Deforestation in Bhutan (file). World Bank/Curt Carnemark Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–1 December 2015 – The impacts of climate change on forests and agriculture were in the spotlight today at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), as new alliances among organizations and stakeholders were announced aiming to eliminate natural deforestation and forest[Read More…]
Science
Below-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends; Active Eastern and Central Pacific Seasons Shatter Records
The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season ended with a below-normal 11 named storms, four of which became hurricanes. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. The Atlantic, eastern and central Pacific hurricane seasons officially ended yesterday, and as predicted, the Atlantic season stayed below normal with 11 named storms, while the eastern[Read More…]
National Institutes of Health Statement on World AIDS Day 2015
Follow the science to fast-track the end of AIDS. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. When the first cases of what would become known as AIDS were reported in 1981, scientists and physicians did not know the cause and had no therapies to treat those who were infected. Times have changed and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Mission Innovation Announcement
Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – 5:12 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. Prime Minister Modi and I apologize for being late but, I can assure you, we were working and hopefully helping to advance President Hollande’s agenda and a successful Paris summit. I want to thank François, my fellow leaders,[Read More…]
NRDC: Congress Wrong to Try to Block Federal Flood Standards, New Interactive Mapping Tool Shows
Blocking Flood Protection Standards in face of Climate Change Would Harm Taxpayers, Communities; Top 10 States Receiving Federal Flood Funds: LA, NY, FL, TX, MS, NJ, IA, AL, NC, CA WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – By showing how rebuilding in the wake of floods leads to steep federal costs,[Read More…]
Study Examines the Role of Parents in Reducing Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. Numerous medical associations advocate for increased parental involvement and monitoring to help reduce sexual risk behavior. In a meta-analysis in the December 2015 Pediatrics (published online Nov. 30), “Parental Monitoring and Its Associations with Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: a Meta-analysis,” researchers examined studies published[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Recommendations to Enhance Safety for Children Receiving Anesthesia
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is publishing updated recommendations for hospitals and other surgery settings to keep infants and children undergoing anesthesia as safe as possible. The policy statement, “Critical Elements for the Pediatric Perioperative Anesthesia Environment,” will be published in the December[Read More…]
Study Finds Certain Birth Defects More Likely Than Others to Put Children at Higher Risk of Maltreatment
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. As a group, research show children with disabilities are at greater risk of physical abuse and neglect than others. A new study to be published in the December 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online Nov. 30), however, found that maltreatment rates differ considerably among[Read More…]
Report: Climate Change Threatens Most of the World’s Bird Species
New Global Survey of Studies on Birds and Climate Change Shows Severity of Threats and Diversity of Solutions Red-crowned Cranes. Photo: David Courtenay/Audubon Photography Awards NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Climate change threatens to shrink and shift the ranges of most of the world’s bird species, and more than[Read More…]
Millions of Women Severely Undernourished in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Boston/Toronto –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. More than 18 million women in low- and middle-income countries around the world are severely undernourished, according to the first global estimate published in a new study from St. Michael’s Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. These women tend to be the poorest[Read More…]
