Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. An in-depth analysis of results from 14 national public opinion polls that looked at how Republican and Democratic likely voters in the 2016 presidential election view the health policy issues raised during the election campaign shows that the two parties’ voters have markedly different values,[Read More…]
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Interior Department to Auction Over 79,000 Acres Offshore New York for Wind Energy Development
Fourteen companies qualified to bid in 6th competitive lease sale WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. As part of President Obama’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director[Read More…]
Court Allows Continued Intensive, Unstudied Fracking in Greater Chaco
Northwest New Mexico oil drilling will continue despite risks to communities, cultural resources and environment Santa Fe –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Hopes for a respite from a fracking boom plaguing Navajo and public lands in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco area were thwarted Thursday when the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld[Read More…]
Scientist Builds Drug Development Company Out of Research Lab
Prof. Cathryn Nagler Launches Startup with Help of University of Chicago Resources From left: John Colson, Jeff Hubbell and Cathryn Nagler meet in the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 34,000 square feet co-working space, the Polsky Exchange. Courtesy of: The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016[Read More…]
Federal Parity Task Force Takes Steps to Strengthen Insurance Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. For too long, Americans paid for health insurance that did not recognize that treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is as essential as other medical treatment. Untreated mental health and substance use disorders can be debilitating and life-threatening. These consequences are apparent in the[Read More…]
Scientists Propose Neuroscience Framework for Diagnosing Addictions
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, propose using an assessment tool to diagnose addictive disorders that considers addiction-related behaviors, brain imaging, and genetic data. According to a new review article, the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment[Read More…]
Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Does Not Benefit Some COPD Patients
Study addresses long-standing question for those with moderately low blood oxygen levels. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Newly published data from the Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT) show that oxygen use is not beneficial for most people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and moderately low levels of blood oxygen. It[Read More…]
Court Declares Fish and Wildlife Service Failed to Protect Rare Colorado, Utah Wildflowers Threatened by Oil Shale Mining
Finds “Conservation Agreement” inadequate to address threats from Uinta Basin Energy Development A White River beardtongue. Graham’s and White River beardtongues are found only in oil shale outcroppings in northeastern Utah’s Uinta Basin and northwestern Colorado’s Piceance Basin. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Photo Denver, CO —(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2016. A[Read More…]
In 8 States, Half of ZIP Codes Lack Sufficient Supply of Child Care Centers, New Center for American Progress Interactive Maps Show
New interactive maps and analysis from CAP examine child care accessibility in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia. Nearly half of ZIP codes are “child care deserts,” impacting more than 27 million people—including 1.8 million children under the age of 5. The first years of life[Read More…]
Report: Most Top Grocery Chains Fail On Pollinator Protection
Poll shows 80 percent of Americans support eliminating bee-killing pesticides from agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. A new report and scorecard grades 20 of the largest food retailers in the U.S on their policies and practices regarding pollinator protection, organic offerings and pesticide reduction. Of the top food retailers,[Read More…]
