Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2011. Today the House Natural Resources Committee will convene a hearing on identifying roadblocks to wind and solar energy on public lands and waters, solicting testimony from the wind and solar industry, and the Center for American Progress released “Clean Energy from America’s Oceans: Permitting and Financing[Read More…]
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‘Dead’ Galaxies Aren’t So Dead After All
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) University of Michigan–(ENEWSPF)– University of Michigan astronomers examined old galaxies and were surprised to discover that they are still making new stars. The results provide insights into how galaxies evolve with time. U-M research fellow Alyson Ford and astronomy professor Joel Bregman are scheduled to present their findings[Read More…]
Why Does Flu Trigger Asthma?
Study suggests new therapeutic targets for virally-induced asthma attacks Boston, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)– When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. Studies in a mouse model,[Read More…]
WHO: Electromagnetic Fields From Mobile Telephones Could Possibly Lead to Cancer
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 May 2011. Exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile telephones could possibly cause cancer, including an increased risk in a malignant type of brain tumour, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. There has been mounting concern the past few years about the possibility of adverse health[Read More…]
State of IL Announces Program Guidelines for Public Sector Energy Efficiency Electric and Gas Programs
SPRINGFIELD – The State Energy Office at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today released program guidelines for electric and gas rebates through its Illinois Energy Now program. The Illinois Energy Now program assists communities and public schools in funding energy efficiency projects, and provides DCEO with[Read More…]
HHS to Reduce Premiums, Make it Easier for Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions to Get Health Insurance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced new steps to reduce premiums and make it easier for Americans to enroll in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. Premiums for the Federally-administered Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) will drop as much as 40 percent[Read More…]
Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone: Possible Increased Risk of Blood Clots
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2011. ISSUE: FDA is aware of two newly published studies that evaluated the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women who use birth control pills that contain drospirenone. The two recently published studies looked at whether there is a higher risk of blood clots in women[Read More…]
Brisk Walking May Help Men With Prostate Cancer, UCSF Study Finds
San Francisco, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A study of 1,455 U.S. men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer has found a link between brisk walking and lowered risk of prostate cancer progression, according to scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and the Harvard School of Public Health. The scientists found that men[Read More…]
Unusual Earthquake Gave Japan Tsunami Extra Punch, Say Stanford Scientists
This diagram shows the March 11 fault motion sequence. 1. Rupture of the fault plane begins at the epicenter. 2. Rupture travels westward, down the fault plane towards Honshu. The island suffers violent shaking for 40 seconds. 3. The upward sloping east side of the fault plane begins to rupture,[Read More…]
NASA-Funded Scientists Make Lunar Watershed Discovery
Moffett Field, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A team of NASA-funded researchers has measured for the first time water from the moon in the form of tiny globules of molten rock, which have turned to glass-like material trapped within crystals. Data from these newly-discovered lunar melt inclusions indicate the water content of lunar magma[Read More…]
