Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2011. Three medical marijuana bills were introduced yesterday in Congress with support from patient advocates. The most significant of the three bills is one introduced by Congressman Frank (D-MA), which reclassifies marijuana from its current status as a dangerous drug with no medical value. Another bill, introduced[Read More…]
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Study Shows 19 Percent of Young Adults Have High Blood Pressure
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2011. Roughly 19 percent of young adults may have high blood pressure, according to an analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), which is supported by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers took blood pressure readings of more than 14,000 men and[Read More…]
NASA To Launch New Science Mission To Asteroid In 2016
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA will launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system’s formation and how life began. The mission, called Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from[Read More…]
Fire It Up Safely: CPSC Recommends Safety Check Before Grilling This Summer
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2011. Summer officially kicks off this weekend and millions of Americans will celebrate with a cookout. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to check their grills and “fire it up safely” to prevent fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. Before lighting the grill, do a[Read More…]
Let’s Move! in Indian Country Launched at Menominee Reservation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2011. The Office of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! Initiative and four federal agencies today launched Let’s Move! in Indian Country (LMIC). LMIC is an initiative to support and advance the work that tribal leaders and community members are already doing to improve the health of American Indian[Read More…]
States Should Be Allowed To Implement Key Health Reform Law Provisions Early, Experts Say
Health-care opinion leaders either lean toward increased federal authority or say law strikes right balance between state and federal power New York-(ENEWSPF)- More than eight of 10 leaders in health and health care policy (82%) believe states should be allowed to implement key provisions of the Affordable Care Act early[Read More…]
Used Football Faceshields Are Susceptible To Breaking On Impact
Columbus, OH-(ENEWSPF)- Game-worn football faceshields are more susceptible to breaking when subjected to high-velocity impact than are new faceshields, according to recent research. In the study, researchers used an air cannon to hurl baseballs at new and used polycarbonate faceshields. All of the new shields withstood the strongest impact tested,[Read More…]
Human Brain’s Most Ubiquitous Cell Cultivated In Lab Dish
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells that are the most common cell in the human brain and have now been grown from embryonic and induced stem cells in the laboratory of UW-Madison neuroscientist Su-Chun Zhang. Once considered mere putty or glue in the brain, astrocytes are of growing interest to biomedical research[Read More…]
Researchers Gain New Insights into Comet Hartley 2
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- A tumbling comet nucleus with a changing rotational rate has been observed for the first time, according to a new paper by a Planetary Science Institute researcher. These findings, as well as information gleaned from a recent NASA EPOXI spacecraft flyby of Comet 103P/Hartley 2, are expected to[Read More…]
USDA Revises Recommended Cooking Temperature for All Whole Cuts of Meat, Including Pork, to 145 °F
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating its recommendation for safely cooking pork, steaks, roasts, and chops. USDA recommends cooking all whole cuts of meat to 145 °F as measured with a food thermometer placed in the thickest part of the meat, then allowing the[Read More…]
