WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Yesterday, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA) announced the introduction of the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would create jobs and save money for manufacturers by putting people[Read More…]
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Senate Coalition To Introduce Bill Providing Access To Epilepsy Treatment
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with Senate co-sponsors Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), announced yesterday they are introducing the Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015 in the United States Senate to exempt[Read More…]
Over 300 Groups Urge Congress to Label GMOs
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Yesterday 328 farm, food, health, public interest and environmental organizations and businesses urged Congress to protect consumers’ right to know what they are eating by requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GMO) foods. The letter urged members of Congress not to support H.R. 1599, a bill[Read More…]
Hepatitis Testing Day is Tuesday, May 19th: More Than 150,000 People in New Jersey Are Living with Hepatitis C
Advocates Frustrated with Slow Progress of Life-Saving Bill; Coalition Calls for Assembly to Pass Hepatitis C Testing Legislation Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. To commemorate Hepatitis Testing Day, the Hepatitis C Action Campaign coalition and patient advocates are urging the General Assembly to approve and Governor Christie to sign Senate Bill 876[Read More…]
Study Highlights Risk of Norovirus from Swimming
Simple tips can help swimmers stay safe in various swimming venues Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. When most people think of norovirus, they think of people marooned on a cruise ship with raging stomach and intestinal illness, unable to leave their cabins. However, an outbreak at an Oregon lake underscores that[Read More…]
CDC Data Show Progress in Reducing Some Foodborne Infections in 2014
While some diseases decreased, overall infections from foodborne illness remain the same Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. In 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of the more common Salmonella serotypes decreased compared with the baseline period of 2006-2008. Meanwhile, some other less common types[Read More…]
Long-term Depression May Double Stroke Risk for Middle-aged Adults
Study finds stroke risk remains elevated even after depressive symptoms improve Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Adults over 50 who have persistent symptoms of depression may have twice the risk of stroke as those who do not, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America, CREDO Action, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Ultraviolet Deliver 224k Petitions to Speaker Boehner Blasting House Republicans for Their Obsession with Abortion Bans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Yesterday, NARAL Pro-Choice America, CREDO Action, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Ultraviolet delivered more than 224,000 petitions to Speaker Boehner blasting him and his anti-women’s health colleagues in the House for their obsession with banning abortion and restricting women’s health care choices. The reality, which is[Read More…]
A SMARTer Spproach to Stroke Care
NIH study uses MRI scans to screen stroke patients for acute treatment within the first critical 60 minutes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Time is critical when it comes to stroke, and early treatment is associated with better outcomes. According to the Screening with MRI for Accurate and Rapid stroke Treatment[Read More…]
NRDC ‘Sneezing and Wheezing’ Report Spotlights Climate Change Links to Asthma and Allergies
Double-whammy health threat from unhealthy ozone smog and ragweed pollen puts 109 million Americans at risk, bolstering federal curbs on carbon pollution that worsens smog and causes climate change WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2015 –One-in-three Americans lives in the “sneeziest and wheeziest” cities and regions where they are exposed to both ragweed[Read More…]
