Grants from the National Institutes of Health will enable UO psychology professor to complete a pair of two-year research projects EUGENE, Ore. –(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014 — Why do we find it so hard to say no to fatty, processed foods? How do we reverse the spiral of negative outcomes that[Read More…]
Science
Neonicotinoids Called ‘Bigger Threat’ to Environment than DDT
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Many officials are no longer mincing words as they tie the global decline in bee populations with mounting evidence pointing to neonicotinoid pesticides. “All the science is not done, but everything that I have before me. . . suggests to me that this is the biggest threat to the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Issues Warning About Ebola Scams
Attorney General’s Office Reports of Possible Email Scams Tied to Ebola Outbreak Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today alerted Illinois residents of several possible email scams tied to the Ebola outbreak. Madigan’s office has received emails titled “People being quarantined” that purport to be an “Ebola Pandemic Update”[Read More…]
South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season – 2014 – 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region about the ongoing threat of tropical cyclones affecting the area. While tropical cyclones in the South Pacific may occur throughout the year, the current South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season begins on[Read More…]
FDA Approves Akynzeo for Nausea and Vomiting Associated with Cancer Chemotherapy
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Akynzeo (netupitant and palonosetron) to treat nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy. Akynzeo is a fixed combination capsule comprised of two drugs. Oral palonosetron, approved in 2008, prevents nausea and vomiting during the acute phase[Read More…]
President Obama Designates San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Sunset over the San Gabriel Mountains Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Today, President Obama will use his authority under the Antiquities Act to establish 346,177 acres of national forest land in the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California as a national monument, permanently protecting the popular outdoor recreation destination to increase access[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Investigating Drug Prices
BURLINGTON, Vt.—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today raised new questions about skyrocketing prices for prescription drugs, including a new treatment for Hepatitis C that costs more than $1,000 per pill, and what he calls “staggering” price hikes for generic drugs. Sanders’ focus on the Hepatitis C[Read More…]
Full Fifth Circuit Refuses to Reconsider Law Blocking Abortion Access Across Texas
AUSTIN–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. The full U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to reconsider the constitutionality of a portion of a Texas law blocking access to abortion across large parts of the state, despite an emphatic dissent. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Planned Parenthood[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Survey Federal, State Electoral Candidates Ahead of November Elections
Surveys seeking positions on medical marijuana are widely disseminated in first-of-its-kind voter education campaign Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has produced a new 30-second online advertisement to launch its survey drive for for this year’s election-cycle educational campaign. The ad will[Read More…]
Lutetia’s Dark Side Hosts Hidden Crater
Tracing Lutetia’s grooves EU–(ENEWSPF)–8 October 2014. Grooves found on Lutetia, an asteroid encountered by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft, point to the existence of a large impact crater on the unseen side of the rocky world. Rosetta flew past Lutetia at a distance of 3168 km in July 2010, en route to[Read More…]
