SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging people to get their blood cholesterol checked during September, National Cholesterol Education Month, and take steps to lower it if it is high. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease, which[Read More…]
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Access to Lifesaving Generic Medicines Threatened by US Trade Pact
New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011 – Access to affordable lifesaving medicines will be threatened where they are needed most—in parts of the developing world—if the U.S. insists on implementing restrictive intellectual property policies in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)[Read More…]
Energy Department Awards Will Promote Electric Vehicles in 24 States and Train a Workforce for Advanced Vehicle Development
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced 16 projects supporting activities in 24 states and the District of Columbia to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in communities across the nation, and seven additional projects in seven states to help prepare college students for careers[Read More…]
Department of Energy Awards up to $38 Million to Advance Technology and Reduce Cost of Geothermal Energy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $38 million over three years for projects to accelerate the development of promising geothermal energy technologies and help diversify America’s sources of clean, renewable energy. Thirty-two innovative projects in 14 states will develop and test new ways to locate[Read More…]
DOE Finalizes $150 Million Loan Guarantee to 1366 Technologies that Could Drive Down Manufacturing Costs and Make American Solar More Competitive
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today finalized a $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a multicrystalline wafer manufacturing project that could significantly drive down the costs of solar manufacturing. The project will be capable of producing approximately 700 to 1,000[Read More…]
Department of Energy Awards $43 Million to Spur Offshore Wind Energy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $43 million over the next five years to speed technical innovations, lower costs, and shorten the timeline for deploying offshore wind energy systems. The 41 projects across 20 states will advance wind turbine design tools and hardware, improve information[Read More…]
Remnants of Lee Persist Over Part of Mid-Atlantic States and Southwestern New England, September 8, 2011
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2011 – 11 AM EDT. The National Hurricane Center reports that remnants of Lee are bringing havy rains and flooding that are expect to persist over parts of the Mid-Atlantic states and southwestern New England today. At 11 AM EDT (1500 UTC) there was no discernible surface[Read More…]
Smokers are Smoking Less
Fewer heavy smokers while light smokers on the rise, but even occasional smoking can cause harm Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, daily smokers are smoking fewer cigarettes each day,[Read More…]
Violence During Pregnancy Linked to Low Birth Weight
NIH-supported population analysis examined records of 5 million California women Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight, according to a population-level analysis of domestic violence supported by the National Institutes of Health.[Read More…]
NIH Stroke Prevention Trial Has Immediate Implications for Clinical Practice
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Patients at a high risk for a second stroke who received intensive medical treatment had fewer strokes and deaths than patients who received a brain stent in addition to the medical treatment, a large nationwide clinical trial has shown. The investigators published the results in the[Read More…]
