Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Alprolix, Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Fc Fusion Protein, for use in adults and children who have Hemophilia B. Alprolix is the first Hemophilia B treatment designed to require less frequent injections when used to prevent or reduce[Read More…]
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FDA Approves Topamax for Migraine Prevention in Adolescents
First approved treatment for ages 12 to 17 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Topamax (topiramate) for prevention (prophylaxis) of migraine headaches in adolescents ages 12 to 17. This is the first FDA approval of a drug for migraine prevention in this age[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Cut Methane Emissions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. With an all-of-the-above approach to develop homegrown energy and steady, responsible steps to cut carbon pollution, we can protect our kids’ health and begin to slow the effects of climate change so we leave a cleaner, more stable environment for future generations. That’s why last June,[Read More…]
Rare Alaskan Wolf Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
Alexander Archipelago Wolf Threatened by Logging in Tongass National Forest ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago wolves may need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of unsustainable logging in the Tongass National Forest and elsewhere in southeast Alaska. The[Read More…]
Groups Challenge Crude-by-Rail Shipments to Bay Area City
Highly volatile and explosive crude on rails puts residential community at risk San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. Environmental justice and conservation groups today filed a lawsuit against Kinder Morgan and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to halt the shipment of highly explosive and toxic crude oil into the[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Plans to Rein in Methane Pollution Across Multiple Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. The Obama Administration announced today a plan to develop a strategy for controlling methane emissions from the oil and gas sector across multiple agencies. The President’s climate action plan, announced last June, called for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Interior, Labor, and Transportation to[Read More…]
Eating Organic Food Doesn’t Lower Your Overall Risk of Cancer
UK–(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2014. Women who always or mostly eat organic foods have the same likelihood of developing cancer as women who eat conventionally produced foods, according to an Oxford University study. Kathryn Bradbury and colleagues in Oxford’s Cancer Epidemiology Unit found no evidence that regularly eating a diet that was[Read More…]
European Union Set to Strengthen Organic Standards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. The European Commission released a new proposal this week to impose stricter regulations for organic food produced within the European Union (EU). The initiative would harmonize standards within the 29-member bloc, eliminate many exceptions currently allowed in organic agriculture while simultaneously improving consumer trust and addressing[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Commends House Members for Joining Effort to Protect Children from E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today commended six members of the House of Representatives, including U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), for introducing the Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act to prohibit the marketing of e-cigarettes to children and teens. Durbin joined[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin Ask for Meeting with BP Following Oil Spill in Lake Michigan
Explanation of Cause, Impact on Lake Michigan and Prevention Efforts Needed WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today asked for a meeting with BP after oil from BP’s Whiting Refinery in Indiana spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week. Specifically, Senators Kirk and Durbin[Read More…]
