EPA allows nine additional states to use toxic 2,4-D on GE corn and soy crops San Francisco, Calif. —(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. A coalition of conservation, food safety, and public health groups filed a motion today challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision to expand the use of “Enlist[Read More…]
Science
Setting The Agenda For The Medical Marijuana Revolution
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Last night Dr. Sanjay Gupta continued his groundbreaking reporting on medical marijuana with Weed 3, which continued to introduce Americans to new stories of patients benefiting from medical marijuana and document the challenges that continue to slow down progress in this critical area. Weed 3 included[Read More…]
Thousands of RNs to Strike 9 California, Illinois Hospitals; Cite Staffing, Patient Care Concerns
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. More than 6,400 registered nurses will hold either a one or two-day strike April 30 and May 1 at eight California hospitals, as well as at a major Chicago hospital. RNs are calling on hospitals to stop endangering patients by implementing safe staffing levels and[Read More…]
Deepwater Horizon Trustees Announce Agreement in Principle for 10 Gulf Early Restoration Projects
Aerial view of Louisiana shoreline. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. The Trustees and BP have identified approximately $134 million in projects to be included in the next proposed phase of early restoration. This milestone comes five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 10 proposed[Read More…]
Successful Conservation Efforts Recognized in Revised ESA Humpback Whale Listing
Reclassification into 14 distinct population segments will provide more tailored management approach NOAA’s proposal to reclassify humpback whales into 14 distinct population segments will offer fisheries managers a more tailored conservation approach. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. NOAA Fisheries proposed today to reclassify the humpback whale into 14 distinct[Read More…]
FDA Approves First-of-its-kind Corneal Implant to Improve Near Vision in Certain Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved the KAMRA inlay, a device implanted in the cornea of one eye (the clear, front surface) to improve near vision in certain patients with presbyopia. It is the first implantable device for correction of near vision[Read More…]
Drugs That Activate Brain Stem Cells May Reverse Multiple Sclerosis
NIH-funded study identifies over-the-counter compounds that may replace damaged cells Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Two drugs already on the market — an antifungal and a steroid — may potentially take on new roles as treatments for multiple sclerosis. According to a study published in Nature today, researchers discovered that these[Read More…]
Global Pandemic of Fake Medicines Poses Urgent Risk, Scientists Say
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Poor quality medicines are a real and urgent threat that could undermine decades of successful efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, according to the editors of a collection of journal articles published today. Scientists report up to 41 percent of specimens failed to meet quality[Read More…]
Canada Fights Toxic Mosquito Spraying Near Homes and Parks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. New details emerged last week after a Canadian volunteer group, Pesticide Free Alberta (PFA), received records from the City of Edmonton regarding ground and aerial application of Dursban 2.5, a restricted insecticide (in both Canada and the US), in close proximity to residential areas to kill[Read More…]
‘Make Global Goals a Global Reality’: UN Chief Urges Climate Action at Earth Day Concert
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon greets the crowd at the 2015 Global Citizen Earth Day Concert in Washington, D.C. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared 2015 a year for global action on climate, gender and development issues, warning revellers attending the 2015[Read More…]
