Total Value of Global Settlement Will Top $20 Billion Largest with a Single Entity in Justice Department History Assures Continued Restoration of the Gulf Coast Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. The United States today joins the five Gulf states in announcing a settlement to resolve civil claims against BP arising from[Read More…]
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FDA Approves Keytruda for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
First drug approved in lung cancer for patients whose tumors express PD-L1 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has progressed after other treatments and with[Read More…]
Study: Daily Cannabis Use Is Safe, Effective For Chronic Pain
Montreal, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. Chronic pain patients who use herbal cannabis daily for one-year report reduced discomfort and increased quality of life compared to controls, and do not experience an increased risk of serious side effects, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain.[Read More…]
New Lawsuit Challenges Two Oklahoma Laws That Delay Women’s Health Care and Criminalize Doctors
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a new lawsuit in state district court today challenging two Oklahoma measures which threaten to make safe and legal abortion even harder to obtain in a state with only two abortion providers. The first measure bans the most commonly used method[Read More…]
Update #2 – Hurricane Joaquin May Be Experiencing Eyewall Replacement in NASA Imagery
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. The National Hurricane Center indicated on October 2 that powerful Hurricane Joaquin may be experiencing eyewall replacement. The eye was visible on NASA Aqua satellite imagery October 1, but obscured twelve hours later. In addition, NASA’s RapidScat instrument helped determine what part of the storm had[Read More…]
EPA Strengthens Ozone Standards to Protect Public Health
Science-based standards to reduce sick days, asthma attacks, emergency room visits, greatly outweigh costs WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Based on extensive scientific evidence on effects that ground-level ozone pollution, or smog, has on public health and welfare, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality[Read More…]
Whistleblower Leads Oregon Agencies to Issue Violations for Pesticide Spraying
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. Twelve worker safety violations are categorized as “serious” and result in thousands of dollars in fines. Highly toxic pesticides should not be sprayed on workers, but that is what Oregon-based company Applebee Aviation did to a number of its employees, according to the Oregon Department of[Read More…]
CDC Unveils Redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People Website
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. CDC today launched its redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People website, with expanded information about diseases people can catch from pets, farm animals, and wildlife. Users can now search alphabetically by animal and learn which zoonotic diseases they may carry. It is a unique “one-stop shop” where[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Keynote Address at the Opioid Misuse and Addiction Summit
Waltham, MA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015 Before we begin today’s program, I want to take a moment to address the devastating events that occurred yesterday at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. Like you, I was shocked and appalled by this monstrous and tragic attack. Although we are still gathering information, the Department[Read More…]
Audubon Launches First Ever Free and Complete Field Guide App for North American Birds
Mobile Users Now Have Over 800 Species of Birds Right in Their Pocket Photo: Camilla Cerea/Audubon NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015—The National Audubon Society has released an updated Audubon Birds Pro mobile app available via , and at no cost. The app includes an 821-species checklist from the American Ornithologists Union[Read More…]
