SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav Shah today confirmed one case of measles in Illinois. A suburban Cook County resident became ill in mid-January and test results were positive for measles. “This case in Illinois is a reminder of the importance of immunizations,” said[Read More…]
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Interior Department Leases Area Offshore Massachusetts for Wind Energy Development
Offshore Wind Auction Results in Largest Area Leased To Date WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today held the nation’s fourth competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters offshore Massachusetts for potential wind energy development. Developing offshore wind energy is[Read More…]
NOAA Satellites Help in the Rescue of 240 People Last Year
(Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. NOAA’s fleet of weather satellites helped save 240 people last year from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters. In addition to their vital role in weather forecasting, NOAA’s polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites can detect distress signals from emergency beacons[Read More…]
Coalition Sues EPA for Failing to Address Factory Farm Air Pollution
Environmental, humane and community organizations seek action to protect public health, animals, and the environment Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. A coalition of environmental, humane and community organizations filed two lawsuits against Environmental Protection Agency yesterday for failing to address air pollution from factory farms. The pollution contributes to significant human[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Introduces the Action for Dental Health Act of 2015
Legislation Encourages Early Care, Reduces Costs to Health Care System and Provides Individuals with Opportunity to Trade Dental Services for Community Service Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly, alongside Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID), introduced H.R. 539, the ‘Action for Dental Health Act of 2015.’ This legislation will[Read More…]
How One Man Helped 10,000 People With Serious Drug Problems
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. Drugs and the drug war touch most families. Millions of people have a loved one behind bars on drug charges. Many millions more have struggled with drugs themselves — or have a loved one who has dealt with addiction to illegal or legal drugs. By declaring[Read More…]
FDA Expands Approved Use of Imbruvica for Rare Form of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare form of cancer that begins in the body’s immune system. The drug received a breakthrough therapy designation for this use. A type of[Read More…]
NIH-funded Study Uncovers Range of Molecular Alterations in Head and Neck Cancers, New Potential Drug Targets
TCGA tumor genome sequencing analyses offer new insights into the effects of HPV and smoking, and find genomic similarities with other cancers Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered genomic differences — with potentially important clinical implications — in head and neck[Read More…]
Groups Sue to Stop Daily 100-Car Train Deliveries of Toxic Crude Oil to Bakersfield Terminal
Coalition sues over illegal permitting of major crude-by-rail project in Central Valley An oil train moves through California’s Central Valley. The newly opened Bakersfield Crude Terminal has the capacity to receive two 100-car unit trains a day. Elizabeth Forsyth / Earthjustice Kern County, CA —(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Community and environmental[Read More…]
Hawaiian Legislators Proposing Bill to Establish School and Hospital Buffer Zones
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. State legislators in Hawaii will soon be introducing a proposal to establish pesticide-free zones around schools and hospitals throughout the state. Not yet filed or finalized, the proposed bill would prohibit farmers from using large amounts of pesticides within a specified distance of schools and hospitals,[Read More…]
