Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Less than a week after the White House announced a new task force to better protect our pollinating species, Center for Food Safety is pleased to announce that Home Depot and BJ’s Wholesale Club are taking steps to better protect pollinators like bees. After hundreds of[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel and Oak Street Health Announce Opening of Ashburn Medical Center
Neighborhood-Based Primary Care and Dental Centers for Medicare Recipients to Hire 100 Employees This Year; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Oak Street Health today celebrated the opening of the organization’s third neighborhood medical[Read More…]
Citing Climate Change Impacts, Court Decision Protects Colorado Backcountry From Bulldozing, Mining
Conservationists force agencies to take a new look at environmental impacts of coal mine expansion Construction of road and methane venting pad above the West Elk coal mine. Source: U.S. Forest Service Gunnison County, CO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Citing agencies’ neglect to consider climate change impacts, a federal court ruling today[Read More…]
FDA Approves Afrezza to Treat Diabetes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, a rapid-acting inhaled insulin to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus. Afrezza is a rapid-acting inhaled insulin that is administered at the beginning of each meal, or within 20 minutes[Read More…]
Over 140 Community, National and International Organizations Call on Congress to Lift Syringe Funding Ban
Syringe Ban Hampering Local Community Efforts to Address Heroin Use and Reduce Diseases Such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C; Hundreds of Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars Have Been Lost As a Result of Decades-Old Ban Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. Earlier today, more than 140 local, national and international[Read More…]
Observing National HIV Testing Day 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. A statement by Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH: Today, as we recognize National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), it is important to note that nearly 1 in 6 Americans who have HIV do not know they are infected. If you are between the[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of First Wearable, Motorized Device That Helps People With Certain Spinal Cord Injuries to Walk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday allowed marketing of the first motorized device intended to act as an exoskeleton for people with lower body paralysis (paraplegia) due to a spinal cord injury. ReWalk is a motorized device worn over the legs and part of[Read More…]
Northwestern Medicine to Study Effect of Yoga on Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Results could provide patients a non-medical way to treat tremors, balance and muscle stiffness CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. For Shameem Ahmed, it started with an irritating eye twitch. The next few years brought more serious aches and pains. Then her legs started to shake and when she tried to brush her[Read More…]
Beach Report: 10 Percent of America’s Beach Water Samples Fail Safety Test
NRDC’s Annual Report Reveals Nation’s 35 “Superstar” Beaches, but 17 “Repeat Offenders” Highlight Need for Clean Water Protections to Safeguard Swimmers WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014 – Ten percent of all water quality samples collected last year from nearly 3,500 coastal and Great Lakes beaches in the U.S. contained bacteria levels that[Read More…]
Athena to Study the Hot and Energetic Universe
Artist’s impression of an active galaxy EU–(ENEWSPF)–27 June 2014. ESA has selected the Athena advanced telescope for high-energy astrophysics as its second ‘Large-class’ science mission. The observatory will study the hot and energetic Universe and takes the ‘L2’ slot in ESA’s Cosmic Vision 2015–25 plan, with a launch foreseen in[Read More…]
