Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. Scientists have identified new genes and pathways that influence an individual’s typical pattern of brain electrical activity, a trait that may serve as a useful surrogate marker for more genetically complex traits and diseases. One of the genes, for example, was found to be associated with[Read More…]
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The Atrazine Cover Up: A 6 Minute Video Worth Watching
Pineland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. Atrazine is a pesticide long associated with causing birth defects in frogs and other amphibians, as well as myriad health impacts to humans and other mammals. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health said atrazine’s “alleged endocrine disruptor effects, possible carcinogenic effect, and epidemiological connection[Read More…]
Covidien Initiates Voluntary Recall of Certain Shiley™ Tracheostomy Tubes
BOULDER, CO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2010.Covidien (NYSE: COV) has initiated a voluntaryrecall of certain lots of its cuffed ShileyTM tracheostomy tubes andCustom/Specialty tracheostomy tubes due to the product’s cuff not holding air asa result of leaks in the pilot balloon inflation assembly. With respect to theaffected units, if a cuff does not[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, April 23, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of April 23, 2010) Allocated 4,105,200 Ordered 3,588,700 Shipped 3,584,620 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, April 23, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of April 11-17, 2010, nationally most key flu indicators declined slightly from the previous week. Overall, influenza activity[Read More…]
UN Agency Forgives Debt Owed by Disaster-Hit Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2010 – The United Nations agency tasked with reducing rural poverty announced today that it has approved a debt-relief package for disaster-stricken Haiti in a bid to help the country get back on its feet after the calamitous earthquake that struck the Caribbean island nation in January.[Read More…]
BP Initiates Response to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010. BP today activated an extensive oil spill response in the US Gulf of Mexico following the fire and subsequent sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles south-east of New Orleans. BP is assisting Transocean in an assessment of the well and subsea blow out[Read More…]
UN and Partners Launch Online Tool to Monitor Funds for Haiti’s Reconstruction
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2010 – The United Nations and the Haitian Government have launched an online portal to promote the efficient use of the more than $9 billion pledged by donors to help the country recover from January’s devastating earthquake. The Haitian Platform for Public Investment will help hold donors[Read More…]
UN-Backed Agreement Outlines Main Issues on Global Flu Readiness
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2010 – With an estimated 75 per cent of new infectious diseases in humans coming from animals and two new animal-to-human diseases expected to emerge each year, a United Nations-backed health conference in Viet Nam today wrapped up with an agreement to keep a close eye on[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Agency Ramping Up Food Aid Ahead of Upcoming Rains, Hurricane Season
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 April 2010 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its assistance in Haiti, pre-positioning rations and distributing meals to those displaced by January’s earthquake ahead of the approaching rains and the upcoming hurricane season. More than 200,000 people were killed by the 12 January[Read More…]
