CDC urges early treatment of severely ill and high-risk patients Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. A report published in the January 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced a person’s risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by[Read More…]
Science
2014’s Record Heat Reinforces Need for Fossil Fuel-free Future
Sec. Kerry Urged to Back “Zero Emissions by 2050” Plan at Paris Climate Summit WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. Earth suffered the hottest year in recorded history in 2014, federal climate experts announced today, underscoring why the Obama administration must back an international plan to end virtually all fossil fuel use by[Read More…]
GAO Debunks Right-wing Fear-mongering Over Environmental Lawsuits That Push Feds to Take Action
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. A new report from the federal Government Accountability Office debunks a long-running Republican criticism of environmental lawsuits targeting federal agencies that fail to meet legal deadlines for taking action. The GAO concludes that those lawsuits had only a “limited” effect on Environmental Protection Agency regulations and that[Read More…]
California Firm Agrees to Stop Production of Adulterated and Misbranded Dietary Supplements and Unapproved New Drugs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. As a result of a lawsuit filed by the United States, a federal court in California has issued an injunction shutting down Health One Pharmaceuticals Inc., a City of Industry, California, based manufacturer of dietary supplements and unapproved new drugs. The firm and its president, Richard[Read More…]
First Contracting Human Muscle Grown in Laboratory
Researchers at Duke University report the first lab-grown, contracting human muscle, which could revolutionize drug discovery and personalized medicine. Durham, NC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. By Ken Kingery In a laboratory first, Duke researchers have grown human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds just like native tissue to external stimuli such as[Read More…]
Study: Long Term Cannabis Exposure ‘Not Associated With Significant Effects On Lung Function’
“[T]he pattern of marijuana’s effects seems to be distinctly different when compared to that of tobacco use,” study says Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. The inhalation of one marijuana cigarette per day over a 20-year period is not associated with adverse changes in lung health, according to data published online ahead[Read More…]
International Experts, Led by UN, Kick Off Ebola Recovery Assessment in Sierra Leone
Daily life in Freetown, Sierra Leone, one of three West African countries most affected by the outbreak of the Ebola virus. Photo: World Bank/Dominic Chavez GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–15 January 2015 – Spearheaded by the United Nations, a team of international experts has begun an Ebola Recovery Assessment (ERA) mission in Sierra Leone[Read More…]
Why Chipotle’s Pork Problem is Good for Farmers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. By Coach Mark Smallwood, Executive Director, Rodale Institute News that Chipotle pulled pork from many of its menus, due to an issue with one of their supplier’s animal welfare practices, has been blowing up all over the news and social media. The Washington Post and others[Read More…]
USDA Approves New Pesticide Promoting Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops
Dicamba-resistant crops pose serious threat to human and environmental health Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Center for Food Safety criticized the decision today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deregulate Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton. The anticipated widespread adoption of these GE crops would lead to an over 10-fold[Read More…]
Groups Win Landmark Victory Against Industrial Dairies
Citizens win major victory in first stage of ground-breaking lawsuits PORTLAND, OR –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and Center for Food Safety (CFS) – represented by Public Justice, P.C., Law Offices of Charles M. Tebbutt, P.C., and the Center for Food Safety – have[Read More…]
