Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. Preliminary results of a study into persistence of Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen samples that test positive for Ebola virus nine months after onset of symptoms. The report, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the[Read More…]
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University of Illinois Cancer Center, Governors State University to Address Cancer Disparities in Chicago’s South Suburbs
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2015. The University of Illinois Cancer Center and Governors State University have received a joint four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help both institutions conduct community-based research to reduce cancer-related health disparities in Chicago’s south suburbs. The grant will support the development of an[Read More…]
Medicare Open Enrollment Opens This Week, October 15 – December 7
AARP encourages Medicare beneficiaries to compare prescription drug coverage plans to save money WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. It’s that time of year again: Medicare Open Enrollment. AARP encourages all Medicare beneficiaries to review their health and prescription drug plan choices for 2016 during open enrollment (October 15th – December[Read More…]
National Union of Healthcare Workers Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
HENDERSON, Nev. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. The National Union of Healthcare Workers– an organization representing 11,000 health care workers at hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics throughout California– on Monday endorsed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for president. “We’ve had a great relationship with Sen. Sanders for years,” said NUHW President Sal Rosselli,[Read More…]
Majority of EU Countries Opt-Out of Approved GE Crops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. Nineteen European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Solvenia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales) have opted out of approving GE cultivation except for research purposes. In the past, the EU[Read More…]
‘The Stakes are High,’ UN Chief Tells Climate Finance Meeting in Peru
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left) speaks at Climate Finance Ministerial lunch in Lima, Peru. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe PERU–(ENEWSPF)–9 October 2015 – Stressing that financial resources are central to meeting the goals of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Agenda, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that in order[Read More…]
Use of Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods Continues to Increase in the United States
Increases in These Highly Effective Methods Seen Across Virtually All Groups of Women NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. U.S. women are increasingly turning to highly effective long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods—particularly IUDs. According to “Changes in Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods Among United States Women, 2009–2012,” by Guttmacher Institute researchers[Read More…]
NASA Releases Plan Outlining Next Steps in the Journey to Mars
An artist’s depiction of the Earth Reliant, Proving Ground and Earth Independent thresholds, showing key capabilities that will be developed along the way. The space station is the only microgravity platform for the long-term testing of new life support and crew health systems, advanced habitat modules, and other technologies needed[Read More…]
NOAA Awards $5.7 Million to Improve Hazardous Weather Forecasts
Research to focus on improved prediction of tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, snow (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan announced today $5.7 million in cooperative research agreements and grants to improve the forecasting of hazardous and extreme weather including tornadoes, hurricanes, heavy rainfall, floods and snowstorms. “These research[Read More…]
Privatized Meat Inspection Experiment Jeopardizes Food Safety
An analysis based on inspection documents and non-compliance reports obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveals large numbers of defects being missed in the USDA’s controversial pilot project for privatized poultry inspection. Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. In the name of budget-cutting, more defective and unsanitary poultry contaminated with[Read More…]
