WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. (BP Alaska) will pay a $25 million civil penalty and carry out a system-wide pipeline integrity management program as part of a settlement for spilling more than 5,000 barrels of crude oil from the company’s pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska in[Read More…]
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New Research Center to Increase Safety and Power Output of U.S. Nuclear Reactors
Oak Ridge, Tenn.–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Today the Department of Energy dedicated the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), an advanced research facility that will accelerate the advancement of nuclear reactor technology. CASL researchers are using supercomputers to study the performance of light water reactors and to develop[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Stage National Day of Action Against Federal Interference
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Patients and their supporters rallied at the Justice Department in Washington, DC yesterday to protest increased federal interference in medical marijuana states. More than 200 supporters also rallied today in Sacramento for medical marijuana patients Dr. Mollie Fry and her husband Dale Schafer as they surrendered[Read More…]
U.S. Asthma Rates Continue to Rise
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. People diagnosed with asthma in the United States grew by 4.3 million between 2001 and 2009, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2009, nearly 1 in 12 Americans were diagnosed with asthma. In addition[Read More…]
FDA, FTC Act to Remove Fraudulent STD Products From the Market
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced a joint effort to remove products from the market that make unproven claims to treat, cure, and prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Among the products targeted in today’s action are[Read More…]
World Asthma Day: NIH Research Advances Help People With Asthma
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Today, the National Institutes of Health joins with public health officials, health organizations, and patient groups around the world to recognize World Asthma Day. As NIH’s leading supporters of asthma research, we at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Heart, Lung, and[Read More…]
Study Shows How Secondhand Smoke May Increase Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Exposure to secondhand smoke, such as a person can get by riding in an enclosed car while someone else smokes, has a direct, measurable impact on the brain — and the effect is similar to what happens in the brain of the person doing the smoking.[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tradjenta (linagliptin) tablets, used with diet and exercise, to improve blood glucose control in adults with Type 2 diabetes. People with Type 2 diabetes do not produce or respond normally to insulin, a hormone that regulates the[Read More…]
Annual UN Meeting Seeks to Promote More Sustainable Use of Earth’s Resources
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 May 2011 – Warning of the consequences of unsustainable consumption and production on the world’s ecosystems, a senior United Nations official today urged Member States to agree on a plan to promote a more efficient and safer use of the Earth’s resources. “We need to change our consumption[Read More…]
Groups Proclaim May 6 Lawn Pesticide Awareness Day
CANADA–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2011. It’s high spring across much of North America. That means the dandelions are in full bloom, the plantain is starting to flush out and the clover isn’t far behind. That also means it’s peak season for lawn pesticides, those sprays and granules used to stop weeds dead.[Read More…]
