New England Journal of Medicine commentary describes that vital medications are currently underutilized in addiction treatment services and discusses ongoing efforts by major public health agencies to encourage their use Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. A national response to the epidemic of prescription opioid overdose deaths was outlined in the[Read More…]
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Glaucoma Drug Helps Women with Blinding Disorder Linked to Obesity
Drug treatment and weight loss can restore lost vision, NIH-funded study shows Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. An inexpensive glaucoma drug, when added to a weight loss plan, can improve vision for women with a disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), according to a study funded by the National Institutes of[Read More…]
Moves to Expedite Fracked Gas Exports Spark Public Outcry: Americans Urge Senators to Ban LNG Exports
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Some 182,000 petitions have been delivered to the U.S. Senate to urge it to reject plans to dramatically expedite exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia have prompted some members of Congress to push to export LNG overseas, but doing so[Read More…]
Most U.S. Apples Coated with Chemical Banned in Europe
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. A chemical widely used on non-organic American apples was banned in the European Union in 2012 because its makers could not show it did not pose a risk to human health, according to a new analysis by Environmental Working Group. In the U.S., as few Americans[Read More…]
Ten Times More Solar Power Coming to New York With Expansion of State Program
Governor’s Extension of NY-Sun Initiative Will Mean Thousands of Jobs, Less Climate Pollution NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014 — The Cuomo administration today took the final step in approving a major expansion of the state’s NY-Sun Initiative—a program that is successfully boosting solar power across the state—extending it through 2023 and[Read More…]
Hubble Celebrates Its 24th Anniversary with an Infrared Look at a Nearby Star Factory
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) NASA/ESA-(ENEWSPF)- This colorful Hubble Space Telescope mosaic of a small portion of the Monkey Head Nebula unveils a collection of carved knots of gas and dust silhouetted against glowing gas. The cloud is sculpted by ultraviolet light eating into the cool hydrogen gas. As the[Read More…]
Interior Dept. Designates Four New National Landmarks to Honor Nation’s Unique Cultural Heritage & History
New Landmarks include: Adlai Stevenson II Farm in Illinois, The Detroit Industry Murals in Michigan, George Nakashima Woodworker Complex in Pennsylvania, and 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site in Arizona WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B.[Read More…]
Faith, Health and Environmental Leaders Call for Clean Energy and Curbing Coal Pollution at Ameren Shareholders’ Meeting
Current Ameren Business Model Depends on Dirty Coal, Lacks Investment in Local Clean Energy ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Today, local faith, health and environmental leaders attended Ameren’s annual shareholders’ meeting to call on the utility company to reduce its dependence on coal-fired power plants and make significant investments in clean[Read More…]
Georgia Power Must Clean Up Dangerous Coal Dust at Five Power Plants
State Regulators Allowed Company to Pollute Beyond Safe Levels ATLANTA, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Environmental and public health advocates won a clean air victory today when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that state regulators allowed Georgia Power Company to operate outside the bounds of the Clean Air Act[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Urges State Department, Climate Change Should be Central Focus of Arctic Council
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress advocated in a new report that Secretary of State John Kerry has a prime opportunity to establish climate change as the unifying theme for the Arctic Council when the United States takes over leadership from Canada in 2015. Such an[Read More…]
