Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)-May 1, 2014. A recent study, Reduction in urinary organophosphate pesticide metabolites in adults after a week-long organic diet, led by Liza Oates found lower trances of organophosphate metabolites in consumers that ate organic food for a week compared to those who ate a conventional diet. The study adds to[Read More…]
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Congressional Hearing Ignores Elephant in the Room on Bee Health & Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. Today, a House Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing on “current research and application of management strategies to control pests and diseases of pollinators,” the first Congressional hearing on pollinators in over a year. While dedicated discussion to such an important issue is welcomed, Center for Food[Read More…]
Tenn. Governor Singles Out Pregnant Women for Discrimination
NASHVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union sharply criticized Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam for signing a dangerous law that would give prosecutors the authority to bring criminal charges against a woman who chooses to continue her pregnancy to term while struggling with a drug dependency, even while she is[Read More…]
FDA Approves Zykadia for Late-stage Lung Cancer
Breakthrough therapy drug approved four months ahead of review completion goal date Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Zykadia (ceritinib) for patients with a certain type of late-stage (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Zykadia is an anaplastic lymphoma kinase[Read More…]
GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips by Shasta Technologies: FDA Safety Communication – May Report False Results
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. ISSUE: The FDA is advising people with diabetes and health care professionals to stop using GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips because the strips may report incorrect blood glucose levels. During a recent inspection of Shasta Technologies LLC, the FDA found extensive violations of federal regulations[Read More…]
Study Shows How Brazilian Cattle Ranching Policies Can Reduce Deforestation
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. There is a higher cost to steaks and hamburgers than what is reflected on the price tags at grocery stores and restaurants. Producing food – and beef, in particular – is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to grow as rising incomes in[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group’s 2014 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. Environmental Working Group charged today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to tell Americans – a requirement under federal law – they have a right to know about the risks of pesticide exposure and ways they can reduce pesticides in their diets. Because the[Read More…]
Prehistoric Caribou Hunting Structure Discovered Beneath Lake Huron
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. Underwater archaeologists have discovered evidence of prehistoric caribou hunts that provide unprecedented insight into the social and seasonal organization of early peoples in the Great Lakes region. An article detailing the discovery of a 9,000-year-old caribou hunting drive lane under Lake Huron appears in today’s issue[Read More…]
NRDC, BlackRock and FTSE Jumpstart Mainstream Climate-Conscious Investing
New Index Excludes Fossil Fuel Extraction Companies NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014 – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), BlackRock and FTSE Group, the global index provider, partnered today in launching the first equity global index series that will exclude companies linked to exploration, ownership or extraction of carbon-based fossil fuel[Read More…]
Koch Brothers in Court Over Chicago’s Petcoke Piles
NRDC and Southeast Environmental Task Force Signal Toxic Waste Suit on Horizon CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014 – Environmental groups yesterday signaled their intention to sue the owners of two sites that together hold massive mounds of oil refining waste and coal on Chicago’s Southeast Side. The Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF)[Read More…]
