Takoma Park, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2011. News is coming in about an explosion at Marcoule, a nuclear processing plant in southern France. One worker has died and four have been injured according to official reports. The explosion appears to have occurred in a furnace at Marcoule in a radioactive waste treatment[Read More…]
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HHS Secretary Sebelius Spotlights New Efforts to Empower Patients to Increase Secure Access to Their Health Information
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2011. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today proposed new rules that would expand the rights of patients to access their health information through the use of health information technology (IT). Specifically, the new rules would empower patients and allow them to gain access to test results reports directly[Read More…]
ERS Satellite Missions Complete After 20 Years
EU–(ENEWSPF)–12 September 2011. ERS-2 After a final thruster firing last week to deplete its remaining fuel, ESA’s venerable ERS-2 observation satellite has been safely taken out of service. Ground controllers also ensured the space environment was protected for future missions. The mission ended on 5 September, after the satellite’s[Read More…]
Cannabinoid Shown To Be Neuroprotective In Model Of Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
Caen, France–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. The administration of the synthetic cannabinoid agonist HU-211 decreases nerve cell death in an in vitro model of ethanol withdrawal, according to data published online in the journal of the Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE). An international team of investigators from the INSERM medical[Read More…]
First Galileo Satellite Touches Down in French Guiana
EU–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2011. Galileo IOV FM2 satellite landed in French Guiana The first Galileo navigation satellite has arrived in Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ready to begin preparations for launch on 20 October. Packed within its protective, air-conditioned container, the satellite landed at Cayenne Rochambeau Airport aboard[Read More…]
HHS Announces Affordable Care Act Funding Opportunity to Create Jobs by Building, Renovating and Repairing Community Health Centers
$700 million in grants from the Affordable Care Act will help build and expand health centers, create jobs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of approximately $700 million to help build, expand and improve community health centers across the[Read More…]
Compost Tea Gets Mainstream Plug
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. Just back from a soil biology training session with one of the country’s leading experts, Paul Wagner, at the Soil Food Web on Long Island, I remain in awe of the world’s smallest creatures. These are the bacteria, protozoa, nematodes etc. that make our life on the[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Maria Continues Quickly Towards the Lesser Antilles, September 8, 2011 (UPDATE 8 PM AST)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Maria continues to move quickly westward towards the Lesser Antilles. Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect A Tropical Storm Warning is in Effect For: Guadeloupe A Tropical Storm Watch is in Effect For: Antigua, Anguilla, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis, and[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Nate Nearly Stationary in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, September 8, 2011, (UPDATE 7 PM CDT)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2011 – Update 7 PM CDT (OOOO UTC). The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Nate is nearly stationary in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect: A Tropical Storm Warning is in Effect For: Mexico from Chilitepec to Celestun[Read More…]
U.S. Experiences Second Warmest Summer on Record
Texas has warmest summer on record of any state Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011 Each dot represents a day where temperatures met or exceeded 100 degrees. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The blistering heat experienced by the nation during August, as well as the June through August months, marks the second warmest summer[Read More…]
