Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. Kidney disease can lead to heart disease, and vice versa. And on World Kidney Day, Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., director of the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases asks people to consider the link, and what they can do to protect kidney[Read More…]
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State Provides New Information to Help Illinoisans Make Better Decisions About Health Care Providers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. Illinoisans are now able to find more information that can help them decide where to go for medical care. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold today announced several updates to the Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care Web site,[Read More…]
Natural Variability Main Culprit of Deadly Russian Heat Wave That Killed Thousands
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. The deadly Russian heat wave of 2010 was due to a natural atmospheric phenomenon often associated with weather extremes, according to a new NOAA study. And while the scientists could not attribute the intensity of this particular heat wave to climate change, they found that extreme[Read More…]
Migrating Birds Face Increasing Perils on Spring Journey
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. As spring approaches, millions of birds will wing their way back to North America. Red knots near Tierra del Fuego will make a remarkable journey to the arctic tundra. Swainson’s hawks leave their winter homes in Brazil and Argentina, flying north for up to 14,000 miles.[Read More…]
Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home After Final Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Space shuttle Discovery and its six-astronaut crew ended a 13-day journey of more than five million miles and concluded the spacecraft’s illustrious 27-year career with an 11:57 a.m. EST landing Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. STS-133 was the last mission for the[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton Launch of a Global Partnership on Maternal and Child Health
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone. What a wonderful way to start my day, to be here with all of you and talking about something which is so important. It goes, for me, without saying, but it’s nice to hear it said over and over again[Read More…]
NOAA: U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Near-Normal in February
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2011. February 2011 was near normal for both temperature and precipitation averaged across the contiguous United States, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate report issued today. The February average temperature was 34.0 F, which is 0.7 F below the long-term (1901–2000) average. Last month’s[Read More…]
IL Regulators Remind Consumers to Buy Contact Lenses from a Licensed Health Care Professional
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2011. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is reminding Illinois contact lens purchasers that buying colored contact lenses from anyone other than a licensed eye care professional is dangerous. Colored lenses are popular among high school and college students and are often purchased at malls[Read More…]
DCEO is Accepting Applications for Green Industry, Energy Efficiency Grants
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2011. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced yesterday that is accepting applications until April 4 for two grant programs designed to promote green industry and energy efficiency and create jobs around the state. The department expects to award up to $15 million in grant funds[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces New Advance in Biofuel Technology
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday congratulated a team of researchers at the Department’s BioEnergy Science Center who have achieved yet another advance in the drive toward next generation biofuels: using bacteria to convert plant matter directly into isobutanol, which can be burned in regular car[Read More…]
