Greenbelt, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016. Tropical Storm Earl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Belize on Aug. 4, and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite saw the storm move over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula the next day. This true color image from NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite on Aug. 4 at 3:30 p.m.[Read More…]
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Study: Prevalence Of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Not Influencing Current Youth Use Patterns
San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The availability of medical marijuana dispensaries is not positively associated with an increase in the number of adolescents currently using cannabis, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Preventive Medicine. An investigator at the University of California, San Diego assessed the[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders, Democrats Urge Republican Leaders to Call Congress Back to Session to Fund Zika Fight
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Senate Democrats on Thursday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan urging the Republican leaders to immediately call Congress back into session to pass emergency legislation to address the growing Zika crisis. “The[Read More…]
Mass. Delegation Demands End to GOP’s Abusive Subpoenas of State Attorneys General
Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Massachusetts Congressional delegation is urging U.S. House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith to cease House Republicans’ blatant abuse of congressional subpoena authority in an effort to deny the causes of global climate change. In July, Smith issued subpoenas to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura[Read More…]
Growing Up On Amish Farms Protects Children Against Asthma
Substances in house dust help reprogram immune cells, study finds Researchers have found that aspects of the Amish environment are associated with changes to immune cells that appear to protect children from developing asthma. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016 By John Easton By probing the differences between two farming communities—the Amish of[Read More…]
National ALS Registry Releases Updated Prevalence Estimates
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in the United States for the years 2012 and 2013. The report shows the Registry[Read More…]
Some Racial, Ethnic Groups Continue Smoking Cigarettes at Higher Rates
Substantial disparities found among American Indians/Alaska Natives, Korean and Puerto Rican Americans Major disparities in adult cigarette smoking exist among and within racial and ethnic groups. Entire infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Despite a significant decline in overall adult cigarette smoking since 1964, disparities in cigarette smoking remain among racial[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Joins Pennsylvania Leaders to Kick Off Innovative Reclamation Project to Help Revitalize Coal Country
Western Pennsylvania community launches mine clean up under pilot program inspired by President Obama’s POWER + Plan EHRENFELD, PA –(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Janice Schneider and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Director Joe[Read More…]
Advocate Health Care Settles Potential HIPAA Penalties for $5.55 Million
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for multiple potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) involving electronic protected health information (ePHI). Advocate has agreed[Read More…]
NIH Begins Testing Investigational Zika Vaccine in Humans
A healthy volunteer receives the NIAID Zika virus investigational DNA vaccine as part of an early-stage trial to test the vaccine’s safety and immunogenicity. This is the first administration of this vaccine in a human. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of[Read More…]
