NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America has expressed deep disappointment in response to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s decision to stop funding breast cancer prevention, screenings and education at Planned Parenthood health centers. Anti-choice groups in America have repeatedly threatened the Susan G. Komen[Read More…]
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National Institutes of Health Urges Women to Protect Their Heart Health
The Heart Truth campaign celebrates a decade of progress and continues to inspire heart health action during American Heart Month Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. As part of American Heart Month, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI’s) The Heart Truth campaign, with the support[Read More…]
Beyond Pesticides Joins Consumer-Backed Effort to Label GE Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. Beyond Pesticides has partnered with the Just Label It (JLI) campaign, which is made up of a broad-based coalition of 460 partner organizations demanding that consumers have the right to know what is in our food. The campaign has already generated over a half-million consumer comments[Read More…]
Medicare Advantage Premiums Down 7 Percent on Average, Enrollment Up 10 percent
Wahington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. The enrollment numbers confirm projections from last September that enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans would continue to[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk, Quinn, Emanuel: EPA Designation Will Allow Chicago Area to Maintain Eligibility for Federal Funds to Reach Eventual Air Quality Attainment
Without designation, Illinois could have lost an estimated $80 million per year in funding for clean air and congestion mitigation efforts WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2012. At the urging of U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Environmental Protection[Read More…]
Manitoba Set to Join Canadian Pesticide Parade
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2012. Big news out of Canada this morning. The province of Manitoba’s prime minister said he plans to implement a ban of pesticides used for aesthetic purposes on lawns and gardens. That would leave just three provinces without bans. Here’s the story: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/cosmetic-pesticides-face-ban-in-province-138465249.html Source: www.safelawns.org
Pesticides Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2012. Pesticides could be suppressing vitamin D levels in people, leading to deficiency and disease, say scientists. This comes from a new study which discovered that adults with high serum concentrations of organochlorine pesticides, such as DDT, have lower vitamin D levels, further proving that these chemicals[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — American Heart Month, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. Every year, heart disease takes the lives of over half a million Americans, and it remains the leading cause of death in the United States. This devastating epidemic leaves no one untouched; its victims are fathers and daughters, grandparents and siblings, cherished friends and community members across[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. In America, an alarming number of young people experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse as part of a controlling or violent dating relationship. The consequences of dating violence — spanning impaired development to physical harm — pose a threat to the health and well-being of teens across[Read More…]
Atlantic Sturgeon Declared an Endangered Species
Ancient fish gets enhanced protection following NRDC petition GLOUCESTER, Mass–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association today designated the Atlantic sturgeon an endangered species, providing it greater legal protections, following a petition the Natural Resources Defense Council submitted in September 2009. NOAA’s Fisheries Service today announced four subpopulations[Read More…]
