s 20-year ban on new uranium mining claims across 1 million acres of public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon.[Read More…]
U.S. Orders Pennylvania Diet Supplement Company to Cease Operations Pending Reinspection by FDA
During Previous Government Inspection Numerous Violations Found Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2012. The United States has entered a consent decree against ATF Fitness Products Inc., Manufacturing ATF Dedicated Excellence Inc. (MADE), and the owner and president of both companies, James G. Vercellotti, the Justice Department announced today. The decree, filed in[Read More…]
National Estimate Shows Not Enough Young Women Tested for Chlamydia
Gaps in Testing Threaten Reproductive Health Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. Just 38 percent of sexually active young women were screened for chlamydia in the previous year, according to the most recent nationally representative estimate of chlamydia screening among this population conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC[Read More…]
Red Meat Consumption Linked to Increased Risk of Total, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality. The results also showed that substituting other healthy protein sources, such as fish, poultry, nuts, and legumes,[Read More…]
New Declaration Calls for Precautionary Oversight For the Emerging Field of Synthetic Biology
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2012. Today a broad coalition of 111 organizations from around the world released The Principles for the Oversight of Synthetic Biology, the first global civil society declaration to outline principles that must be adopted to protect public health and the environment from the risks posed by synthetic[Read More…]
