Momentum Builds as Assembly Jumpstarts Negotiations and Four Senate Republicans Announce Support for Compassionate Care Act New York—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2014. Today, Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried (D, WFP – Manhattan) announced that the Assembly would include the comprehensive medical marijuana bill in their state budget proposal. The move assures[Read More…]
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Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Coastal Plant in Oregon and California
Silvery Phacelia Threatened by Off-road Vehicles and Development PORTLAND, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Eight conservation groups filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protection for silvery phacelia, a rare plant that grows on a 130-mile stretch of coast from Coos and Curry counties[Read More…]
Severe Diarrheal Illness in Children Linked to Antibiotics Prescribed in Doctor’s Offices
CDC urges physicians to improve prescribing practices to reduce harm Yellow-green fluorescence of Clostridium difficile under long-wave UV irradiation on a CCFA plate. Photo: James Gathany Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. The majority of pediatric Clostridium difficile infections, which are bacterial infections that cause severe diarrhea and are potentially life-threatening, occur[Read More…]
Cosmetics Industry Reform Proposal Fails Public Health
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Renee Sharp, research director at the Environmental Working Group said yesterday that the cosmetics industry’s legislative proposal to reform cosmetics law would deprive the federal Food and Drug Administration of the power to keep hazardous substances out of personal care products. “We are deeply disappointed that[Read More…]
Salmon Victory: Marin County Wide Plan Ruled Unlawful
CA Appeals Court Affirms SPAWN Position that County Failed to Analyze Cumulative Impacts and Provide Adequate Mitigation for Destruction of Salmon Habitat San Francisco—(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014 – Turtle Island Restoration Network ‘s Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) won a legal battle with the County of Marin to protect the[Read More…]
Study Calls for Standardization in Measuring Testosterone Levels
Testosterone blood tests, long questioned as being unreliable, should be used in conjunction with a physical exam to determine treatment NEW YORK–(ENWESPF)–March 7, 2014 — While the number of men in the United States diagnosed with low testosterone has increased considerably over the last decade, a team of experts, led[Read More…]
Earthjustice Files Appeal for Clean Water in Florida
Citizens deserve protection. Instead, Florida protects polluters Tallahassee, FL–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Earthjustice filed an appeal in federal court yesterday challenging the notion that Florida’s polluter-friendly regulations on sewage, manure and fertilizer pollution meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. “The Clean Water Act is supposed to mean clean water,”[Read More…]
NASA Radar Demonstrates Ability to Foresee Sinkholes
Aerial photo of a 25-acre sinkhole that formed unexpectedly near Bayou Corne, La., in Aug. 2012. Image Credit: On Wings of Care, New Orleans, La. Analyses by NASA’s UAVSAR after the Bayou Corne, La., sinkhole formed show it detected precursory ground movement of up to 10.2 inches (260 millimeters) more[Read More…]
Minnesota Beekeepers Call on Agency to Suspend Bee-Killing Pesticide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Forty Minnesota beekeepers have called on the state’s Department of Agriculture to suspend the use of corn seeds treated with bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides, now one of the most ubiquitously used insecticides nationwide. Their move follows a commitment by two Minnesota state agencies to study the impact[Read More…]
Two New MSF Studies Show How HIV Treatment Reduced Transmission in Malawi and South Africa
Boston/New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014—Two new studies released today by Epicentre,the research arm of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at CROI, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, point to reductions in new HIV infections in areas where HIV treatment has been greatly expanded. The[Read More…]
