Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Patients with sleep disorders find relief from the ingestion of various strains of cannabis, according to data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators from the University of California at Berkeley, the National Center for PTSD, and John Hopkins University in Baltimore evaluated cannabis species and[Read More…]
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Chicago Nurses, Community Leaders Plan Festive Celebration for Medicare’s 50th Anniversary on July 30
Part of National Day of Action July 30th Join Call to Protect, Improve and Expand Medicare to All CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Registered nurses and other community leaders will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Thursday July 30 with a festive event and action in Chicago. The celebration is part of[Read More…]
NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth
This artist’s concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent larger in diameter. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle Read more… Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Thank You for Your Stories on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Older Americans Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Statement from Rep. Jan Schakoswky: As we celebrate special anniversaries of these monumental programs, I want to hear from you. So far I have received the below stories. They are inspiring and uplifting. They also are great reasons to protect and expand these programs. Please take[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Lofgren, Nadler and Clarke Send Letter to Attorneys General Asking for Investigation into Center for Medical Progress
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Zoe Lofgren, Jerry Nadler, and Yvette Clarke sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Tuesday requesting an investigation into the Center for Medical Progress and the selectively-edited video of a Planned Parenthood physician[Read More…]
Clean Water Advocates File Suit to Ensure Protection of All U.S. Waters Under Clean Water Act
EPA’s Clean Water Rule Included Late Give-Aways to Industry Seattle, WA and San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Yesterday, groups active in protecting our nation’s waters filed a legal challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (COE) recent Clean Water Rule in order to[Read More…]
Neonicotinoids Harm Beneficial Predatory Insects through Secondary Poisoning
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. A recent study looks at the detrimental effects of neonicotinoids (neonics) on molluscan herbivores and their non-target insect predators, finding that slug exposure to neonics results in the secondary poisoning of beneficial predatory beetles. The study, authored by Maggie Douglas, PhD candidate at Penn State University,[Read More…]
Congresswomen Schakowsky, Matsui Statement on International Alzheimer’s Association Conference
Co-Chairs of the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Seniorsapplaud effort of conference to improve research, treatment and support of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia WASHINGTON, DC–-(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) are today commending the work of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2015, which[Read More…]
Approval Withdrawn for Placer Mine in Mojave Desert
Dragonfly Placer Mine Would Harm Wildlife, Irreplaceable Cultural Sites RIDGECREST, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Responding to environmental groups’ request for review, the California director of the Bureau of Land Management has overturned the agency’s approval for plans to develop the Dragonfly Placer gold mine in the Mojave Desert. In reversing the[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Response to START Trial Data Showing All People with HIV Should Be Treated Immediately
A man holds antiretroviral drugs in South Africa. Photo by: Stefan Heunis Vancouver–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015—The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Borders (MSF) applauded the results of the Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment (START) trial, released today at the International AIDS Society Conference (IAS) in Vancouver, showing[Read More…]
