One-third of contact lens wearers sought care for potentially preventable eye problems Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Almost all of the 41 million estimated contact lens wearers in the United States may be engaging in at least one behavior known to increase their risk of eye infections, according to a report[Read More…]
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NASA: California Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
Total subsidence in California’s San Joaquin Valley for the period May 3, 2014 to Jan. 22, 2015, as measured by Canada’s Radarsat-2 satellite. Two large subsidence bowls are evident, centered on Corcoran and south of El Nido. Credits: Canadian Space Agency/NASA/JPL-Caltech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. As Californians continue pumping groundwater[Read More…]
The Tumultuous Heart of Our Galaxy
X-ray view of the Galactic Centre EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 August 2015. This new image of powerful remnants of dead stars and their mighty action on the surrounding gas from ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory reveals some of the most intense processes taking place at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The[Read More…]
Lice Found Resistant to Common Insecticide Treatment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Just as children go back to school, research finds that lice in 25 of 30 states in a U.S. study have developed resistance to common over-the-counter treatments like permethrin, calling into questions the justification for exposing children to a neurotoxic and carcinogenic pesticide and elevating the need to consider[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Springstone Financial for Deceptive Health-Care Credit Enrollment Tactics
Company to Pay $700,000 to Consumers Deceived About Terms of Deferred-Interest Financing for Dental Work WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Springstone Financial, LLC to provide $700,000 in relief to victims of deceptive credit enrollment tactics. Many consumers who signed up for Springstone’s[Read More…]
Make all Public Places 100% Smoke-free to Protect Public Health
New tobacco survey results released in Beijing today China’s adult tobacco survey captures a comprehensive view of tobacco use in 14 cities. Photo Credit: Beijing CDC BEIJING–(ENEWSPF)–19 August 2015 – Smoke-free environments are crucial for protecting the public from the harms of secondhand smoke, and there is very strong public[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for Sexual Desire Disorder
Addyi approved to treat premenopausal women Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Addyi (flibanserin) to treat acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in premenopausal women. Prior to Addyi’s approval, there were no FDA-approved treatments for sexual desire disorders in men or women.[Read More…]
Former Boise State Hoops Player Dies of Lyme Disease
IDAHO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. From Mountain West Connection, Aug. 16, 2015 — By Hank Corless Zach Moritz has lost his courageous battle with Lyme disease. The former Boise State basketball player passed away on August 12, 2015 at the age of 27, surrounded by his family and a team of tireless[Read More…]
In Uveitis, Bacteria in Gut May Instruct Immune Cells to Attack the Eye
NIH scientists propose novel mechanism to explain autoimmune uveitis Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The inflammatory eye disorder autoimmune uveitis occurs when a person’s immune system goes awry, attacking proteins in the eye. What spurs this response is a mystery, but now a study on mice suggests that bacteria in the[Read More…]
Teens Using E-cigarettes May Be More Likely to Start Smoking Tobacco
New NIH-funded study shows possible link between e-cigarettes and initiation of tobacco use Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Students who have used electronic cigarettes by the time they start ninth grade are more likely than others to start smoking traditional cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products within the next year, according[Read More…]
