Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered that the innate ability to estimate quantities is impaired in children who have a math learning disability. The link between difficulty estimating quantities and math difficulties was seen only in children who had a math learning[Read More…]
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Global Temperatures Were 10th Warmest on Record for May
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. The globe experienced the 10th warmest May since record keeping began in 1880, as the climate phenomenon La Niña ended its 2011 cycle. The Arctic sea ice extent was the third smallest extent for May on record. The monthly analysis from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center[Read More…]
First Birds in Northern Illinois Test Positive for West Nile Virus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, today announced the first birds this year in Northern Illinois testing positive for West Nile virus were found in LaSalle County. “With the temperature heating up, we could see more West Nile virus circulating. In hotter weather we[Read More…]
Madigan Alerts Consumers to Dangers of Fuel Gel in Firepots
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging consumers to immediately stop using fuel gels in firepots due to their serious potential for causing severe burns. Recent media reports have brought to light severe and even life-threatening burns and injuries suffered by people using the scented fuel gels, which[Read More…]
Report from U.N. Human Rights Expert Expresses Grave Concern over Deportations to Haiti
GENEVA, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–16 June 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union, along with more than 50 other groups, at a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council today called on the U.S. to stop deportations to Haiti. The joint statement condemning the deportations came as the U.N. Independent Expert on the situation[Read More…]
DOE Offers Support for Innovative Manufacturing Plant That Will Produce High Quality Solar Silicon at Low Cost
Project to Create Significant Solar Manufacturing Efficiencies and is Expected to Generate Over 2,000 Jobs Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $275 million loan guarantee to Calisolar Inc. to commercialize its innovative solar silicon manufacturing process. Calisolar’s[Read More…]
DOE Announces Over $30 Million to Help Universities Train the Next Generation of Industrial Energy Efficiency Experts
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the availability of more than $30 million to train undergraduate- and graduate-level engineering students in manufacturing efficiency to help them become the nation’s next generation of industrial energy efficiency experts. Through the Industrial Assessment Center program, university teams across the[Read More…]
Key Step Identified in Legionnaire’s Disease Infection Process
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. NIH researchers have uncovered a key step in the biochemical sequence the bacterium which causes Legionnaire’s disease uses to reproduce inside the cells it infects. The bacterium is known to activate a cell protein to help it hide from the cell’s defenses while it reproduces. In[Read More…]
NIH Researchers Identify New Marker to Predict Progressive Kidney Failure, Death
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. A high level of a hormone that regulates phosphate is associated with an increased risk of kidney failure and death among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Miami and funded by the National Institute of[Read More…]
Obama Administration Releases National Prevention Strategy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. Today, members of the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, including Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin (Chair), as well as Senator Tom Harkin and Domestic Policy Council (DPC) Director Melody Barnes, announced the release of[Read More…]
