Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. While the Food and Drug Administration has successfully prevented 137 drug shortages since the beginning of 2010, drug shortages have been increasing in frequency and severity in recent years and adversely affecting patient care. A small number of drugs in the U.S. experience a shortage in[Read More…]
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NJ School Pesticide Exposure Incident Reinforces Need for Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. The Borough Council of Oradell, NJ has pledged to review the use of pesticides on public grounds following an incident in which children may have been allowed to prematurely re-enter an herbicide-treated soccer field. This incident recalls the recently reported exposure and poisoning that occurred in[Read More…]
Public Hearing to be Held November 1 Regarding Proposal to Close Tinley Park Mental Health Center
Tinley Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2011. A public hearing on a proposal to close the Tinley Park Mental Health Center will be held Tuesday, November 1 beginning at 3 p.m. at the Georgios Banquets, Comfort Inn and Conference Centre, 8800 W. 159th Street, Orland Park. The Tinley Park facility is one[Read More…]
47 Schoolchildren Poisoned in Ohio Offers Evidence That Kids Are Silently Poisoned Every Day
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2011 Students from an Ohio middle school were evacuated earlier this month when chemical weed killers were applied to nearby fields. Ironically, the children were evacuated to a site near the sprayed fields that made at least 47 children ill (GANNETT PHOTO). When I arrived home today after[Read More…]
Nation’s Newest Environmental Satellite Successfully Launched
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011 A Delta II rocket launches with the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft payload from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) America’s newest polar-orbiting satellite roared into orbit this morning, setting the stage for enhanced[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder, Federal and State Officials Announce Enforcement Efforts Against Illegal Prescription Drug Distributors in Florida
More Than 100 Individuals Arrested to Date in Operations Targeting Pill Mills in Florida WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2011. Federal authorities, along with state and local law enforcement partners, conducted coordinated enforcement actions today against 22 individuals and one pharmacy allegedly involved in the illegal distribution of prescription drugs. This enforcement action,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Addresses 2011 Sustainable Universities and Colleges Symposium
Seminar Promotes ‘Green’ Campuses, Innovation at Higher Ed Institutions NORMAL–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today spoke at the sixth annual Sustainable Universities and Colleges Symposium at Heartland Community College. Administrators, professors, students, architects and engineers from across the state participated in the symposium to exchange ideas and develop sustainable[Read More…]
Public Health Alert – Illinois E. coli Case Possibly Linked to St. Louis Area Outbreak
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public (IDPH), along with local health departments in Illinois, are investigating a case of shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli, or E. coli STEC bacteria illness reported in St. Clair County. Further investigation and laboratory testing will allow authorities to determine if this case[Read More…]
Experienced Pot Consumers Less Likely To Exhibit Impaired Performance, Study Says
Maastricht, the Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2011. Experienced cannabis consumers exhibit tolerance to some of the drug’s acute impairing effects, according to clinical trial data to be published in the journal Psychopharmacology. Investigators at Maastricht University in the Netherlands assessed behavioral performance following THC administration in 12 occasional cannabis consumers and 12[Read More…]
Groups Call on Inspector General to Investigate State Department’s Keystone XL Review
Letter identifies specific regulations State Department officials appear to have violated WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. National environmental groups today called on the State Department’s inspector general to investigate wrongdoing by department officials in its review of the proposed Keystone XLtar sands oil pipeline. The groups sent Deputy State Department Inspector[Read More…]
