Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. A hospitalized medical aid worker who volunteered in Guinea, one of the three West African nations experiencing an Ebola epidemic, and since returned to the United States has tested positive for Ebola according to the New York City Health Department laboratory, which is part of the[Read More…]
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Federal District Court Judge To Hear Testimony Questioning Marijuana’s Schedule I Status
Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. Testimony regarding the constitutionality of the federal statute designating marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance will be taken on Monday, October 27 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in the case of United States v. Pickard, et. al.,[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Rare Form of Hemophilia
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Obizur [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Porcine Sequence] for the treatment of bleeding episodes in adults with acquired hemophilia A (acquired Factor VIII [FVII] deficiency). Acquired hemophilia A is a rare, but potentially life threatening, bleeding disorder caused by[Read More…]
Letter From 155 State Reps Sent to EPA Ahead of Deadline to Finalize Coal Ash, Toxic Water Standards
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. State representatives from the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators this week submitted a sign-on letter calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to swiftly finalize strong coal ash and toxic water pollution standards for coal-burning power plants. The letter comes just eight weeks before[Read More…]
Gulf Restoration Group Sue Feds Over Misuse of BP Disaster Restoration Funds
Alabama and Feds approve millions for beachfront convention center Dark clouds of smoke and fire emerge as oil burns during a controlled fire in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg / U.S. Navy Washington, D.C.[Read More…]
EPA Seeks to Block a Worldwide Ban of a Highly Toxic Wood Preservative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. The U.S. government is opposing international efforts under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, supported by countries worldwide, to halt the global use of the toxic chemical wood preservative, pentachlorophenol (PCP), which is widely used in the U.S. to treat wood utility poles. U.S. government officials are out[Read More…]
Two Prairie Butterflies Gain Endangered Species Act Protection in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Dakotas
MINNEAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected two rare prairie butterflies under the Endangered Species Act. Protection for the Dakota skipper results from a landmark 2011 settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity to speed protection decisions for 757 imperiled plants and animals across the[Read More…]
U.S. State Department: Potential Implications for Travel Because of Ebola in Parts of West Africa
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 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 Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. This Travel Alert will expire on April 22, 2015. As of October 22,[Read More…]
UN: Primary Focus Must be to Halt Spread of Ebola Virus in Hard-hit West Africa
Source: UNICEF, WHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–23 October 2014 – As the international community mobilizes on all fronts to combat the unfolding Ebola outbreak, the primary emphasis must continue to be on stopping the transmission of the virus within Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three hardest-hit countries, United Nations World Health Organization[Read More…]
Statement on Patient at Bellevue Hospital Who Returned from One of the Countries With EBOLA Outbreak
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. Today, EMS HAZ TAC Units transferred to Bellevue Hospital a patient who presented a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. The patient is a health care worker who returned to the U.S. within the past 21 days from one of the three countries currently facing the outbreak[Read More…]
