CDC Director sees some promising developments but uneven progress Dr. Tom Frieden speaks with Yusif Koroma, an Ebola survivor who is now taking of orphans at a nearby social services center. Image source: Heidi O’Bra, CDC. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. After more than a year of Ebola transmission in Guinea[Read More…]
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Medical Marijuana Bill To Be Filled In Indiana
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. When it comes to medical marijuana reform, the State of Indiana is likely not the first state that comes to mind. However, emboldened by new federal policy that de-funded medical marijuana raids in states that have passed medical marijuana laws, Indiana appears to have a medical marijuana[Read More…]
NASA Commercial Crew Partners Complete 23 Milestones in 2014, Look Ahead to 2015
Image Credit: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and the agency’s industry partners completed 23 agreement and contract milestones in 2014 and participated in thousands of hours of technical review sessions. The sessions focused on creating a new generation of safe, reliable and cost-effective crew space transportation[Read More…]
22 Dec Aerial Photos Show ‘Factory Farms’ Certified Organic in Violation of Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. Stunning aerial photographs of certified organic farms taken in an investigation launched by The Cornucopia Institute reveal industrial-scale operations housing thousands of animals in cramped conditions with no access to the outdoors. Access to pasture for ruminants like dairy cows is required under National Organic Program (NOP)[Read More…]
114 Groups Warn Energy Secretary Moniz of LNG’s Dire Climate Impacts
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. As the Obama administration moves into another year promoting the false climate solution of natural gas, 114 public interest, environmental and faith groups submitted a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz urging him not to support liquefied natural gas exports. In July, Sen. John[Read More…]
IDHR Reminder: Law Protecting the Rights of Pregnant Women in Illinois Takes Effect January 1st
CHICAGO–-(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. With 2015 quickly approaching, Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) Director Rocco Claps is reminding employers that a measure providing job protection for pregnant women goes into effect on January 1st and employers are required to post information about it in the workplace. Public Act 98-1050, sponsored[Read More…]
EPA Announces First National Regulations to Safeguard Disposal of Coal Ash
Common sense, pragmatic rules to protect against structural failure, water and air pollution WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) from coal-fired power plants. The final rule establishes safeguards[Read More…]
FDA Approves Viekira Pak to Treat Hepatitis C
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Viekira Pak (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir tablets co-packaged with dasabuvir tablets) to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection, including those with a type of advanced liver disease called cirrhosis. Hepatitis C is[Read More…]
UN Secretary General Ban Visits Ebola-hit West Africa, Declares Zero Cases ‘Must Be Everyone’s Goal’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia. UN Photo/Evan Schneider MONROVIA–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that there is reason to be “cautiously optimistic” about defeating the Ebola crisis in West Africa, as[Read More…]
Nurses Voted #1 in Honesty, Ethics, Again as in 15 Previous Gallup Polls
Nation’s Largest Nurses Group Cites Greater Advocacy Role at Bedside, Beyond in Year of Ebola Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014. In what has become a holiday tradition, registered nurses are once again viewed as the most trusted profession in the U.S., according to an annual Gallup survey conducted December 8-11.[Read More…]
