Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2011. A three-year, $111 million program to expand access to HIV testing in 25 of the U.S. areas most affected by HIV has provided nearly 2.8 million HIV tests and diagnosed 18,432 individuals who were previously unaware of their HIV infection, the Centers for Disease Control and[Read More…]
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Bill That Strips Water Protections from Pesticides Advances in Senate
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)– June 23, 2011. The Senate Agriculture Committee has passed legislation that would allow pesticides to be sprayed into water without a Clean Water Act (CWA) on Tuesday, June 21, and urgent action is needed to stop the bill from passing in the full Senate. The bill, Reducing Regulatory[Read More…]
FDA Provides Updated Safety Data on Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a report yesterday updating the clinical and scientific information for silicone gel-filled breast implants, including preliminary safety data from studies conducted by the manufacturers as a condition of their November 2006 approval. While the report confirms that[Read More…]
Pandora’s Cluster – Clash of the Titans
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- A team of scientists studying the galaxy cluster Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandora’s Cluster, have pieced together the cluster’s complex and violent history using telescopes in space and on the ground, including the Hubble Space Telescope, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, the Japanese Subaru telescope,[Read More…]
Solstice Flare and CME – UPDATE
Goddard Space Flight Center -(ENEWSPF)- A CME propelled toward Earth on June 21 may be moving slower than originally thought. Analysts at the GSFC Space Weather Lab have downgraded the cloud’s probable speed from 500 to 400 mph (800 to 650 km/s). Impact is now expected on June 24 at[Read More…]
Cassini Captures Ocean-Like Spray at Saturn Moon
Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed “tiger stripes” near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes are fissures that spray icy particles, water vapor and organic compounds. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Cassini spacecraft[Read More…]
Strongest Evidence Yet Indicates Icy Saturn Moon Hiding Saltwater Ocean
Water vapor jets spewing from Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus. (Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute) Boulder, Colorado-(ENEWSPF)- Samples of icy spray shooting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus collected during Cassini spacecraft flybys show the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a large-scale, subterranean saltwater ocean, says a new international study led[Read More…]
6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Near Coast of Honshu, Japan
Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey issued a report on a magnitude 6.7 earthquake 54 miles southeast of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan. The epicenter is located 32 km (19.9 miles) beneath the earth’s surfact 88 km (54 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan; 99 km (61 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan;[Read More…]
NASA Details Achievements Of Lunar Spacecraft
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– NASA has declared full mission success for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LRO changed our view of the entire moon and brought it into sharper focus with unprecedented detail. NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) operated the LRO spacecraft and its instruments during the one-year mission phase. Now[Read More…]
Yale: Astronomers Discover That Galaxies Are Either Asleep or Awake
Bluer galaxies are actively “awake” and forming stars, while redder galaxies have shut down and are “asleep.” (Image: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF team) Yale-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have probed into the distant universe and discovered that galaxies display one of two distinct behaviors: they are either awake or[Read More…]
