National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) & Family Law & Cannabis Alliance (FLCA) Call for Non-Punitive Responses to Pregnant Women Who Use Marijuana Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. On June 22, 2015, ACOG released Committee Opinion 637, Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation recommending that health care providers encourage women who are[Read More…]
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Health Problems in Adolescence Can Result in Poor Educational and Employment Outcomes
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2015. Adolescence is a critical period of development, and both physical and mental health problems can disrupt teens’ acquisition of skills and transition into the workforce. In the July 2015 review article, “Adolescent Health and Adult Education and Employment: A Systematic Review,” (published online June[Read More…]
Emergency Department Visits for Teen Self Inflicted Injuries Increases
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2015. A study in the July issue of Pediatrics, “Emergency Department Visits for Self-Inflicted Injuries in Adolescents,” (published online June 15) examined 286,678 adolescent trauma patients, 3,664 of whom sustained a self-inflicted injury. The study aimed to describe emergency department visits for self-inflicted injury in[Read More…]
If Current Trends Hold, Childhood Obesity will Hit 70 Million by 2025, Warns UN Health Agency
A healthy diet can help to alleviate risk factors for a range of chronic diseases linked to obesity. Photo: World Bank/Maria Fleischmann GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 2015 – Childhood obesity does not arise from lifestyle choices made by the child, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing that the huge problem,[Read More…]
Watchdog Groups, Scientists Warn Policymakers on Risks of Fish High in Mercury
Misguided FDA Advice to Pregnant Women; Infants, children in low income households at greatest risk WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. Health, environmental justice and consumer watchdog groups are joining independent research scientists to warn policymakers about the serious, if unintended, health risks posed by misguided government advice that could encourage pregnant[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Launches New Campaign Asking Women to Answer This Question: How Has Birth Control Helped You?
Times Square Billboards and Digital Ads Spark Social Media Blitz Highlighting the Economic, Health and Social Benefits of Birth Control; #BirthControlHelpedMe Conversation Takes Root Amid a Backdrop of Political Attacks on Birth Control; New Briefing Paper by Planned Parenthood Action Fund Outlines Why Access Must Be Expanded Further NEW YORK[Read More…]
Magnetic Complexity Begins to Untangle
Core and crust from Swarm EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 2015. After a year in orbit, the three Swarm satellites have provided a first glimpse inside Earth and started to shed new light on the dynamics of the upper atmosphere – all the way from the ionosphere about 100 km above, through to[Read More…]
NASA Selects Six Wild Ideas in Aviation for Further Study
NASA research teams have gotten the go-ahead to explore some big ideas that could transform aviation in (graphics, left to right)) safe and efficient global operations, ultra-efficient commercial vehicles, low-carbon propulsion, and autonomy. Credits: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. NASA has selected six proposals to study transformative ideas that might[Read More…]
Environmental, Farmer, and Consumer Groups Demand Higher Standards for Genetically Engineered (GE) Crop Regulations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. Today, nearly 40 organizations and businesses, representing millions of consumer and farmer members across the country, submitted recommendations to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)’s regarding the agency’s potential changes to biotechnology regulations under the Plant Protection Act (PPA).[Read More…]
EPA Report: For the US, Global Action Now Saves Lives and Avoids Significant Climate Change Damages
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released one of the most comprehensive analyses to date on the economic, health and environmental benefits to the United States of global climate action. The peer-reviewed report, “Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action,” examines how[Read More…]
