WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced comprehensive legislation to combat the volume of addictive painkillers on the market and improve prescribing practices. The Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act (A-PROP Act) would curb the number of opioids flooding the market, increase accountability to[Read More…]
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WA Governor Doubles Down on Betraying Youth
Seattle –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Yesterday, in an act betraying the youth of Washington, “green” Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration appealed a Washington Superior Court decision ordering his administration to issue a rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the year. Today, Inslee published an op-ed touting his climate[Read More…]
More Men Using Family Planning Services
Trend suggests increase, but men still a small percentage of family planning users Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. More men are visiting Title X Family Planning Program sites, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in[Read More…]
Gravitational Waves Detected from Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes (Video)
LIGO collaborations observe another event in data This illustration shows the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward as the black holes spiral toward each other. The black holes—which represent those detected by LIGO on Dec. 26, 2015—were 14 and 8 times the mass of[Read More…]
Scientists Discuss: Does Man or Machine Have the Upper Hand?
Faculty examine future of artificial intelligence at Ex Machina screening From left: Panel moderator Valerie Gutmann Koch, Assoc. Prof. Sliman Bensmaia, Prof. Nicholas Hatsopoulos and Asst. Prof. Risi Kondor discuss artificial intelligence and the film Ex Machina. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016 By: Greg Borzo “The arrival of strong artificial intelligence has[Read More…]
Healthy Plant-based Diet Linked with Substantially Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Consuming a plant-based diet—especially one rich in high-quality plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes—is linked with substantially lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “This study[Read More…]
UN Health Agency Group Finds Coffee Poses No Cancer Risk; Issues Warning on ‘Very Hot’ Drinks
A cup of Turkish coffee. Photo: World Bank GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–15 June 2016 – An international working group of scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that coffee should no longer be considered a carcinogen, although it found limited evidence that drinking very hot beverages can cause oesophageal cancer.[Read More…]
ExoMars Sets Sights on the Red Planet
TGO’s first image of Mars EU–(ENEWSPF)–16 June 2016. ExoMars captured its first images of Mars this week as part of its preparations for arriving at the Red Planet in October.ExoMars, a joint mission with Roscosmos, was launched on 14 March and has already travelled just under half of its nearly[Read More…]
New Report: Utilities Can Supercharge the Electric Vehicles Market
Electric Vehicles Critical to “Driving Out Pollution” SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. America’s utilities are uniquely positioned to supercharge the national electric vehicles market by spurring a rapid deployment of charging stations, increasing public awareness of EVs’ economic and environmental benefits, and incentivizing drivers to charge cars at times[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions on Scaling Renewable Energy and Storage with Smart Markets
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. President Obama believes in the need to transition to a cleaner, more reliable, and affordable 21st century power grid. Under his leadership, transformations in how we produce and consume electricity are decreasing carbon pollution, scaling up renewable energy, and generating savings on consumers’ energy bills. Since[Read More…]
