Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Survey data collected from the members of a prominent Berkeley, California medical marijuana collective indicates that most patients reduce their intake of conventional medications following their initiation of cannabis therapy. The results of an anonymous survey found that 66 percent of respondents said that they consumed[Read More…]
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White House to be Encircled by Tar Sands Activists on Sunday
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011, 2:08 am A lot has happened since 65 people (including myself) were arrested in front of the White House on August 20th to protest a planned 1,400-mile pipeline carrying tar sands oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. For starters, over a thousand more people[Read More…]
Galileo Satellites Handed Over to Control Centre in Germany
First two Galileo IOV satellites EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2011 Europe’s first two Galileo satellites have reached their final operating orbits, opening the way for activating and testing their navigation payloads. Marking the formal end of their LEOP Launch and Early Operations Phase, control of the satellites was passed yesterday from[Read More…]
Thousands to Gather Around White House to Protest Keystone XL Pipeline
NRDC: “Not in our national interest to further U.S. oil addiction” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Nov. 4, 2011. Thousands of citizen-activists, local residents and environmentalists will gather at the White House Sunday to protest construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which is designed to transport dirty tar sands for 1,700 miles, from Canada through[Read More…]
Graduated Drivers Licensing Programs Reduce Fatal Teen Crashes
NIH-funded studies show limits on night driving, teen passengers, further reduces deaths Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Programs that grant privileges to new drivers in phases — known as graduated licensing programs — dramatically reduce the rate of teen driver fatal crashes, according to three studies funded by the National Institutes[Read More…]
Study Finds Dyslexia Not Tied to IQ
Research on brain activity fails to support widely used approach to identify dyslexic students Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Regardless of high or low overall scores on an IQ test, children with dyslexia show similar patterns of brain activity, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. The results[Read More…]
New NOAA-funded Research to Provide Early Warning of Red Tide Effects on Maine Shellfish
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Scientists at the University of Maine have been awarded $201,187 for the first year of an anticipated three-year $574,028 project to investigate methods that would provide early warning detection of toxic Alexandrium blooms, also known as red tides, in the Gulf of Maine. Some species of[Read More…]
NOAA Assesses Civil Penalties to Shrimpers for Alleged Turtle Excluder Device Violations
Devices, required by Endangered Species Act, help keep turtles from drowning in shrimp nets Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011 Sea turtle escaping a net equipped with turtle excluder device (TED). Download here. (Credit: NOAA) The owners and operators of 18 shrimp trawlers were assessed civil penalties over the past two weeks[Read More…]
Study: Alcohol Is ‘More Than Twice As Harmful As Cannabis’
London, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Alcohol consumption causes far greater harms to the individual user and to society than does the use of cannabis, according to a review published online in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the journal of the British Association of Psychopharmacology. Investigators at the Imperial College of London[Read More…]
In FTC ‘Hoodia’ Weight Loss Case, Settlement Requires Defendants to Turn Over Assets
One is Banned from Marketing Dietary Supplements, Another from Making Weight-loss Claims Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission settled charges brought against three people and two companies for deceptively advertising a supposed weight-loss supplement ingredient. One defendant[Read More…]
