NIH-funded trial results likely will impact global treatment guidelines Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A major international randomized clinical trial has found that HIV-infected individuals have a considerably lower risk of developing AIDS or other serious illnesses if they start taking antiretroviral drugs sooner, when their CD4+ T-cell count—a key measure[Read More…]
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Conservation Groups Seek to Intervene, Back City of Seattle’s Finding that Port Use by Shell is Illegal
Coalition supports planning department finding that Shell homeport violates Port of Seattle’s shoreline permit Jack Smith compels the Port of Seattle commissioners on March 24 to reverse their lease agreement with Foss Maritime. Joe Nicholson for Earthjustice Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2015. A coalition of conservation organizations is seeking to[Read More…]
EU Regulators Bow to Pressure from American Trade Lobby on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. The same day that trade representatives from United States met with Secretary-General Catherine Day of the European Commission (EC), she sent a letter to the EC’s Environment Director-General Karl Falkenberg telling him to scrap draft criteria that could have led to a ban on over 30[Read More…]
Canadian Risk Assessment Finds GMO Salmon Susceptible to Disease
Newly released documents conflict with FDA findings WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A never-before-seen draft environmental review of AquaBounty Technologies’ (ABTX) genetically engineered (GE) salmon reveals that Canadian government scientists disagree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on key questions related to the safety and performance of what[Read More…]
Ace Hardware Commits to Action on Bee-killing Pesticides
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. Ace Hardware, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, announced it is willing to move away from products containing neonicotinoids — a leading driver of global bee declines. Frank Carroll, Vice President of Merchandising at Ace Hardware Corporation said in a release today, “Ace Hardware[Read More…]
UN Launches Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Set to Target Nearly 5.7 Million Iraqi Children
A health worker administers a dose of oral polio vaccine to a boy in the Bajeed Kandala camp in Iraq. Photo: UNICEF/ Wathiq Khuzaie GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–26 May 2015 – Aiming to target 5.7 million children under the age of five, the United Nations today launched a mass polio vaccination campaign in[Read More…]
Higher Altitude is Associated with Increased Risk of SIDS
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. A new study suggests that living at higher altitude is associated with increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The study, “Sudden Infant Death Syndromeand Residential Altitude,” in the June 2015 Pediatrics (published online May 25), examined birth and death registries in Colorado[Read More…]
Dyslexic Children Often Have Perfect Vision, Study Finds
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. Children with dyslexia often experience a lifelong struggle with reading and learning. This impairment affects 3 percent or more of children. In the past some practitioners and researchers have linked dyslexia with vision disorders although the scientific literature casts doubt on this. A new[Read More…]
Study Shows Neonicotinoid Pesticide Has Devastating Effect on Termites Due to Eusocial Behavior, Similar to Bees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. A study led by Purdue University Entomology Professor Michael Scharf, Ph.D. finds that small doses of imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide, can halt the normal functioning of termite behavior, leaving colonies vulnerable to disease and eventual death. While this effect may be celebrated by the pesticide industry[Read More…]
Lassa Fever Confirmed in Death of U.S. Traveler Returning from Liberia
Risk to others considered extremely low Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2015. The CDC and the New Jersey Department of Health have confirmed a death from Lassa fever which was diagnosed earlier today in a person returning to the United States from Liberia. The patient traveled from Liberia to Morocco to JFK[Read More…]
