Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Hurricane Joaquin continued to intensify in the Bahamas on October 1 and NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing valuable data on the storm. NASA’s GPM and Terra satellites and NOAA’s GOES-East satellite provided rainfall, cloud extent, cloud height and other data to forecasters. Joaquin became[Read More…]
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Dormant Viral Genes May Awaken to Cause ALS
NIH human and mouse study may open an unexplored path for finding treatments Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health discovered that reactivation of ancient viral genes embedded in the human genome may cause the destruction of neurons in some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[Read More…]
Drug Used to Treat HIV Linked to Lower Bone Mass in Newborns
NIH study finds mothers’ use of tenofovir tied to lower bone mineral content in babies Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Infants exposed in the womb to a drug used to treat HIV and reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to child, may have lower bone mineral content than those exposed[Read More…]
Drug Used to Treat HIV Linked to Lower Bone Mass in Newborns
NIH study finds mothers’ use of tenofovir tied to lower bone mineral content in babies Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Infants exposed in the womb to a drug used to treat HIV and reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to child, may have lower bone mineral content than those exposed[Read More…]
Center for American Progress, National Partnership Call on States to Protect Patient-Provider Relationships and Proactively Respond to Political Interference in Women’s Health Care
Nurse practitioners go over a patient’s chart at Ingalls Family Care Center in Flossmoor, Illinois, June 2013. Source: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Yesterday, a new brief released by the Center for American Progress and the National Partnership for Women & Families recommends states proactively respond to political interference[Read More…]
In Climate Talks, Loss and Damage Is an Often Misunderstood but Critical Concept
Strong waves threaten coastal houses as Typhoon Hagupit pounds Legazpi, Albay Province, in the eastern Philippines on December 7, 2014. Source: AP/Aaron Favila Washington, D.C. — As the parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, work to craft a new international climate agreement to be finalized[Read More…]
A Flaring Shame: New Report Exposes Hidden Fracking Subsidy
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2015. A new, peer-reviewed, report from Friends of the Earth brings to light one of Big Oil’s most overlooked subsidies: royalty-free flaring on public and tribal lands. As the fracking boom spreads across the country, companies eager to tap profitable shale oil are burning away —[Read More…]
After Volkswagen Scandal, Legal Petition Seeks Better Smog Testing, Bigger Fines
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Following revelations that Volkswagen used “defeat devices” for years to cheat emissions testing and evade limits on dangerous air pollution, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition with the federal government today to require on-road tests for all cars and light trucks. The petition also[Read More…]
Court Denies USDA Motion to Stop Legal Challenge to Rulemaking on Pesticide-contaminated Compost in Organic
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015–Yesterday a federal court in California denied a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) motion to dismiss Center for Food Safety’s (CFS) lawsuit challenging its allowance of pesticide-contaminated compost in organic food production without a formal rulemaking and a public comment period . USDA had argued that[Read More…]
Injuries Cost the US $671 Billion in 2013
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. The total cost of injuries and violence in the United States was $671 billion in 2013, according to two Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The cost associated with fatal injuries was $214 billion; nonfatal[Read More…]
