Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. A National Institutes of Health-funded study comparing low dose iron supplementation to no supplementation in blood donors found that supplementation significantly reduced the time to recovery of post-donation lost iron and hemoglobin — an iron-rich protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells throughout the body.[Read More…]
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Nationwide Survey Reveals Widespread Use of Mind and Body Practices
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. More Americans of all ages are rolling out their yoga mats in an effort to improve their health. A large nationally representative survey shows that the number of Americans using mind and body approaches to improve health and well-being remains high. Of note is a significant[Read More…]
Groups Go To Court to Protect Blueback Herring from Extinction
Challenge flawed decision not to list imperiled river herring as a “threatened species” Blueback herring are now reduced to tiny remnant runs, due primarily to the impacts of dams and habitat destruction, overfishing, and water pollution. The commercial fishery has collapsed and a critical food source has gone missing from[Read More…]
Neonics Harm Bees’ Brain Cells, According to Researchers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Scientists at the Universities of Dundee and St. Andrews in Scotland have found evidence confirming that the levels of neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides bees are likely to encounter in the wild impair the pollinator’s brain cells, resulting in colony declines. Bees and other wild pollinators provide services[Read More…]
No Jobs on a Dead Planet: Trade Unions Join the Transition to a Greener Economy
Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World 2014 explores the employment challenges and opportunities of a transition to a sustainable economy Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Can the need to protect the environment be reconciled with the desire to safeguard jobs? Labor markets will shift to fit the demands of a greener economy as[Read More…]
U.S. Senate Confirms Michael Botticelli as White House Drug Czar
Advocates Praise Botticelli for Taking Steps Toward Health-Based Approach to Drug Policy; DPA Issues Four Recommendations for Botticelli Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Michael Botticelli to become the next Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Demands Investigation into Alleged Government Mistreatment of Research Animals
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called for an investigation into the possible mistreatment of animals over several decades at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research facility, in a letter today. Wyden sent the letter to the USDA following a recent report in the New York Times[Read More…]
Nurse’s Court Win Shows Workers Can Beat Koch Brothers-Style Attacks
Ann Wayt Defamed for Patient, Union Advocacy Takes the Fight to the Hospital and Wins OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. A civil jury has ordered an Ohio hospital, part of one of the most notorious anti-union hospital chains in the U.S., to pay over $2 million in damages for its actions against[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Hosts STEM Boot Camp at Kankakee Community College
KANKAKEE—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. Twenty-five junior high school students learned about solar power and other renewable energy sources during a STEM Boot Camp hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly at Kankakee Community College on Saturday. Students also learned about sustainability and participated in an interactive presentation on solar-photovoltaic energy, a process by[Read More…]
Ranchers, Consumers Applaud Dismissal of COOL Lawsuit
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. In papers filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, industry opponents to the U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) law dropped their longstanding case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This ends the lawsuit, American Meat Institute (AMI) et[Read More…]
