TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. Adult children of divorce are more likely to have seriously considered suicide than their peers from intact families, suggests new research from the University of Toronto. In a paper published online this week in the journal Psychiatry Research, investigators examined gender specific differences among a sample[Read More…]
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Coalition of Clean Air Groups Bring Actions Against Federal Government
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. Today, a coalition of clear air advocates is acting to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fulfill their obligations to protect the nation’s largest and most scenic national parks, wilderness areas, and[Read More…]
Dangerous Environments ‘Make Parents More Caring’
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–19 January 2011. Changes in the environment that put the lives of adults at risk drive parents to invest more in caring for their offspring, scientists have found. The new research, led by Oxford University scientists, examined how the mortality rates of parents and offspring and the fertility of[Read More…]
Secretary Chu Announces New Efforts to Promote Clean Energy in Tribal Communities
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today two new initiatives to promote tribal energy development and continue strengthening the partnership between the Department of Energy and tribal nations. Up to $10 million will be available this year through DOE’s Tribal Energy Program to support the evaluation, development[Read More…]
Gene Variants Predict Treatment Success for Alcoholism Medication
The effectiveness of an experimental treatment for alcoholism depends on the genetic makeup of individuals who receive it, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. A report of the findings appears online in the[Read More…]
NIH Study in Mice Uncovers Pathway Critical For UV-induced Melanoma
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. Scientists have made an unanticipated discovery in mice that interferon-gamma, a type of protein primarily used by the immune system for intercellular communication, acts as a promoter for the deadly form of skin cancer known as melanoma. This finding resulted from a series of experiments designed[Read More…]
CLEAN Contracts—Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now and Bringing More Renewable Electricity into the Marketplace
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress released a paper called “CLEAN Contracts: Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now,” along with co-authors from Groundswell and the Energy Action Coalition. This paper looks at the one policy that has helped bring more renewable electricity into the marketplace than[Read More…]
Former Haitian Leader’s Return Raises Impunity Issues, UN Human Rights Office Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 January 2011 – The return to Haiti of former Haitian leader Jean Claude Duvalier clearly raises issues of impunity and accountability, the United Nations human rights office said today, adding that it was looking into the matter. There are major issues surrounding Mr. Duvalier and the considerable range[Read More…]
Significant Amounts of Strenuous Activity Before Menopause May Lead to Poorer Cognitive Performance
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2011. The amount and intensity of exercise that a woman engages in during her lifetime could affect her mental acuity later in life, according to a University of Toronto family medicine researcher. Dr. Mary Tierney, a Professor and Research Scholar in the Department of Family and Community[Read More…]
Free Movie and Discussion ‘Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days’
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011. We have a major pandemic of diabetes in the United States. Type II Diabetes has tripled in the last 10 years. One out of 3 children born after the year 2000 will get diabetes. Diabetes costs the nation $174 billion a year, about as much[Read More…]
