President Barack Obama looks at the moon through a telescope while talking with student Agatha Sofia “Sofy” Alvarez Bareiro during the White House Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 19, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015 – 7:27 P.M.[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama at Roundtable with Business Leaders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015 – 12:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I just had the opportunity to meet with CEOs from across the country who are acting on climate change. Historically, when you start talking about an issue like climate change, the perception is that this is an environmental[Read More…]
Duke-Environmental Working Group Study Finds Toxic Nail Polish Chemical In Women’s Bodies
Sally Hansen, OPI, Wet N Wild Among Brands Selling Nail Polishes With Endocrine Disruptor WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Researchers at Duke University and Environmental Working Group have found evidence of a suspected endocrine-disrupting chemical widely used in popular nail polishes in the bodies of more than two-dozen women who participated[Read More…]
New Global Commission on Drug Policy Report: The Global Crisis of Avoidable Pain – The Negative Impact of Drug Control on Public Health
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia–(ENEWSPF)–19 October 2015. The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) today released its third thematic report, The Global Crisis of Avoidable Pain: The Negative Impact of Drug Control on Public Health: at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference (IHRC2015) taking place October 18-21 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The[Read More…]
Primary Care Physicians Treat One Third of Children With Mental Health Conditions
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015. The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages primary care physicians to take an active role in treating children with mental health conditions. So the authors of a study appearing in the November 2015 issue of Pediatrics, “Outpatient Visits and Medication Prescribing for US Children[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Urges Federal Actions in Response to Turing Pharmaceuticals’ Unfair Price Hike of Life-Saving Drug
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015. Today, Hillary Clinton sent letters to the heads of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the agencies to review actions they could take to protect consumers against the unfair prescription drug price hike executed by Turing Pharmaceuticals. Last[Read More…]
Report on U.S. Wildlife Populations Reaffirms Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act, Proposes New Tool to Combat Extinction Crisis
The populations of more than two-thirds of all imperiled mammal species in the United States, from the wolverine (pictured) to the polar bear, are falling. Source: Flickr/guppiecat Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. According to a new Center for American Progress study of wildlife population trends in the United States, the[Read More…]
Report Dispels Myths about Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released, “Where Will Patients Obtain Their Medicine?” a white paper on the impact of medical cannabis dispensaries on patients, teen cannabis use, crime and communities. Since legal medical cannabis dispensaries first emerged following the creation of California’s medical cannabis program in 1996,[Read More…]
State Court Continues to Block Arizona’s Politically Motivated Restrictions on Medication Abortion
Ruling comes less than one week before trial on Arizona law that would force doctors to tell patients it’s possible to “reverse” an abortion Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. A state court judge yesterday permanently blocked an Arizona measure that would severely limit women’s access to medication abortion, an extremely safe method[Read More…]
Scott Kelly Becomes U.S. Astronaut to Spend the Most Time Living in Space
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly works inside the U.S. Destiny Laboratory. Destiny is the primary research laboratory for U.S. payloads, supporting a wide range of experiments and studies contributing to health, safety and quality of life for people all over the world. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. Just before the 15th anniversary[Read More…]
