Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Cananbidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, alleviates psychotic symptoms and may hold promise as an alternative antipsychotic treatment, according to a review published in the November issue of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Investigators in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom reviewed[Read More…]
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Precedent-Setting Fracking Court Battle Advances In New York’s Highest Court
Case on local bans comes as growing number of communities take similar action Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. A precedent-setting court battle over fracking before New York’s highest court advanced today, with lawyers filing briefs asking the court to uphold the Town of Dryden’s gas drilling ban. The decision by the[Read More…]
Groups Blast Governor Cuomo’s $650 Million Fossil Fuel Plant Bail Out
Expensive, unnecessary plan represents a huge setback for state’s green energy efforts Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. Groups are blasting an announcement yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo to invest $650 million in an uneconomic fossil fuel plant in Dunkirk, NY foregoing a far cheaper and cleaner option to invest in transmission[Read More…]
Whales & Dolphins: Lawsuit Seeks to Reduce Harm from Navy Sonar in Pacific
Millions of marine mammals face injury, death off Hawaiʻi, Southern California Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. A lawsuit filed in Hawaiʻi federal court today challenges the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a 5-year plan by the U.S. Navy for testing and training activities off Hawaiʻi and Southern California. The Navy[Read More…]
CDC Looks Back at 2013 Health Challenges, Ahead to 2014 Health Worries
Top achievements this year, five health threats in 2014 Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2013. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s job is to detect health threats, stop outbreaks, and prevent illness and injury. As 2013 comes to a close America’s health protection agency looks back at top five health concerns[Read More…]
Fog, Rain, Ice and Snow to Hinder Early Christmas Travel
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports several storms will produce areas of rain, ice and snow with areas of dense fog which can cause trouble for travelers over the Central, Eastern and Northwestern states beginning Friday and continuing into the week of Christmas. The atmosphere will change gears over the next week to a pattern that[Read More…]
Another Snowstorm to Hit Chicago to Boston
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports after a snowstorm dropped as much as 14 inches of snow in New England, another round is on the way for the start of the week. The weekend was filled with snow from Indianapolis to Philadelphia and Boston. Snow totals from this storm, however, are not expected to[Read More…]
Novel Instrument Probes Close Binary Stars, May Soon Image Exoplanets
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. Most stars in the galaxy are surrounded by swirling disks of dust, circling planets or other orbiting stars, yet astronomers have a hard time studying these companions because of glare from the main star. Until now, the binary star system Capella appeared in visible light telescopes as[Read More…]
FDA Issues Proposed Rule to Determine Safety and Effectiveness of Antibacterial Soaps
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed rule to require manufacturers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to demonstrate that their products are safe for long-term daily use and more effective than plain soap and water in preventing illness and the[Read More…]
NIH and NFL Tackle Concussion Research
NIH announces research projects funded largely by donation from the NFL Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Decembr 16, 2013. The National Institutes of Health has selected eight projects to receive support to answer some of the most fundamental problems on traumatic brain injury, including understanding long-term effects of repeated head injuries and improving diagnosis[Read More…]
