UK—(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2014. TV star Mel Giedroyc has teamed up with Oxford University scientists to explore the shapes and structures of proteins: vital building blocks of life on Earth. In a new animation launched today, entitled ‘A case of crystal clarity’, the presenter of shows such as The Great British[Read More…]
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EPA Asks Americans to Join the Race to Stop Water Leaks
WaterSense celebrates Fix a Leak Week Beginning March 17 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. Easy-to-fix household leaks account for more than one trillion gallons of water wasted each year across the United States, equal to the annual household water use of more than 11 million homes. In the race against water waste,[Read More…]
More Than 400 Illinois Communities Receive Top Honors for Maintaining Fluoride Levels
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) presented fluoridation awards to 430 community water systems for maintaining state mandated fluoride levels every month in 2013. IDPH presented the awards at a ceremony held today during the 2014 Illinois Section American Water Works Association Conference and Expo at[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Second List of Commonly Used Tests and Treatments to Question
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today released a list of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in the care of children as part of Choosing Wisely®, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation. The list identifies five targeted,[Read More…]
Association Between Childhood ADHD and Obesity
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. One of the most common pediatric psychiatric disorders is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and the most common therapy for ADHD is stimulant medication. In the past few decades, concerns have been raised about a possible link between ADHD and the rapid increase in obesity rates[Read More…]
Study: Inhaled Cannabis Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Inhaling whole-plant cannabis provides symptomatic relief in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to observational trial data published in the March/April edition of the journal Clinical Neuropharmacology. Parkinson’s is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that results in[Read More…]
New Genetic Analysis Identifies Ancestry, Reduces False Positives in Pinpointing Disease
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Ancestral background has much to do with our likelihood of developing or staving off disease. But separating the associations between who we are and where we come from, and genetic variations that cause disease, can be difficult and often result in false genetic study leads. A[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Named 2014 Earth Hour Capital of the U.S.
Global Panel of Experts Selects Chicago in Competition with 60 U.S. Cities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Chicago has been named the 2014 Earth Hour Capital of the United States by the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Earth Hour City Challenge, a year-long competition among cities to[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Highlights Power of Community-Driven Conservation in Visit to Montana Ranch
Cites Blackfoot Challenge as Model of Landscape-Level Conservation OVANDO, MT–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Saturday joined Senator Jon Tester and local ranchers at Rolling Stone Ranch to highlight the successes of the Blackfoot Challenge and the Working Lands Council, public-private partnerships that help conserve the[Read More…]
Hidden Camera Operation Exposes Kentucky Utility LG&E for Dumping Dangerous Coal Ash Pollution into Ohio River
Sierra Club and Earthjustice plan to take legal action after time-capture photography reveals continuous outflow of coal ash wastewater into the Ohio River LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Time-lapse photography from a camera strapped to a tree has captured a year’s worth of images proving that dangerous coal ash wastewater from[Read More…]
