WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. The Obama administration’s proposal to end federal protections for gray wolves across most the lower 48 states contains substantial errors and misrepresents the most current science regarding wolf conservation and wolf taxonomy, an independent peer review panel has found. The four leading wolf scientists were unanimous in[Read More…]
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NIH Study Finds Regular Aspirin Use May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. However, further research is needed before clinical recommendations can be made. The[Read More…]
Vitamin A Deficiency Associated with More Frequent Childhood Illness
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. School-age children with vitamin A deficiencies are more likely to get gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan State University followed nearly 2,800 children, ages 5-12, in Bogota, Colombia, over the course of[Read More…]
Women’s Rights are Good for Men’s Health
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. In societies where women are equal to men, males stand a better chance of living longer, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and colleagues found gender differences in mortality rates are higher in more patriarchal societies. Men living[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
New CDC Analysis Shows Continuing Need for Prevention and Access to Health Care New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day by reminding people of the importance of prevention and access to health care in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the[Read More…]
Is Global Warming Hiding Underwater?
Sea-surface temperature EU—(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2014. Satellite observations of global sea-surface temperature show that a 30-year upward trend has slowed down within the last 15 years. Climate scientists say this is not the end of global warming, but the result of a rearrangement in the energy flow of the climate system[Read More…]
Senate Approves Kirk, Durbin Resolution to Honor and Support Global Efforts to Eradicate Polio
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. The United States Senate last night unanimously approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) supporting the goals and ideals of World Polio Day. The resolution also commends the international community for taking steps to prevent and fully eradicate this deadly[Read More…]
New Sierra Club Report highlights Opportunities for Supporting American Workers in the Clean Energy Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Today, in advance of the annual Good Jobs Green Jobs conference, the Sierra Club released a new report, titled “Workers, Communities, and the Clean Energy Economy,” laying out a vision for workers in the transition to a clean energy economy. “Climate disruption threatens our families’ health.[Read More…]
NOAA Study Finds High Levels of Pollutants in Guánica Bay ‘Represent Serious Toxic Threat’ to Corals, Fish
Effort creates ecological baseline to improve watershed management Aerial view of study area. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. The pollutants measured in the sediments of Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico, in a new NOAA study were among the highest concentrations of PCBs, chlordane, chromium and nickel ever measured in the[Read More…]
New Guidelines for Reducing Stroke Risks Unique to Women
Stroke risk in women is influenced by pregnancy, birth control pills, migraine headaches with aura and other factors. DALLAS—(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014 — For the first time, guidelines have been developed for preventing stroke in women. “If you are a woman, you share many of the same risk factors for stroke[Read More…]
