Progress in some Liberian counties but multiple outbreaks continue throughout country Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014. The effort to contain the Ebola epidemic in Liberia is showing preliminary signs of progress in some counties, but maintaining and extending these trends will require sustained efforts, according to three early-release articles in CDC’s[Read More…]
Science
Cannabis Holds Promise In GI Disorder Treatment
Aurora, CO–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. Cannabis holds promise as a comparatively safe and effective treatment for digestive disorders, according to a literature review published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Investigators at the University of Colorado, Aurora and at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical University in New Hampshire reviewed data in regard to[Read More…]
Defeating Ebola, ‘A Fearsome,’ Elusive Enemy, Requires Scaling Up Response on the Ground — UN
Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, speaks at the briefing on the public health crisis emanating from the Ebola virus outbreak. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 November 2014 – There has been important progress made in the global fight against Ebola but a scaling-up[Read More…]
New UN Guidelines Issued to Counter ‘Critically High’ Levels of Elephant Poaching in Africa
Photo: UNESCO/Pierre Gaillard VIENNA–(ENEWSPF)–13 November 2014 – The illegal killing of elephants for their ivory is now at “critically high levels” in Africa with increased involvement by organized crime groups, leading to their possible extinction in parts of the continent, the UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today.[Read More…]
Energy and Natural Resources Committee Passes Durbin, Kirk Bill To Study New Philadelphia As National Park
An active archaeological site, New Philadelphia played a significant role in America’s history WASHINGTON, DC–-(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) announced today that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed a bill that takes the first step toward a National Park designation for[Read More…]
Conservationists Sue to Stop Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest
Groups Challenge Fed’s Decision to Allow Highly Controversial ‘Predator Derby’ SALMON, Idaho –(ENE#WSPF)—November 13, 2014. Today, a coalition of conservation organizations sued the Bureau of Land Management for granting a 5-year permit allowing predator-killing contests on public lands surrounding Salmon, Idaho over the winter holiday season. The agency unlawfully relied on faulty[Read More…]
5,000-Year-Old Human Footprint Discovered
Unusual find of 5,000-year-old human footprints by the Fehmarn excavations provides an insight into the population’s everyday life and challenges This is a photo of one of the Stone Age footprints before its last cleaning, or “de-dusting,” according to Lars Ewald Jensen, a project manager with the Museum Lolland-Falster, which[Read More…]
Ebola Treatment Trials to Start at Doctors Without Borders Sites in December
GENEVA/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. In the absence of specific treatments for Ebola, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) announced today that it will host clinical trials in three Ebola treatment centers in West Africa. The separate trials, which are aimed at quickly finding an effective therapy[Read More…]
NOAA Establishes New Panel to Guide Ocean Exploration
Members are from government, industry, academia, not-for profits Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. NOAA today announced the appointment of 13 members to a new federal Ocean Exploration Advisory Board that will provide guidance to NOAA and the nation on the exploration of our ocean. “This distinguished board will advise NOAA on[Read More…]
Leading Scientists, Over 200 Groups and Companies Call for Monarch Protection
Broad Coalition Supports Petition to Protect Monarch Butterflies as Threatened under Endangered Species Act WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. In the face of staggering declines of monarchs, more than 40 leading monarch scientists and ecologists and more than 200 organizations and businesses today urged Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to[Read More…]
