WASHINGTON, D.C.– (ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2016. Today, Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky and leading Democratic members introduced a resolution to disband the Select Investigative Panel, which was established by House Republicans as a political weapon to attack women’s health, target health care providers, and intimidate scientists seeking to understand and ultimately cure[Read More…]
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Standard Blood Pressure Target is Sufficient for Treating Some Strokes
NIH-funded study helps answer decades old question about emergency blood pressure management options. Brain scan showing damage caused by bleeding during a hemorrhagic stroke. Adnan I Qureshi, M.D., University of Minnesota Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. An international stroke study found that standard and intensive blood pressure treatments were equally effective[Read More…]
Medicaid Policy Changes Needed to Help More Women Access Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives, Says New Center for American Progress Report
Changes are needed to Medicaid at the federal and state levels to increase women’s access to long-acting reversible contraceptives after childbirth and abortion care. Source: iStockphoto Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. Long-acting reversible contraceptives, or LARCs, are highly effective family-planning methods. However, due to a variety of policy[Read More…]
Disney Cruise Line Regains ‘A’ Grade for Pollution Transparency
Despite improvements, 2016 Cruise Ship Report Card reveals continued industry failings WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. Friends of the Earth released the 2016 edition of its Cruise Ship Report Card today, documenting the environmental footprint of the cruise industry and grading 17 cruise lines and their 171 ships. The[Read More…]
FDA Targets Unlawful Internet Sales of Illegal Prescription Medicines During International Operation Pangea IX
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, announced that it took action this week against 4,402 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription drugs to U.S. consumers. This effort was part of Operation Pangea IX, the[Read More…]
Marathon Petroleum Company to Reduce Air Pollution from Refineries in Five States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced an agreement with Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Company that will reduce air pollution from the company’s petroleum refineries in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio. Marathon will spend $319 million to install state-of-the-art Flare[Read More…]
Nearly 100 Organizations Oppose Senator Ayotte Fentanyl Mandatory Minimum Expansion
Groups Send Letter Urging Congress to Avoid Repeating Draconian Measures of the 1980s; Letter Decries “step backward toward ineffective policy” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2016. Today, close to 100 groups from the civil rights, criminal justice, public health, and faith communities – including the ACLU, Drug Policy Alliance, United Methodist Church,[Read More…]
Most U.S. Counties Could Gain $1M in Annual Health Benefits From a Power Plant Carbon Standard
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Nearly all U.S. regions stand to gain economic benefits from power plant carbon standards that set moderately stringent emission targets and allow a high level of compliance flexibility, according to a new study by scientists from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Syracuse University,[Read More…]
One-third of Children in Low- and Middle-income Countries Fail to Reach Developmental Milestones
With data on almost 100,000 children, new research reveals extent of developmental setbacks among 3- and 4-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries Boston, MA ─ (ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. In developing countries, one-third of children 3 and 4 years old don’t reach basic milestones in cognitive and/or socioemotional growth, according to a new[Read More…]
Senate Hearing Today Highlights Failures of Policy Responses to ‘Synthetic Drugs,’ as Advocates Call for Health-Based Approaches
Prohibition Has Unleashed Waves of New Drug Compounds Sold and Consumed by People Unaware of Potential Health Consequences; This Thursday and Friday: Drug Policy Alliance Hosting Free Summit in NYC Exploring Public Health Approaches to Dealing with Synthetic Drugs Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Senator Grassley (R-IA) held a hearing in the U.S.[Read More…]
