Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. On April 22, 2015, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Wholesome Soy Products Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, owner Julia Trinh, and manager Paul Trinh, following multiple findings of contaminated food and environmental[Read More…]
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Celestial Fireworks Celebrate Hubble’s 25th Anniversary
Celebrating Hubble’s silver anniversary EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2015. This glittering tapestry of young stars exploding into life in a dramatic fireworks display has been released today to celebrate 25 incredible years of the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA/ESA Hubble was launched into orbit by the Space Shuttle on 24 April 1990.[Read More…]
Interventions Can Help Children Be at Ease Swallowing Pills
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 29015. Children frequently have problems swallowing pills. One study found that more than 50 percent of children were unable to swallow a standard size pill or capsule. The authors of the review article, “Effectiveness of Pediatric Pill Swallowing Interventions: A Systematic Review,” appearing in the[Read More…]
Unimmunized Infants at Higher Risk of Hepatitis B
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Timely immunoprophylaxis shortly after birth and completion of the hepatitis B vaccine series prevents most transmission of perinatal hepatitis B virus. In the study, “Outcomes of Infants Born to Women Infected With Hepatitis B,” in the May 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online April[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Joins Guinta, Lujan Grisham & Buchanan to Reintroduce the Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 to End Horse Slaughter
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after the reintroduction of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act: “I am pleased to join Representatives Guinta, Lujan Grisham and Buchanan in reintroducing the SAFE Act (H.R. 1942). This critically important legislation would help us end the[Read More…]
New Study: Common Pesticides Pose Significant Risk to Wild Bees
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. A study published today in the journal Nature finds that the use of neonicotinoids, the most widely used insecticides in the United States, has serious consequences for wild bees. The study, conducted in Sweden, finds that in field conditions, neonicotinoid use as a seed coating reduces wild[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Impacts of Climate Change
The Everglades, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2015 – 3:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Please have a seat. It’s good to be back in Florida. So I can’t think of a better way to spend Earth Day than in one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures, the Everglades. (Applause.) And anybody[Read More…]
New Video Tells Powerful Story of Young Epilepsy Patient without Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
Moving Video Features Struggle and Frustration of Ohio Family That Has Run Out of Treatment Options for Their Daughter Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance and Learn Liberty have teamed up to tell the emotional story of Sophia Nazzarine, a 7-year-old girl suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy, in a[Read More…]
HIV/AIDS Crisis in Indiana Worsens; State’s Weak Response Threatens Families Across Midwest
Advocates Call on Indiana Governor Pence and Legislature to Expand Syringe Exchange; Federal Funding Ban on Syringe Services Continues to Hamper Local Efforts to Address Heroin Use and Reduce HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. In recent months HIV/AIDS infection rates have skyrocketed in rural Indiana, in large[Read More…]
Restoring the Everglades During Climate Change Requires Continued Federal Commitment
President Obama’s visit underscores natural resource priorities President Obama in the Oval Office. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Tallahassee, FL —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. President Barack Obama’s historic visit is a welcome acknowledgement from our nation’s top leader that the Florida’s Everglades are a national treasure worth saving, and[Read More…]
