12 Additional Facilities Have Committed to 20 Percent Energy Efficiency Improvement Within Five Years; Current Participants Are Generating $6.4 Million in Annual Savings CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that twelve additional buildings have joined the Retrofit Chicago Energy Challenge, expanding the program to 62 buildings and 43[Read More…]
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NIH Funds Precision Medicine Research with a Focus on Health Disparities
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. he National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has committed approximately $31 million over five years, pending available funding, to launch a new program for Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for health disparities research exploring the potential for[Read More…]
New Medication Shows Promise Against Liver Fibrosis in Animal Studies
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. A new drug developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health limits the progression of liver fibrosis in mice, a hopeful advance against a condition for which there is no current treatment and that often leads to serious liver disease in people with chronic alcoholism[Read More…]
NIH Launches Early-Stage Yellow Fever Vaccine Trial
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun an early-stage clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to protect against yellow fever virus. The Phase 1 study is evaluating whether an experimental vaccine developed by the[Read More…]
Actress Evangeline Lilly Narrates New Sierra Club Video to Stop TPP and Toxic Trade Deals
Lost and Ant-Man Star to Premiere New Video at Rock Against the TPP Concert in San Diego WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. Today, the Sierra Club released its new “Stop Toxic Trade Deals” video on the dangers two massive proposed trade deals — the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the[Read More…]
Iowa Proposes to Rein in Turtle Trapping
Would Limit Collection of Common Snapping, Painted, Softshell Turtles Common snapping turtle photo by Dakota L. DES MOINES, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. Iowa wildlife officials proposed today to restrict collection and killing of four species of wild turtles. The regulations, if finalized, would impose seasons, daily bag limits and possession limits[Read More…]
Two Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Identified in Adams County, Illinois
New admissions to Quincy Veterans’ Home halted SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) announced yesterday that two residents of the Quincy Veterans’ Home have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. IDVA is working closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Adams County Health[Read More…]
FDA Approves Adlyxin to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Adlyxin (lixisenatide), a once-daily injection to improve glycemic control (blood sugar levels), along with diet and exercise, in adults with type 2 diabetes. “The FDA continues to support the development of new drug therapies for diabetes management,” said[Read More…]
Study Finds Induced Labor Not Associated with Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. Induction of labor appears not to be associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in children in a large new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The new finding suggests that concern about autism risk should not factor into clinical[Read More…]
Coalition Seeks Greater Public Access to Information About Chemicals Used in Fracking
Conservation groups, landowners, and public health advocates file petition to reform Montana’s fracking chemical disclosure rule Fracking well Billings, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. Today a coalition of conservation groups, landowners, and public health advocates petitioned the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation to provide broader public disclosure of information[Read More…]
