Rep. DeFazio wrote provision that forces new disclosures Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is applauding the first-ever release of data detailing the financial relationship between doctors and the prescription drug and medical device industries. In 2008, Rep. DeFazio introduced The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which became a[Read More…]
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Senators Wyden, Markey Press Administration to Ensure Public Safety in Fracking Rule
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2014. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Ed Markey, D- Mass., and 10 other senators yesterday pressed for greater transparency and strong safety standards while the administration considers a new rule for hydraulic fracturing methods on public lands, in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget[Read More…]
HHS Pursues Detection Tests for Influenza
Tests for influenza viruses to improve diagnosis and speed pandemic response Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2014. Potential tests to help doctors diagnose influenza sooner and more accurately will advance in development under contracts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response[Read More…]
FDA Takes Steps to Strengthen Cybersecurity of Medical Devices
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2014. To strengthen the safety of medical devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized recommendations to manufacturers for managing cybersecurity risks to better protect patient health and information. The final guidance, titled “Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices,” recommends[Read More…]
NRDC President Demands Climate Denier Group Erase Erroneous Claims
American Legislative Exchange Council also should come clean on clean energy and opposing action on climate WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014 – Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, today demanded that the American Legislative Exchange Council immediately stop misrepresenting NRDC’s position on renewable energy, and urged the group to[Read More…]
Community Members Say Missouri River at Risk from Coal’s Mercury Pollution
Call on MDU to Retire Polluting Heskett Coal Plant Bismarck–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014. Today, community members who fish, swim, and boat on the Missouri River joined the Sierra Club and the Dakota Resource Council at an event at Kniefel Landing to call on the Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) to retire the 50[Read More…]
Illinois Community Leaders Deliver More Than 20,000 Petitions Applauding Governor Quinn for Clean Power Plan Support
Health, Faith, Clean Energy and Business Leaders Urge Gov. Quinn To Prioritize Renewable Energy, Efficiency to Create Illinois Jobs SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014. Yesterday community leaders from across the state of Illinois delivered more than 20,000 petitions to Governor Pat Quinn’s office in Springfield applauding his support of the U.S. Environmental Protection[Read More…]
Another Field Contaminated with Unapproved GE Wheat
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014. Just after announcing a close to its investigation into the illegal presence of genetically engineered (GE) wheat in Oregon, finding it to be an “isolated incident,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a new investigation into another incident of unauthorized release of GE wheat, this time detected in Montana.[Read More…]
ACLU Asks Court to Suspend Alabama Law That Puts Minors Seeking Abortion on Trial
Law also authorizes state to reveal pregnancies to others without permission MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama today asked a federal court to block a new Alabama law that could force some minors seeking an abortion to stand trial. The law, which[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Reassures Illinoisans After First Ebola Case Confirmed in the U.S.
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2014. This afternoon the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first Ebola diagnosis in the United States in a patient in a Texas hospital. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck has this statement: “While not easily transmittable, Ebola is a very serious[Read More…]
