Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $55.5 million in funding awarded in FY 2013 to strengthen training for health professionals and increase the size of the nation’s health care workforce. “These grants and the many training programs they support have a real[Read More…]
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Polar Bear Hunting on Rise Despite Species’ Decline
MOSCOW, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. As the biennial meeting of the international Polar Bear Agreement began today in Moscow, Russia, new data points to an unsustainable rise in hunting that threatens the species. Despite the grim outlook for polar bears due to the growing threat of climate change, Canadian polar bear[Read More…]
Measles Still Threatens Health Security
On 50th Anniversary of Measles Vaccine, Spike in Imported Measles Cases Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. Fifty years after the approval of an extremely effective vaccine against measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, the virus still poses a threat to domestic and global health security. On an average day,[Read More…]
Space in our Heart
Artificial heart with space tech EU–(ENEWSPF)–5 December 2013. An artificial heart containing miniaturised space technology will soon beat inside a person, having now been approved for human trials in France. With heart disease killing over 100 million people in developed countries alone and the demand for transplants far exceeding[Read More…]
Environmental, Health, Sporting Organizations Call on Interior Secretary Jewell, EPA Administrator McCarthy to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Industry
90 Signatories to Open Letter Seek Robust Rules by EPA, BLM and BOEM to Stop Threats to Public Health, Global Climate from Controllable Release of Methane During Drilling and Transport Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. A broad group of regional and national environmental and health organizations, joined by sporting and[Read More…]
NOAA: New edition of New York harbor nautical chart provides post-Sandy updates
Chart 12334 – New York Harbor. Download PDF (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. Ships, barges, ferries, and recreational boats in the busy New York Harbor will be able to navigate more safely thanks to an updated version of the harbor’s nautical chart recently issued by NOAA that includes data[Read More…]
House Farm Bill Provision Would Make Eating Fish More Dangerous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. It’s farm bill debate time—again. And as conferee members saddle up to the negotiation table to attempt yet another meeting of the minds before the winter recess, most of the public watching and waiting for word on a resolution are focused on issues like food stamps[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator, City Councilmember Becomes Mayor of Sebastopol, CA
Historic, unprecedented vote illustrates political strength, legitimacy of medical marijuana community Sebastopol, CA –(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2013. In an unprecedented move, the Sebastopol City Council voted yesterday to seat Vice Mayor and medical marijuana community leader Robert Jacob as Mayor of Sebastopol. Jacob, 36, founder and executive director of Peace in[Read More…]
Ice Storm to Threaten Widespread Power Outages Centered on Arkansas
(AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a swath of ice and a wintry mix later this week threatens to slow travel and cut power from parts of Texas to Kentucky. As dangerous cold sweeps southward and eastward over the Plains and Midwest in the wake of a North Central states snowstorm, it will[Read More…]
Petition Seeks to Reform Secretive Federal Agency That Kills Millions of Wild Animals
Wildlife Services’ Shoots, Traps, Poisons Animals With Little Regulation, Public Accountability WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity and allies petitioned the Obama administration today to reform the federal wildlife-killing agency known as “Wildlife Services,” which kills nearly 1.5 million coyotes, bears, otters, foxes, birds and other animals each[Read More…]
