Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014. Pittsburgh sportscaster Rich Walsh is suing multinational chemical companies after his father’s untimely death from cancer in 2009. According to a story from local Pittsburgh station WTAE, Mr. Walsh’s father, Tom Walsh, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2008, after a career as a golf[Read More…]
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Illinois Public Health Director Announces 2014 EMS Hero Awards
Celebrating the Dedication, Bravery and Compassion of EMS Professionals CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. To recognize the heroic efforts of emergency medical services (EMS) responders, Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed May 18 – 24, 2014 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Illinois. As part of that recognition, the Illinois Department of Public Health[Read More…]
Minnesota: Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Compromise Measure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Minnesota House and Senate lawmakers, along with Democrat Gov. Mark Dayton, agreed late last week to legislation that seeks to provide access to limited preparations of cannabis to qualified patients. The finalized language represents a compromise between dueling House (House[Read More…]
Observing National Hepatitis Testing Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. A statement by Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh, MD, MPH: May 19 is the third national Hepatitis Testing Day. The observance was established in the Action Plan for the Prevention Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis to raise greater awareness of an often silent epidemic.[Read More…]
Forest Service Proposes Massive Salvage Logging Project in Rim Fire Area
Logging in Stanislaus National Forest Puts Rare Species, Forest Ecosystems at Risk WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. The Forest Service is proposing to log 661 million board feet of timber in the area burned by the Rim fire last summer in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. The new proposal, issued as part of[Read More…]
Common Treatment for Patients With Chronic, Progressive Lung Disease Found to be Ineffective
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. A drug used to treat patients with mild to moderate lung damage from the disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is no better than placebo for preserving lung function, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The finding is in the final report[Read More…]
Northwestern’s Lurie Cancer Center Hosts Walk & 5K for Cancer Survivors on June 1
Thousands to gather in Chicago for nation’s largest survivorship celebration CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. On Sunday, June 1, nearly 4,000 people, including more than 700 cancer survivors, will gather in Chicago’s Grant Park for the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s 21st Annual Cancer Survivors’ Celebration Walk &[Read More…]
CryoSat Finds Sharp Increase in Antarctica’s Ice Losses
Antarctica’s ice loss EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2014. Three years of observations from ESA’s CryoSat satellite show that the Antarctic ice sheet is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice each year – twice as much as when it was last surveyed. The polar ice sheets are a major contributor to the[Read More…]
Green Groups: Leaked Energy Text Exposes Trade With European Union Endangers Action on Climate
Analysis by Sierra Club and PowerShift (Germany) reveals threats of Transatlantic trade WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. A draft negotiating text of energy provisions in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the European Union was leaked online today, just as the fifth round of negotiations[Read More…]
Videos Offer Tools for Protecting Health and the Environment, Advancing Organic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. Beyond Pesticides is pleased to announce that videos from Advancing Sustainable Communities: People, pollinators and practices, the 32nd National Pesticide Forum, held April 11-12, 2014 in Portland, OR are now available to view online! The Forum, convened by Beyond Pesticides, Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides[Read More…]
