WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. Today Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley cosponsored the Medicare Protection Act, legislation that expresses strong opposition to changes in Medicare that would reduce or eliminate guaranteed benefits or raise the eligibility age for hard-working seniors. Today, more than 46 million Americans rely on Medicare. “Raising the Medicare[Read More…]
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New Mexico: Department Of Health To Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program
Albuquerque, NM–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. Representatives of the New Mexico Department of Health have announced their intentions to expand the state’s medical cannabis program. State Health Secretary Retta Ward accepted an advisory board’s recommendation to expand the state’s existing list of qualifying conditions for which cannabis may be recommended to include[Read More…]
Statement by Representative Schakowsky on the Electricity Security and Affordability Act
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 3826, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act: “Today I voted against passage of H.R. 3826, a bill that would prevent the EPA from meaningfully regulating pollution from power plants – the country’s single biggest[Read More…]
Congresswoman Donna Edwards Reintroduces S.O.S. Act to Combat Nationwide Overdose Epidemic
Legislation Will Combat Over 100 Fatal Overdoses in U.S. Every Day Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2014. Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) reintroduced the Stop Overdose Stat (S.O.S.) Act today with 18 Members to support community-based efforts to prevent fatal drug overdoses. The legislation establishes a federal plan to combat what the[Read More…]
Washington Wildlife Agency Urged to End Support for Abolishing Federal Wolf Protections
OLYMPIA, Washinton–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. Eleven conservation organizations representing hundreds of thousands of Washington residents sent a letter to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife today urging the agency to rescind its support for stripping wolves of federal Endangered Species Act protections. The department has repeatedly expressed support for dropping[Read More…]
NIH Announces Recruitment for Clinical Trial to Test New Tinnitus Treatment Device
Multi-center trial offers hope for millions of Americans with severe tinnitus Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health are launching a clinical trial to test a device that uses nervous system stimuli to rewire parts of the brain, in hopes of significantly reducing or removing[Read More…]
3-D Changes in DNA May Lead to a Genetic Form of Lou Gehrig’s Disease
NIH-funded scientists reveal how a genetic code variation results in devastating brain diseases Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. New findings reveal how a mutation, a change in the genetic code that causes neurodegeneration, alters the shape of DNA, making cells more vulnerable to stress and more likely to die. Nucleolin (green)[Read More…]
High Plasticizer Levels in Males Linked to Delayed Pregnancy for Female Partners
NIH study of couples implicates three common phthalates in delay Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Mach 6, 2014. Women whose male partners have high concentrations of three common forms of phthalates, chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products, take longer to become pregnant than women in couples in which the male does[Read More…]
USDA’s New Food Safety Measure Ruffles Advocates’ Feathers
Over 200,000 Petitions Delivered Asking USDA to Kill “Filthy Chicken Rule” Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. In a letter delivered today to the White House, over 100 farm, consumer, environmental and multi-issue advocacy groups and businesses across the country denounced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to deregulate poultry inspections[Read More…]
truth® Grabs Air on New Hulu Spotlight Series
My Side of the Sky Highlights truth as Skate Contest Partner Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014 – With the Winter Olympics piquing interest in snow sports like snowboarding and extreme skiing, the nation’s largest youth smoking prevention campaign is helping extend important health-related messages among teens with My Side of the[Read More…]
