Fisheries Management is Key to Maintaining Abundance of Forage Fish Food Source Four day old puffin chick in hand Seal Island July 15, 2013. Photo: Steve Kress/Audubon NEW YORK, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. A new study by the National Audubon Society demonstrates how puffin chicks reveal changes in forage[Read More…]
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On Earth Day 2016, Interior Secretary Jewell Celebrates Next Phase of Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project
Represents a step forward in part of the largest conservation effort undertaken by the National Park Service EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today, as part of Earth Day celebrations, announced the next phase of bridging to the Tamiami Trail, an ongoing[Read More…]
Healthcare Advocates & Elected Officials Call for Supervised Injection Facilities After Fifth Straight Year of Increasing Drug Overdose Deaths in NYC
NYC Drug Overdoses Killed 886 People in 2015, Increase of 10%, Bronx Hardest Hit New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Following Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement last night that fatal drug overdoses increased by 10% in 2015 – the fifth straight year – advocates applauded new city initiatives to curb[Read More…]
NY Attorney General Schneiderman Finds Toxic Toys With High Lead Content Sold By K-mart, Target, Toy-R-Us Stores Across New York
“Cra-Z-Art” Jewelry-Making Kits Offered At Stores In Rochester, Long Island, NYC, Syracuse, And Buffalo Found To Contain High Lead Levels; Schneiderman Calls On These And Other Retailers – Including Amazon and Walmart – To Immediately Stop Sales And Undertake Recall In NY; Calls On Federal Government To Require National Recall[Read More…]
Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Report Overall Health Similar to Middle-aged in General Population
Study finds presence or absence of chronic conditions key to health-related quality of life Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Do survivors of childhood cancer return to normal health as they grow up? According to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center,[Read More…]
‘We are in a Race Against Time,’ says UN Secretary General Ban, as Leaders Sign Landmark Paris Climate Accord
View of the GA Hall Opening Signing Ceremony of the Paris Climate Treaty. Video capture UN Web NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2016 – As world leaders gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York this morning to officially sign the Paris Agreement on climate change – the landmark accord that sets[Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court Blocks Measure Forcing Women to Delay Health Care, Make Additional Trips When Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The Florida Supreme Court today blocked a 2015 measure which forces a woman to wait at least 24 hours and make at least one additional, medically unnecessary trip before she is able to receive safe, legal abortion care. The law—which an appellate court allowed to take[Read More…]
HHS Supporting Study of Zika Virus Blood Screening Test
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The development of a test to identify whether donated blood is infected with the Zika virus is moving forward with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Office of the Assistant[Read More…]
FDA Proposes Ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices Intended to Treat Self-injurious or Aggressive Behavior
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a proposal to ban electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used for self-injurious or aggressive behavior because they present an unreasonable and substantial risk to public health that cannot be corrected or eliminated through changes to the labeling. The[Read More…]
Historic Global Climate Agreement Signing Dares Us to Dream
Unprecedented signing ceremony signals political momentum Jeff Schultz / National Geographic Creative New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Tomorrow, world leaders from at least 150 countries are expected to sign the historic Paris agreement, an important collective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and a strong signal to the markets[Read More…]
