Republican State Senator, Joe Robach, and Former U.S. Senator Al D’Amato, Announce Support for Compassionate Care Act; Patients, Families, Doctors, Advocates: No More Delays, It’s Time for the State Senate to Vote NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2014. Today, in meeting with the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, Senator Joseph Robach (R,[Read More…]
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Youth Born with HIV May have Higher Heart Disease Risk, NIH Network Study Shows
Researchers advise reducing risk through diet, exercise, not smoking Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. Nearly half of adolescents who have had HIV since birth may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease — including heart attack and stroke — later in life, according to a National Institutes of Health network study.[Read More…]
NRDC Petitions EPA to Save the Monarch Butterfly
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014–Skyrocketing use of the weed-killer glyphosate, first marketed as “Roundup,” is devastating monarch butterfly populations, and new safeguards should be put in place immediately to save the iconic species from further decline, the Natural Resources Defense Council said today. In a petition filed with the Environmental Protection Agency,[Read More…]
Supreme Court Hears Argument on Carbon Pollution Safeguards
Since 2011, polluters have been required to use available controls Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument about whether carbon pollution limits will continue, under a Clean Air Act safeguard requiring major stationary source polluters to use available control technology. In 2007, the Supreme Court[Read More…]
Planet Hunter Sharpens Eye Surgery
EU–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2014. Physicians in the Netherlands have turned to expertise from a planet-hunting telescope to steady their surgical microscope and save the sight of people threatened by blindness. Doctors at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht found their microscope was quivering, making one in five sight-saving operations impossible. The answer[Read More…]
Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Increased Medical Marijuana Access and Research
Landover, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. By Philip M. Gattone, President & CEO, Epilepsy Foundation, and Warren Lammert, Chair, Epilepsy Foundation Board of Directors With Commentary from Orrin Devinsky, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Director, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center Member of Epilepsy Foundation National Board of Directors As parents and[Read More…]
POLL: West Virginians Want Policies and Politicians to Protect Air and Water
Charleston, WV–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. West Virginia voters say that the recent chemical spill in the Elk River has been a wake-up call and that things in the state must change. According to a new poll released by the Sierra Club today, large majorities of voters demand strong safeguards and enforcement[Read More…]
EPA Proposes Updated Farmworker Protection Standards to Mixed Reviews
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week released its long-awaited proposal to update Farm Worker Protection Standards (WPS), which are designed to provide protections from pesticide exposure for more than two million farmworkers and their families across the nation. Historically, farmworker advocates have criticized these protections[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Promotes Oral Health During National Children’s Dental Health Month
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. In recognition of National Children’s Dental Health Month, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging parents and caregivers to plan dental visits and discuss the importance of good oral health for their children. “One reason children miss school is due to dental neglect. National studies[Read More…]
New CA Bill to Ban Driftnet Fishing to Protect Whales, Dolphins and Sea Turtles
Driftnets kill more than 100 whales, dolphins, and sea lions along CA coast every year Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–February 21 2014. Yesterday Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-San Jose) introduced legislation (AB 2019) co-authored by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael), Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay), and Anthony Rendon (D- Lakewood) to end the indiscriminate[Read More…]
