Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2016. A study in the August 2016 Pediatrics followed 32 varsity high school football players during a season, using equipment housed in their helmets to measure the magnitude and types of impacts to the head. The study, “Head Impact Severity in American High School Football,”[Read More…]
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American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report: Parental Substance Use Increases Child Health Risks
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2016. Millions of children whose parents are involved in alcohol or drug use, distribution, manufacturing or cultivation in the United States face an increased risk of a range of health problems, according to a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical report in the August[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report Says Female Athletes Experience Unique Set of Risk Factors
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2016. Girls face a unique set of risk factors related to sports participation. A common group of risk factors for female athletes is known as the female triad, which was previously defined in terms of osteoporosis, amenorrhea and eating disorders. However, in a clinical report[Read More…]
Naturally Occurring Carbon Dioxide Delayed Impacts of Climate Change
Naturally occurring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere provided a buffer and delayed the start of global climate change, according to a new UChicago study. Photo by: John McConnico/the Associated Press CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Climate change could have happened much sooner, if not for naturally high concentrations of carbon dioxide in[Read More…]
Bluer Skies Ahead for Ohio: FirstEnergy Announces Landmark Coal Retirements
Ohio leading Nation in coal retirements; has an opportunity to lead the country in clean energy production and manufacturing. Cleveland, OH –(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Today, FirstEnergy (FE) announced it would retire five coal generating units no later than 2020, specifically Units 1 through 4 of its W.H. Sammis Plant and[Read More…]
Commercial Fishing & Conservation Groups Join Native American Tribes’ Legal Action to Protect Klamath Salmon and Fishing Communities
Group’s 60-day notice of intent to sue Feds supports recent legal efforts by Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa Valley Tribes in response to massive fish disease outbreaks A juvenile coho salmon. Roger Tabor / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Today, prominent commercial fishing groups and[Read More…]
Justice Department and State Attorneys General Sue to Block Anthem’s Acquisition of Cigna, Aetna’s Acquisition of Humana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Lawsuits Challenge Unprecedented Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states and the District of Columbia sued today to block Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana, alleging that the transactions would increase[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption in the United States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The Obama Administration is taking responsible steps to combat climate change, increase access to clean energy technologies, and reduce our dependence on oil. That is why, today, on the heels of the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) first-ever Sustainable Transportation Summit, the Administration is announcing an[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Exposure Diminishes Feelings Of Aggression
Maastricht, Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Cannabis exposure diminishes feelings of aggression while alcohol exposure facilitates aggressive behavior, according to clinical data published in the journal Psychopharmacology. Investigators from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and Frankfurt University in Germany evaluated subjects’ self-reported response to aggressive stimuli following exposure to alcohol, cannabis, or[Read More…]
Durbin, Senators Send Letter to DEA Calling for Stricter Limits on Opioid Pills
ROCKFORD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. In a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward Markey (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on the agency to use its power to more aggressively combat the opioid epidemic[Read More…]
