Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2011. With the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) set to meet next month to decide on a range of issues regarding the future of organic food and farming in the United States, the public is invied to weigh in on a set of issues that continue to[Read More…]
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Cannabinoid ‘Completely’ Prevents Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Study Says
Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. The administration of the non-psychotropic plant cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) ‘completely prevents’ the onset of nerve pain associated with chemotherapy treatment, according to preclinical data published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia. Investigators at Temple University assessed the effect of CBD in an animal model of on[Read More…]
U.S. Dealt Another La Niña Winter But ‘Wild Card’ Could Trump It
Devastating drought in Southern Plains likely to continue Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011 High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The Southern Plains should prepare for continued drier and warmer than average weather, while the Pacific Northwest is likely to be colder and wetter than average from December through February, according to the annual[Read More…]
NOAA, NASA: Significant Ozone Hole Remains Over Antarctica
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. Ozone levels in the atmosphere above the South Pole dropped to a seasonal low of 102 Dobson Units Oct. 9, tied for the 10th lowest in the 26-year record. The ozone layer helps protect the planet’s surface from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Every year, an ozone hole[Read More…]
Oxford Academic Explores ‘Alternate World’ of Premillennial Movements
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2011. The world will end this Friday (21 October), if Harold Camping’s latest prediction of the Rapture is to be believed. In case Camping’s prediction does not come true, an Oxford University academic has explored the alternate world in which premillennial Rapture movements such as Camping’s flourish,[Read More…]
Haitians Still Threatened by Inadequate Cholera Response
PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011—One year since the onset of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, people all over the country are still threatened by the deadly disease, and healthcare services and measures to prevent its spread remain inadequate, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today. Since[Read More…]
Herschel Detects Abundant Water in Planet-Forming Disc
Detection of water vapour in the spectrum of TW Hydrae’s protoplanetary disc EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2011 ESA’s Herschel space observatory has found evidence of water vapour emanating from ice on dust grains in the disc around a young star, revealing a hidden ice reservoir the size of thousands of oceans. TW[Read More…]
USAID and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Join Forces to Help Small-Scale Coffee Growers
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. The U.S. Agency for International Development and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee and coffeemakers, announced that they will work together to strengthen social, economic and environmental development in coffee growing communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The new partnership[Read More…]
Durbin: Prairie State Energy Shows Job Creation Doesn’t Have to Come at the Expense of Clean Air
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday met with the President and CEO of Prairie State Energy Campus, Peter DeQuattro, who has been working closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the last several years to ensure that their new coal-fueled generation plant in southwestern[Read More…]
CDC Study Shows Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior Vary Among U.S. Adults
Study looks at data from 2008 through 2009 Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. Every 15 minutes, someone in the United States dies by suicide. And for every person who dies, there are many more who think about, plan or attempt suicide, according to a report released today by the Centers for[Read More…]
