Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. Though pollinators only account for about 10% of the production of food crops worldwide, pollinator decline could play a disproportionate role in affecting human health in regions that are already facing food scarcity, according to a new study. Global malnutrition overlaps with pollinator-dependent micronutrient production, published[Read More…]
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Readout of President Obama’s Meeting on the Domestic Preparedness and Response to Ebola, Oct. 13, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014. The President met this afternoon with members of his public health and national security team to receive an update on the response to the diagnosis of a second Ebola case in Dallas, Texas. The President was briefed on the status of the investigation into the apparent[Read More…]
NASA Mission Finds Widespread Evidence of Young Lunar Volcanism
The feature called Maskelyne is one of many newly discovered young volcanic deposits on the Moon. Called irregular mare patches, these areas are thought to be remnants of small basaltic eruptions that occurred much later than the commonly accepted end of lunar volcanism, 1 to 1.5 billion years ago. Image[Read More…]
Digital Divide: Pediatricians Debate Whether Tots Should Have Access to Electronic Devices
SAN DIEGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014. When the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published its policy statement in 1999 discouraging electronic media use by children under 2, the focus was on television programs, videos and DVDs. Over the past 15 years, the technology landscape has changed dramatically. Toddlers now have access[Read More…]
New Research Shows Incorrect Use of Car Seats Widespread Among Parents Taking Newborns Home from Hospital
SAN DIEGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014. Nearly all parents unknowingly put their newborn infants at risk as soon as they drive away from the hospital due to mistakes made with car safety seats, according to research to be presented Monday, Oct. 13 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference &[Read More…]
Do No Harm: Plenary Speaker at American Academy of Pediatrics Conference Calls for Safely Cutting Back on Medical Tests, Treatments
SAN DIEGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014. When parents take a sick or injured child to the doctor or emergency room, they often expect tests to be done and treatments given. So if the physician sends them on their way with the reassurance that their child will get better in a few days,[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Sue Federal Agency to Protect Wolverine
Climate change has led to loss of spring snowpack, endangering feisty predator After more than a century of trapping and habitat loss, wolverines in the lower 48 have been reduced to small, fragmented populations in Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming and northeast Oregon. AY Images / iStockphoto Missoula, MT—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014.[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Petitions NRC to Include Alarming New Seismic Data in Considering Diablo Canyon License Renewal
Request follows dramatic findings that nuclear reactors are surrounded by stronger and inter-connected earthquake faults WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2014. Friends of the Earth has filed a petition to intervene in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proceeding that would allow Pacific Gas & Electric’s controversial Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors to run[Read More…]
Stemming Mass Wildlife Extinctions Must Drive International Biodiversity Treaty
As Global Leaders Gather in South Korea, World’s Wildlife Continues Steep Decline PYEONGCHANG, South Korea–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2014. As diplomats and citizens from all over the world continue gathering at the 12th Conference of the Parties for the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity this week, they face the sobering reality that[Read More…]
Ebola–RNs Call for Highest Standards for Protective Equipment, including Hazmat Suits and Training
Bonnie Castillo, RN, director, NNU’s disaster relief program, Registered Nurse Response Network, speaks at a press conference. 2,000 RNs Across U.S. Say Hospitals Still Lagging Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. Following news Sunday that the first U.S. nurse has now tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, National Nurses United[Read More…]
