AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports the polar vortex will get stronger and move farther south later in January, causing cold to intensify in the Midwest and East and drought to build in California and the West. As the pattern responsible for rounds of nuisance snow and waves of cold air continues into next[Read More…]
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Senator Kirk Statement on Department of Energy’s Approval of FutureGen Clean Coal Project
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today following the Department of Energy’s final stamp of approval on FutureGen, the state-of-the-art, clean coal project in Meredosia, Illinois. “I am pleased with the Department of Energy’s decision to approve this clean coal, state-of-the-art-project in Meredosia,” Sen.[Read More…]
Federal Court Strikes Down Demeaning North Carolina Ultrasound Law
GREENSBORO, NC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. A federal district judge today struck down a North Carolina law requiring abortion providers to show a woman an ultrasound and describe the images in detail four hours before having an abortion, even if the woman objects. The court ruled that key provisions of the law[Read More…]
Surgeon General Report Says 5.6 Million U.S. Children will Die Prematurely Unless Current Smoking Rates Drop
Report also finds cigarette smoking causes diabetes and colorectal cancer Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today – or one out of every 13 children under age 18 – will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases unless current smoking rates drop, according to a new Surgeon General’s[Read More…]
5.6 Million Kids Alive Today Will Die Prematurely From Smoking
50th Anniversary of the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health Underscores the Urgency to Eliminate Burned Tobacco Cigarettes, Save the Next Generation Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. Today’s release of the US Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health is a watershed moment, marking the 50th anniversary since the[Read More…]
No Evidence of Survival Advantage for Type 2 Diabetes Patients Who are Overweight or Obese
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. Being overweight or obese does not lead to improved survival among patients with type 2 diabetes. The large-scale study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers refutes previous studies that have suggested that, for people with diabetes, being overweight or obese could lead to[Read More…]
Get Geared Up For the Great Backyard Bird Count
Bird watchers around the world needed to gather Crucial data New York, NY and Ithaca, NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, bird watchers from more than 100 countries are expected to participate in the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), February 14–17, 2014. Anyone anywhere in the world[Read More…]
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg’s Statement on the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
A vision for a comprehensive tobacco control policy to end the tobacco epidemic Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. The 50th anniversary of the release of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health is an opportunity to reflect on the important progress that has been made in tobacco control and[Read More…]
Atrazine Ban Will Result in an Economic Benefit to Farmers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. A new economic study, Would banning atrazine benefit farmers?, published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health demonstrates that eliminating the herbicide atrazine, widely used on U.S. corn crops, will economically benefit corn growers. The study examines the research produced by the Atrazine Benefits[Read More…]
Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Protects Against Alcohol-Induced Liver Damage
Guangdong, China–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) protects the liver from damage caused by alcohol consumption, according to preclinical data published online in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine. Investigators from China and the US assessed whether cannabidiol administration can protect against alcohol-induced steatosis[Read More…]
