Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Antigua and Barbuda as well as Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.). CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people[Read More…]
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Only Two Highly Polluting States Challenge EPA Methane Rule
Broad support for common-sense emissions reductions persists OREGON–(ENEWSPF)– UPDATE Aug. 2, 2016, 2:53 p.m. PT: After releasing this statement, 14 states filed a lawsuit against the EPA and Gina McCarthy over the methane new source rule, calling it “in excess of the agency’s statutory authority and otherwise is arbitrary, capricious,[Read More…]
Emergency Room Visits Jump As Trampoline Parks Gain In Popularity
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 2, 2016. Trampoline parks have become increasingly popular in recent years, leading to a soaring number of emergency room visits for injuries sustained at these recreational venues, according to a new study in the September 2016 Pediatrics. The study, “Trampoline Park and HomeTrampoline Injuries” (published online[Read More…]
100% of McDonald’s Chicken is Raised Without Antibiotics After Activist Push
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. McDonald’s announced today that it has eliminated antibiotics that are important in human medicine from 100 percent of its chicken supply. This announcement comes just a year and a half after McDonald’s publicly committed to require its poultry suppliers to stop using medically important[Read More…]
Appeals Board Affirms EPA Decision to Cancel Pesticide Toxic to Dragonflies, Crayfish, Other Freshwater Species
Photo courtesy EPA WASHINGTON— (ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to cancel use of a pesticide that’s highly toxic to freshwater wildlife like dragonflies, crayfish and mussels survived an industry challenge from Bayer CropScience. The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board agreed that Bayer failed to live up to its[Read More…]
Research Reveals Cancer Pathway to Spreading Through the Body
Johns Hopkins scientists lead experiment showing role oxygen plays in cell movement MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Cancer cells need oxygen to survive, as do most other life forms, but scientists had never tracked their search for oxygen in their early growth stages until now — a step toward deeper understanding of[Read More…]
CDC Issues Travel Guidance Related to Miami Neighborhood with Active Zika Spread
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. New assessments of mosquito populations and test results this past weekend by Florida public health officials, as part of a community survey in the Miami neighborhood where several Zika infections were recently confirmed, have found persistent mosquito populations and additional Zika infections in the same area.[Read More…]
Getting Youth Outdoors in 50 Cities Across the U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Youth are more disconnected from nature than ever before. To help change that, Interior is leading a nationwide movement to inspire millions of young people in urban areas to play, learn, serve and work in the great outdoors. The Let’s Move! Outside program, started by First[Read More…]
HHS Awards $5.1 Million to InBios to Advance Zika Diagnostic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. A blood test that may reduce from days to hours the time needed to diagnose patients with recent Zika virus infections will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).[Read More…]
Tapping Crowd-Sourced Data Unearths a Trove of Depression Genes
Pay-to-play gene typing leveraged for statistical power – NIH-funded study. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Scientists have discovered 15 genome sites — the first ever — linked to depression in people of European ancestry. Many of these regions of depression-linked genetic variation turn out to be involved in regulating gene expression[Read More…]
