Nurses Cite Safe Staffing, Patient Care Concerns UCMC Bargaining Team CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Some 1,550 registered nurses who work at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) are preparing to hold a one-day strike April 30. UCMC will be preventing nurses from returning to work for an additional four days[Read More…]
Science
Hearing in Public Interest Coalition’s Constitutional Challenge to Idaho’s Controversial ‘Ag Gag’ Law
Advocates Ask Court for Judgment in Suit Against Law That Silences Industry Whistle-Blowers BOISE –-(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. On Tuesday, April 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho will hear oral arguments from plaintiffs for a broad-based public interest coalition of national nonprofits, including the Animal Legal Defense[Read More…]
Brain Balances Perception and Action When Caught in an Illusion
EUGENE, Ore. —(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 — Two wrongs can make a right, at least in the world of visual perception and motor functioning, according to two University of Oregon brain scientists. In a two-experiment study, published last month in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, UO neuroscientists Paul Dassonville and[Read More…]
HHS Issues Final Recommendation for Community Water Fluoridation
Adjusted level seeks to maintain dental health benefits of fluoride Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released the final Public Health Service (PHS) recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. The new recommendation is for a single[Read More…]
Two Treatments Yield Similar Results for Children After Cardiac Arrest
NIH-funded research finds therapeutic hypothermia no more effective than normal temperature control Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. A large-scale, multicenter study has shown that emergency body cooling does not improve survival rates or reduce brain injury in infants and children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than normal temperature control. Therapeutic hypothermia,[Read More…]
Deepwater Breaks Ground on America’s First Offshore Wind Project
Block Island Wind Farm to Cut Electricity Rates for Residents by 40 percent Block Island, RI –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Today, in a watershed moment for American clean energy development, Deepwater Wind broke ground on America’s first offshore wind project at Block Island, Rhode Island. This 30 megawatt wind farm will[Read More…]
Sierra Club Ad Buy Exposes Environmental Threat of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Sierra Club launches ad buy in CA, WA, and OR CALIFORNIA / WASHINGTON / OREGON –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2015. The Sierra Club launched a targeted ad campaign in California, Washington, and Oregon today, exposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership for its complete lack of transparency and its potential to wreak havoc on the[Read More…]
Forest Service Begins to Pave Way for Massive Urban Sprawl Next to Grand Canyon
Permit Would Facilitate 2,100 New Housing Units Plus Malls, Hotels Near Canyon’s Edge Havasu Creek, between Mooney Falls and Beaver Falls, at the Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy of Alan English FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. The U.S. Forest Service today began paving the way for a sprawling urban development near the[Read More…]
Park Forest Health Department Course Aims to Help Residents Quit Smoking
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2015. The Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus is proud to offer Freedom From Smoking®, an eight-week program produced by the American Lung Association that will provide support and skills needed to quit smoking. A trained facilitator, who understands the unique challenges of quitting, will lead[Read More…]
Department of Justice Won’t Stand Behind Fed Agency Support for Industrial Hog Facility
Victory: Public interest law firm wins big: Fed support for industrial ag polluter violated law Buffalo National River is one of the few remaining undammed rivers in the lower-48 states.Photo courtesy of Seth Anderson Little Rock, AR —(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Today, the Department of Justice abandoned its defense of an[Read More…]
