Floods wreaked havoc in Abidjan, capital of Côte d’Ivoire, in June 2014. Photo: IRIN/Alexis Adele GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2014 – The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) today announced that 2014 is on track to becoming the hottest year ever recorded due to a combination of record-breaking global sea temperatures and[Read More…]
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Senate Panel Probes Exorbitant Prices for Hepatitis C Drugs
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2014 – The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a hearing today on exorbitant prices charged by drugmakers for new treatments for hepatitis C, a liver disease that claims about 15,000 lives a year in the United States. Gilead, the leading manufacturer of the drugs, refused to testify at[Read More…]
FDA Issues Final Rule on Pregnancy and Lactation Information for Prescription Drug and Biological Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a final rule today that sets standards for how information about using medicines during pregnancy and breastfeeding is presented in the labeling of prescription drugs and biological products. The new content and formatting requirements will provide a more[Read More…]
ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Mother Fired for Breastfeeding at Work
DENVER –-(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of Ashley Provino, a Grand Junction, Colo. woman who was fired from her job, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws, for asserting her right to pump breast milk at work.[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Update: Potential Implications for Travel Because of Ebola in Parts of West Africa, Dec. 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to screening procedures, travel restrictions, and reduced aviation transportation options in response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Mali. This Travel Alert will expire on June 2, 2015. Due to an outbreak[Read More…]
Ebola: International Response Slow and Uneven
An MSF staff member dons personal protective equipment at the MSF Ebola Management Center in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. BRUSSELS —(ENEWSPF)–2 December 2014. The international response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa has been slow and uneven leaving local people, national governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to do most of[Read More…]
Mobility is Most Common Disability Among Older Americans, Census Bureau Reports
Download Percentage of County Population Age 65 and Over With a Disability: 2008-2012 [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Nearly 40 percent of people age 65 and older had at least one disability, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report that covered the period 2008 to 2012. Of[Read More…]
Fogo Volcano on Sentinel’s Radar
Sentinel-1 maps Fogo eruption EU–(ENEWSPF)–2 December 2014. Radar images from the Sentinel-1A satellite are helping to monitor ground movements of the recently erupted Fogo volcano. Located on Cape Verde’s Fogo island, the volcano erupted on 23 November for the first time in 19 years and has been active ever since.[Read More…]
Coast-to-Coast Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Changes to Country of Origin Labels in Budget Battle
More than 200 farm, consumer, rural, faith and other groups demand Congress to keep cool on COOL WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Today, a coalition of 207 farm, faith, environmental, labor, rural and consumer organizations delivered a letter to the Senate urging the legislators to reject any effort to repeal,[Read More…]
Prominent Chefs Serve Up a Message to Congress: Label GMOs
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. More than 700 chefs – including Tom Colicchio, José Andrés, Art Smith and Sam Talbot – are urging members of Congress to support legislation to mandate labeling of genetically modified foods and to oppose efforts to block state GMO labeling laws. In a petition delivered[Read More…]
