“Bomb Trains” Carrying Millions Of Gallons Of Crude Oil Routinely Travel Through Cities And Towns In NY And Across Country, Without Any Limits On Explosiveness And Flammability NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2017. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of six state Attorneys General, is urging the Trump Administration[Read More…]
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Temperatures Will Soar Across Western United States This Week
Faith Eherts Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports temperatures will soar across the western United States early this week, surpassing even late-summer heat levels. The recent period of dry weather in many Western cities will make it easier for heat to build in the region. “A large area of high pressure[Read More…]
Climate-vulnerable Islands in Spotlight Ahead of UN Disaster Risk Reduction Forum in Mexico
Rabi Island, Fiji. Rising sea levels and more extreme weather events pose an imminent threat to low-lying atoll islands across the Pacific. Photo: OCHA/Danielle Parry NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 May 2017 – Hurricanes, cyclones and tsunamis are increasingly common threats to the world’s most climate-vulnerable island nations, whose representatives are meeting today[Read More…]
Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety
Seek to ensure food additives are found safe before being marketed to American consumers The FDA rule allows manufacturers to decide for and by themselves—in secret—what can be added to processed foods. Today, an estimated 3,000 chemicals that have never been scrutinized by the FDA are in use. Anthony Starks[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Drug to Specifically Treat Giant Cell Arteritis
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of subcutaneous Actemra (tocilizumab) to treat adults with giant cell arteritis. This new indication provides the first FDA-approved therapy, specific to this type of vasculitis. “We expedited the development and review of this application[Read More…]
Two NASA Astronauts Inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Two veteran NASA astronauts joined the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Friday. Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel to space and current director of the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Michael Foale, the only U.S. astronaut to serve on both the[Read More…]
Park Forest Health Department’s Walk About for Healthy Hearts Every Saturday
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2017. Are you trying to be more active? The Park Forest Health Department is hosting a walk about for healthy hearts every Saturday, at 9 a.m. The walks will begin at the Park Forest Village Green in DownTown Park Forest. All you need are your walking[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Frequently Substituted For Prescription Medications
Kenmore, WA-(ENEWSPF)- Adults often substitute cannabis for the use of prescription medications, according to data published in the Journal of Pain Research. Investigators from the Bastyr University Research Institute assessed the frequency of drug substitution among a self-selected national sample of 2,774 self-identified marijuana consumers. Just under half of respondents (46[Read More…]
Iowa: Governor Signs Legislation Expanding CBD Access
Des Moines, IA-(ENEWSPF)- Governor Terry Branstad signed legislation late last week, House File 524, expanding the pool of patients eligible to possess cannabidiol oils, CBD. The act permits patients with HIV, Crohn’s disease, untreatable pain, and other serious conditions to possess CBD extracts. It also seeks to establish a small number[Read More…]
Severe Weather Outbreak to Eye Central US
Renee Duff, Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports following isolated damaging storms Monday night, there will be a heightened risk of severe weather and dangerous storms across the central and southern Plains late Tuesday into Wednesday. Residents and travelers from Minnesota to Texas will need to monitor the forecast and keep flashlights and weather radios[Read More…]
