New report provides state-by-state data on disability types Disability Impacts ALL of US. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. In the United States, one out of every five adults has a disability, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most common functional[Read More…]
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Representatives Schakowsky, Matsui and Murphy Introduce Resolution to Protect and Expand Social Security
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2015. Today Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Doris O. Matsui, Patrick Murphy and 57 of their colleagues introduced H.Res. 393, a resolution expressing Congressional support for efforts to protect and expand Social Security while securing its long-term future. The resolution is included below. Representatives Schakowsky and Matsui are[Read More…]
FDA Approves Non-surgical Temporary Balloon Device to Treat Obesity
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new balloon device to treat obesity without the need for invasive surgery. The ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System (ReShape Dual Balloon) is intended to facilitate weight loss in obese adult patients. The device likely works by[Read More…]
Ninth Circuit Ensures Protection of Roadless Areas in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Victory: Court rejects attempts to exempt the Tongass from the Roadless Rule “The roadless rule will help small businesses like ours,” said Hunter McIntosh of The Boat Company, which operates a small tour business in the region. “The natural values of intact watersheds are essential for the visitor industry in[Read More…]
USDA Allows Introduction of 2,4-D-Tolerant GE Cotton in Response to Roundup Resistance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Despite concerns for human and environmental contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adds 2,4-D-tolerant cotton, a genetically engineered (GE) crop, to the list of unregulated GE crops, joining 2,4-D resistant corn and soybeans. Last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) division of[Read More…]
AARP Celebrates Medicare’s 50th Anniversary
Medicare program represents health security for millions of Americans En español | WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Today AARP is pleased to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Medicare, the federal health insurance program for Americans age 65 and older, and younger people with certain disabilities and health conditions. “Medicare represents[Read More…]
Governor Inslee Directs the Washington Department of Ecology to take Serious Action on Climate Change
The Gov. Sides With Youth Standing Up For Their Right To A Healthy Future Seattle, Washington –(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2015. On Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee directed the Washington Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) to take serious action on climate change. Inslee said Washingtonians have too much at stake to wait any longer[Read More…]
Kirk, Rubio, Roskam, Blumenauer Introduce Bill to Protect Seniors, Prevent Medicare Fraud
New “Common Access Card” Guards Against Identity Theft, Combats Medicare Waste, Fraud, and Abuse WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and U.S. Representatives Peter Roskam (R-Ill.-06) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.-03) today introduced bipartisan legislation to protect seniors from identity theft and combat waste, fraud[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch Calls on SEC to Reject GMO Salmon Stock Filings
AquaBounty Misleads Investors in Efforts to Join NASDAQ Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. Food & Water Watch called on the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) today to reject the stock registration filings of AquaBounty Technologies (ABTX), the maker of genetically engineered salmon, based on misleading and erroneous claims the company is making[Read More…]
Groups Sue EPA over Faulty Approval of Nanotechnology Pesticide
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to conditionally approve the antimicrobial nanosilver pesticide product “NSPW-L30SS” (previously “Nanosilva”) for use in an unknown number of[Read More…]
