Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2011. Breastfeeding protects against childhood obesity, yet less than 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need to be able to breastfeed, according to the most recent Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Improving rates[Read More…]
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FDA Tests Mott’s Plant after Groups Discover High Arsenic Levels in Juice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2011. Under pressure from lab results showing arsenic in apple juice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and New York state officials inspected a Williamstown, NY Mott’s apple products plant for the toxic metal on July 26, 2011. While the lab tests commissioned by the Rochester-based[Read More…]
Federal Bureau of Land Management Expands Strategy to Protect Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem
Audubon Helped Pioneer Approach that Balances Energy and Wildlife Needs Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) took an important step forward on behalf of our nation’s iconic sagebrush habitat and wildlife like the Greater sage-grouse with the release of its National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy.[Read More…]
White House Receives Blueprint For Bringing Gulf of Mexico Back to Health
As Senators consider bill on oil spill penalties, conservationists urge lawmakers to invest fines in Gulf’s natural systems and communities that need them Washington–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Leading conservation groups working across the Gulf of Mexico have submitted to the White House a blueprint for action that federal, state and local[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Ensures Women Receive Preventive Services at No Additional Cost
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Historic new guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services at no additional cost were announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Developed by the independent Institute of Medicine, the new guidelines require new health insurance plans to cover women’s[Read More…]
HHS Honors 15th Anniversary of National Minority Donor Awareness Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today joins with health advocates across the country in observing the 15th annual National Minority Donor Awareness Day. Minorities account for more than half of the 111,000-plus people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. “By increasing awareness of[Read More…]
Statement from Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin on World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. World Breastfeeding Week provides an opportunity to highlight the benefits of breastfeeding and to encourage everyone to support mothers who want to breastfeed. One of the most highly effective preventive measures a mother can take to protect the health of her infant and herself is to[Read More…]
Durbin, Cochran Introduce Legislation to Help Organ Transplant Patients
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Scott Brown (R-MA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality of life for people with kidney disease. The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would assist thousands of Americans under the age of[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama Takes Important Step in Moving America Beyond Oil
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2011. Today the White House announced a proposed fuel efficiency standard for passenger cars and trucks of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The measure would build on a historic step taken last year to raise vehicle efficiency to 35.5 MPG in 2016 and begin reducing tailpipe[Read More…]
Why Plant ‘Clones’ Aren’t Identical
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–29 July 2011. A new study of plants that are reproduced by ‘cloning’ has shown why cloned plants are not identical. Scientists have known for some time that ‘clonal’ (regenerant) organisms are not always identical: their observable characteristics and traits can vary, and this variation can be passed on[Read More…]
