Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Intrarosa (prasterone) to treat women experiencing moderate to severe pain during sexual intercourse (dyspareunia), a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA), due to menopause. Intrarosa is the first FDA approved product containing the active ingredient prasterone, which[Read More…]
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Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Has Destabilized the Stratospheric & Lower Atmospheric Circulations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2016 By FishOutofWater Temperatures over the Arctic ocean are as much as 50 degrees F (30 Celsius) above normal. It’s above freezing in places that are normally 20 below zero in degrees F. Arctic sea ice collapse on the Atlantic side has allowed warm storms to penetrate[Read More…]
Donald Trump Now Parroting Paul Ryan, Which Could Mean the End of Medicare—and Trump’s Popularity
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2016 By Joan McCarter Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump maintained that he wasn’t going to touch Social Security or Medicare. Now that he’s president-elect and has done absolutely nothing to prepare for that eventuality, he—or his transition team—is apparently latching onto whatever is already out there. Thanks[Read More…]
Paul Ryan Not Sure on Obamacare Replacement Specifics, But Guarantees That Medicare is Toast
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016 By Joan McCarter Why so smug, Ryan? Is it because you think that guy will be your puppet? Donald Trump says he’s leaning more toward amending Obamacare rather than replacing it, keeping the provisions that are popular. Following up on that pronouncement from Friday, he told[Read More…]
Obama Administration Finalizes Rule to Protect Public Health, Taxpayers, Environment from Methane Waste on Public Lands
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. After years of advocacy by a broad coalition of partner groups across the West and in Washington, D.C., we are proud to announce that today the Obama Administration released new rules that will reduce the wholesale waste of natural gas by the oil and gas industry–the nation’s[Read More…]
Marrakech: UN Secretary General Ban Hails ‘New Dawn of Cooperation on Climate Change,’ Urges Action on Paris Accord
Country Flags outside the UN COP22 venue in Marrakech, Morocco. Photo: UNFCCC Marrakech, Morocco–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2016 – As senior government officials gather in Marrakech, Morocco, to chart the implementation course for the landmark Paris Agreement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the opening of a “new dawn for global cooperation on[Read More…]
Science From the Sky: NASA Renews Search for Antarctic Meteorites
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. Three federal entities, including NASA, are reaffirming their commitment to search for Antarctic meteorites, to help learn more about the primitive building blocks of the solar system and answer questions about Earth’s neighbors like the moon and Mars. Members of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET)[Read More…]
Pacific Coast Marshes More Resistant to Rising Seas Than Atlantic: NOAA Study
Baseline established to track effects of climate change Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. November 15, 2016 A NOAA-sponsored study shows that Pacific coast tidal marshes are more resistant to rising sea levels from climate change than marshes in the Atlantic. Pacific marshes are generally at higher elevations than Atlantic marshes, and[Read More…]
Use of Physical Punishment Declines Across All Socioeconomic Groups
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. A study in the December 2016 issue of Pediatrics, “Socioeconomic Gaps in Parents ’Discipline Strategies from 1988-2011,” (published online Nov. 14) investigated changes over time in parents’ discipline strategies. Discipline strategies are a main component of socioemotional interactions and include physical punishments such as spanking, and[Read More…]
Study Finds Depression On Rise In Adolescents But Particularly Among Teen Girls
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. Major depression is one of the deadliest diseases among adolescents and is associated with the rise in self-injury among teenagers. A study, “National Trends in the Prevalence and Treatment of Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults,” published in the December 2016 Pediatrics (published online[Read More…]
