Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. NOAA today released the 2010 Final Report on the Performance of the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery. This report builds upon earlier release of catch and value information for the 2010 groundfish season and includes new information on fishery performance, leasing of quota, costs and employment. NOAA[Read More…]
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FTC Study Finds Pharmaceutical Industry Continued to Make Numerous Business Deals that Delay Consumers’ Access to Lower-Cost Generic Drugs
FTC Chairman Asks Congressional Supercommittee to Reduce the Deficit and Lower Nation’s Health Care Costs by Restricting Pay-for-Delay Deals Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. According to an overview of industry data released by the staff of the Federal Trade Commission, in Fiscal Year 2011, pharmaceutical companies continued a recent anticompetitive trend[Read More…]
Department of Energy to Invest $60 Million to Develop Innovative Concentrating Solar Power Technologies
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a $60 million investment over 3 years for applied scientific research to advance cutting-edge Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technologies. CSP technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight to produce[Read More…]
Nurses Speak Out Thursday Against Dangerous Hospital Practice
RNs Blast Cypress Fairbanks Policy They Say Forces Nurses to Work When Sick Endangering Patients Houston, TX–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. Registered nurses at Houston’s Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center will hold a press conference Thursday to warn the public about a reckless hospital policy they say pushes nurses to work when sick,[Read More…]
Rina Expected to Become a Major Hurricane Soon
Miami, Fla—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2011 – 2 PM EDT. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Hurricane Rina is expected to become a major hurricane soon. Watches and Warnings The government of Belize has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the coast of Belize from Belize City northward. Summary of Watches[Read More…]
CDC Launches Effort to Protect Cancer Patients From Infections
Greater attention to infection prevention is needed for vulnerable population Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. Each year more than one million patients receive cancer treatment in an outpatient oncology clinic. Despite advances in oncology care, infections from both community and health care settings remain a major cause of hospitalization and death[Read More…]
California Farmers Plant Bee-Friendly Habitat to Bolster Populations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. Farmers in California and other states have begun planting bee-friendly flowers and shrubs to attract bees, whose populations have been severely declining in recent years under a complex set of circumstances. Farmers hope to sustain native bees and strengthen dwindling honey bee populations as well as[Read More…]
Keystone XL Pipeline Lawsuit Expanded to Challenge Bogus Claim That Spills From Pipeline Are Unlikely
Spill would be disaster for whooping cranes, other endangered wildlife, and fresh water for millions of people OMAHA, Neb–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Nebraska Resources Council and Friends of the Earth expanded their suit against the Keystone XL pipeline today to challenge claims that spills from[Read More…]
Harsh Discipline Fosters Dishonesty in Young Children
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2011. Young children exposed to a harshly punitive school environment are more inclined to lie to conceal their misbehaviour than are children from non-punitive schools, a study of three- and four-year-old West African children suggests. The study, published in the journal Child Development, also indicates that children[Read More…]
The SafeLawns Movement Moves to Minnesota
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2011. The film ‘A Chemical Reaction’ has been shown twice to large audiences during October, once in St. Paul and also in Minneapolis, and since then smaller groups have inquired about screening the film — which continues to be an instrumental tool in a growing international movement. Here’s[Read More…]
