WHO has donated 24 motorcycles to the Ministry of Health in Guinea to support Ebola contact tracing activities in eight districts in the country. Photo: WHO/A. Pallangyo NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today vowed to mobilize the United Nations in every possible way to respond to the[Read More…]
Science
Illinois EPA Conducts Waste Tire Removal Action for Units of Local Government in Eight Illinois Counties
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2014. Illinois EPA Director Lisa Bonnett has announced the completion of waste tire removal actions that took place during the July and August. The waste tire removal action is a part of the Illinois EPA’s efforts to assist units of local government (ULG’s) in providing and maintaining a[Read More…]
Dietary Recommendations May be Tied to Increased Greenhouse Gas Emissions
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2014. If Americans altered their menus to conform to federal dietary recommendations, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases tied to agricultural production could increase significantly, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers. Martin Heller and Gregory Keoleian of U-M’s Center for Sustainable Systems looked at[Read More…]
Bardarbunga Belches
Bardarbunga plume EU–(ENEWSPF)–5 September 2014. Satellites are showing clouds of sulphur dioxide from Iceland’s restive Bardarbunga volcano. ESA’s Volcanic Ash Strategic Initiative Team (VAST) and Support to Aviation Control Service (SACS) are monitoring the situation closely, and have detected sulphur dioxide emissions since early September. A small cloud of sulphur[Read More…]
NASA Instrument Aboard European Spacecraft Returns First Science Results
Artist’s impression of the Rosetta orbiter at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image is not to scale. Image Credit: ESA/ATG Medialab Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2014. A NASA instrument aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Rosetta orbiter has successfully made its first delivery of science data from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The instrument, named Alice,[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of the First Test to Assess Risk of Developing Acute Kidney Injury
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of the NephroCheck test, a first-of-a-kind laboratory test to help determine if certain critically ill hospitalized patients are at risk of developing moderate to severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in the 12 hours following the administration[Read More…]
Study Finds EPA Favors Industry in Pesticide Safety Evaluations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2014. A study published in a scientific journal finds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) favors the chemical industry when making determinations on pesticide safety. Under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA conducts risk assessments to determine whether a new or existing chemical is eligible[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Reports Higher Medical Cannabis Interest Than Expected
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. Since Tuesday, September 2, more than 2,000 people began the application process to register for a medical cannabis identification card through the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). “We anticipated a few hundred patients and caregivers would begin registering for a medical cannabis identification card during[Read More…]
Study: Medical Marijuana Laws Infrequently Associated With Changes In Cannabinoid Prevalence In Drivers
Sacramento, CA—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. The imposition of state laws legalizing the use of medical cannabis is not frequently associated with an increase in the prevalence of cannabinoids identified among drivers in fatal accidents, according to data published in the Journal of Safety Research. Investigators from the California Department of Motor[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Warns Illinois Residents to Health System Data Breach
Attorney General Urges Patients of Community Health Systems to Sign Up for Free Credit Monitoring in Wake of Breach of Personal Information Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an alert to a data breach reported by Community Health Systems Inc. that compromised personal information of more than 264,000[Read More…]
