Thermal infrared images of Saturn from the Very Large Telescope Imager and Spectrometer for the mid-Infrared (VISIR) instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, on Cerro Paranal, Chile, appear at center and on the right. An amateur visible-light image from Trevor Barry, of Broken Hill, Australia, appears on[Read More…]
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Radio Telescopes Capture Best-Ever Snapshot of Black Hole Jets
Left: The giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 is the radio source known as Centaurus A. Vast radio-emitting lobes (shown as orange in this optical/radio composite) extend nearly a million light-years from the galaxy. Credit: Capella Observatory (optical), with radio data from Ilana Feain, Tim Cornwell, and Ron Ekers (CSIRO/ATNF), R.[Read More…]
On Biodiversity Day, UN Highlights Social, Economic and Green Benefits of Forests
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 May 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced concern over alarming deforestation and the degradation of woodlands and urged States to implement the recently agreed international treaty on sharing the benefits of the Earth’s genetic resources, including forests and the natural valuables found in them. “Despite our growing understanding and[Read More…]
FDA Approves New HIV Treatment
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Edurant (rilpivirine) in combination with other antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults who have never taken HIV therapy (treatment-naïve). Edurant belongs to a class of HIV drugs called non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).[Read More…]
Inhaled Cannabis Beneficial For Fibromyalgia Patients, Study Says
Barcelona, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2011. The use of cannabis is associated with beneficial effects on various symptoms of fibromyalgia, including the relief of pain and muscle stiffness, according to the results of an observational case-control study published online in the journal PLoS (Public Library of Science) ONE. Fibromyalgia is a chronic[Read More…]
NOAA Hurricane Outlook Indicates an Above-Normal Atlantic Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA[Read More…]
NOAA Predicts Below Normal Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today announced that climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific this year. The outlook calls for a 5 percent probability of an above normal season, a 25 percent probability of a near normal season and a[Read More…]
NOAA Expects a Below Normal Central Pacific Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center today announced that projected climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year. NOAA issued its outlook at a news conference today to urge Hawaii residents to be fully prepared for the onset of[Read More…]
Illinois Conservation Police Remind Boaters to Wear Life Jackets, Stay Sober and Stay Safe on the Water This Summer
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. Safety on Illinois lakes, rivers and other waterways starts with wearing a life jacket and staying sober as the busy spring and summer boating season begins. Illinois Department of Natural Resource (IDNR) Conservation Police – as part of the observance of National Safe Boating Week on[Read More…]
CDC Identifies 10 Public Health Achievements of First Decade of 21st Century
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The major public health achievements of the first 10 years of the 21st century included improvements in vaccine preventable and infectious diseases, reductions in deaths from certain chronic diseases, declines in deaths and injuries from motor vehicle crashes, and more, according to a report from the[Read More…]
