Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Raplixa (fibrin sealant [human]), the first spray-dried fibrin sealant approved by the agency. It is used to help control bleeding during surgery. Raplixa is a biological product approved for use in adults to help control bleeding from[Read More…]
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Court Throws Out Industry Challenge to 2012 Forestry Rules
USFS Will Continue to Use Science and Conservation Biology in Forest Plans WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. In March 2015, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the D.C. District Court issued an order rejecting an extractive industry challenge to the Obama Administration’s National Forest Management Act 2012 Forest Planning Rule. The challenge[Read More…]
Overview of MESSENGER Spacecraft’s Impact Region on Mercury
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. On April 30th, this region of Mercury’s surface will have a new crater! Traveling at 3.91 kilometers per second (over 8,700 miles per hour), the MESSENGER spacecraft will collide with Mercury’s surface, creating a crater estimated to be 16 meters (52 feet) in diameter. The large,[Read More…]
NASA’s NuSTAR Captures Possible ‘Screams’ from Zombie Stars
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has captured a new high-energy X-ray view (magenta) of the bustling center of our Milky Way galaxy. The smaller circle shows the center of our galaxy where the NuSTAR image was taken. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Peering into the heart of[Read More…]
FDA Approves Treatment for Fat Below the Chin
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kybella (deoxycholic acid), a treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe fat below the chin, known as submental fat. Using Kybella for the treatment of fat outside of the submental area is not approved and is not recommended. Kybella[Read More…]
Souped-up Remote Control Switches Behaviors On-and-off in Mice
BRAIN Initiative yields chemical-genetic tool with push-pull capabilities Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Neuroscientists have perfected a chemical-genetic remote control for brain circuitry and behavior. This evolving technology can now sequentially switch the same neurons — and the behaviors they mediate — on-and-off in mice, say researchers funded by the National[Read More…]
Energy Efficiency Saves Trillions of Dollars, Promotes Jobs, Cuts Pollution
NRDC: But some draft efficiency bill provisions would reverse efficiency progress WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015 – Congress should strengthen energy efficiency programs and adopt policies that would save taxpayer dollars, promote job growth, and cut pollution, not delay or weaken them, a Natural Resources Defense Council efficiency expert told lawmakers today.[Read More…]
Groups Appeal Water Pollution Permit for Waukegan Coal Plant on Lake Michigan
Groups Site Unlawful Permit Provisions that Give Coal Plant a Free Pass to Pollute WAUKEGAN, Ill. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015. Today, the Sierra Club, Environmental Law & Policy Center and other environmental organizations appealed Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA) water pollution permit for NRG’s Waukegan coal plant. The permit, the groups argue,[Read More…]
New Data Shows West Coast Whale Entanglements Now At Record High Levels
Conservation groups seek reforms in crab and other California fisheries through collaborative effort A whale with several fishing ropes wrapped around its flipper. Over time, the whale’s continued growth, combined with drag through the water and shifting, could cause these ropes to tighten, leading to bone damage, infection, and eventually[Read More…]
Indiana Legislature Legalizes Syringe Programs to Counter Growing HIV/AIDS Epidemic; Governor Pence Expected to Approve
Reform Comes in Wake of Kentucky Also Legalizing Syringe Programs; Advocates Call on Congress to Repeal Federal Funding Ban so States Have Resources They Need Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. Last night the Indiana legislature passed life-saving legislation allowing counties to establish syringe programs to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis[Read More…]
