Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Trulicity (dulaglutide), a once-weekly subcutaneous injection to improve glycemic control (blood sugar levels), along with diet and exercise, in adults with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects about 26 million people and accounts for more than[Read More…]
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FDA Releases Updated Proposals to Improve Food Safety and Help Prevent Foodborne Illness in Response to Public Comments
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2014. Based on extensive outreach and public comment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed revisions to four proposed rules designed to help prevent food-borne illness. When finalized, the proposed rules will implement portions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which aims to[Read More…]
Natural Born Killers: Chimpanzee Violence is an Evolutionary Strategy
Ngogo males grooming. Image credit: John Mitani ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. Man’s nearest relatives kill each other in order to eliminate rivals and gain better access to territory, mates, food or other resources—not because human activities have made them more aggressive. That is the conclusion of an international analysis of[Read More…]
Study Shows Inconsistent Dosages of Widely Used Eye Disease Drug
Findings Add to Public Health Debate About Pharmacy Compounding NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014 — Custom-made versions of a widely prescribed, low-cost drug used to prevent a leading cause of blindness in the elderly vary widely in their dosages, Weill Cornell Medical College scientists found in analyses of the eye injections.[Read More…]
Winter In Argyre
Perspective view of Hooke crater in Argyre basin EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 September 2014. Over billions of years, the southern uplands of Mars have been pockmarked by numerous impact features, which are often so closely packed that they overlap. One such feature is Hooke crater, shown in this frost-tinged scene, imaged by ESA’s[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Conservation Success Story in Recovery of Delmarva Fox Squirrel
Delmarva Fox Squirrel Now Proposed for Removal from Endangered Species List Near Half Decade of Conservation Efforts by Landowners, Other Partners Key to Rebound Delmarva Fox Squirrel. Photo credit: Guy Willey CAMBRIDGE, Md.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that due to concerted conservation efforts by[Read More…]
Departments of the Navy, Energy and Agriculture Invest in Construction of Three Biorefineries to Produce Drop-In Biofuel for Military
Biorefineries in Nevada, Oregon and on the Gulf Coast will produce more than 100 million gallons of military-grade fuel annually WASHINGTON, DC – As part of a 2011 Presidential directive, the Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture announced today that three companies have been awarded contracts to construct and commission[Read More…]
First West Nile Virus Related Deaths Reported in Illinois, Sept. 19, 2014
Cooler temperatures do not mean we’re out of the woods yet SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first West Nile virus related deaths in Illinois for 2014. Two residents in northern Illinois who became ill with West Nile virus in late-August and early[Read More…]
American Dental Association Statement on Polyethylene Microbeads in Toothpaste
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2014. The American Dental Association’s (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs, on an ongoing basis, monitors and evaluates the safety of all ADA Seal-Accepted products. If the council’s evaluation determines sufficient scientific evidence exists that an ADA Seal-Accepted product poses a health risk, the council has the authority to[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group Releases New Consumer Tool to Help People Make Smarter Seafood Choices
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014. The Environmental Working Group published a new shopping tool and seafood calculator today to help people buy seafood lower in mercury, higher in omega-3 fatty acids and sustainably produced. EWG’s interactive tools offer people more detailed information than is available from the federal Food and[Read More…]
