Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. According to a new study, living in crop-dense regions is linked to increased leukemia and central nervous system cancers in children. Although there is a litany of scientific literature that highlights the link between pesticide exposure and childhood illness, this study is one of few that[Read More…]
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Hillary Clinton: Congress Must Act to Prevent Medicare Premium Spike
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2015. Yesterday – on the first day of Medicare open enrollment – it became clear that due to a quirk in federal law, millions of Medicare beneficiaries could see their premiums increase by about 50 percent next year. Even more, including many vulnerable retirees, could see their deductibles increase[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Smoking Does Not Promote Head and Neck Cancer
Belo Horizonte, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Marijuana smoke exposure is not positively associated with the development of cancers of the head or neck, according to the results of a systematic literature review published online ahead of print in the journal Archives of Oral Biology. Investigators from the Federal University of Minas[Read More…]
Family Physicians Group Resolves In Favor Of Reclassifying, Decriminalizing Cannabis
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Delegates of the American Academy of Family Physicians resolved to support the decriminalization of minor marijuana offenses and reaffirmed their stance that cannabis ought to be reclassified federally at its 2015 Conference of Delegates. Delegates voted in support of a resolution calling for the “decriminalization of[Read More…]
Genes Linked with Malaria’s Virulence Shared by Apes, Humans
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The malaria parasite molecules associated with severe disease and death—those that allow the parasite to escape recognition by the immune system—have been shown to share key gene segments with chimp and gorilla malaria parasites, which are separated by several millions of years, according to a[Read More…]
Scores of Baked Goods Contain Possible Cancer-Causing Additive
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. A new analysis by Environmental Working Group has found potassium bromate, a possible cancer-causing food additive, in 86 breads and other baked goods, including such well-known products as Hormel Foods breakfast sandwiches, Weis Kaiser rolls and French toast and Goya turnover pastry dough. The analysis, titled[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Company Sponsors Chicago Marathon
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Illinois’ medical marijuana program has yet to serve a single patient, but that hasn’t stopped at least one medical marijuana company from doing good things in the community before they help patients. A company called Cresco, which is one of the licensed cultivators in Illinois, sponsored the[Read More…]
Advisory Board Recommends Expanding Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program, Again
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. An advisory board that has been tasked with reviewing Illinois’ medical marijuana program and recommending expansions to the list of qualifying conditions has determined that there needs to be more conditions that qualify to become a medical marijuana patient in Illinois. This is not the first time[Read More…]
Taking Away Basis for Discredited Smear Campaign, Planned Parenthood Declines Any Reimbursement for Fetal Tissue Donation
“This new policy removes beyond the shadow of a doubt the ludicrous idea that Planned Parenthood has any financial interest in tissue donation — and shows the real agenda behind these attacks,” says Cecile Richards Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. Taking away any basis for attacking Planned Parenthood’s limited work[Read More…]
Flash Floods in Mangala Valles
Mangala Valles EU–(ENEWSPF)–15 October 2015. Catastrophic flooding triggered by ice melting from the heat of volcanic activity is thought to be responsible for the chaotic scenery depicted in this region of the Mangala Valles channel network. Mangala Valles in context The images were taken by the high-resolution stereo camera on[Read More…]
