Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March By: Jonathon Berman Today, the Associated Press reported that the Department of the Interior spent nearly $139,000 on a work order labeled “Secretary’s Door.” Zinke’s spokesperson is not denying that they used this money for a new door for Secretary Zinke. Zinke has spent tens of thousands[Read More…]
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Court Rules in Favor of Youth Plaintiffs, Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Evade Constitutional Climate Trial
San Francisco—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Julia Olson and Philip Gregory Yesterday, Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s “drastic and extraordinary” petition for writ of mandamus in the landmark climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States,[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Tests to Screen for Tickborne Parasite in Whole Blood and Plasma
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Megan McSeveney Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Imugen Babesia microti Arrayed Fluorescent Immunoassay (AFIA), for the detection of antibodies to Babesia microti (B. microti) in human plasma samples, and the Imugen Babesia microti Nucleic Acid Test (NAT), for the detection of B.[Read More…]
FDA Approves New HIV Treatment for Patients With Limited Treatment Options
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Theresa Eisenman The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Trogarzo (ibalizumab-uiyk), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with HIV who have tried multiple HIV medications in the past (heavily treatment-experienced) and whose HIV infections cannot be successfully treated with[Read More…]
Kodiak Cakes Issues Allergy Alert for Certain Blueberry Chia Energy Waffles
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that Kodiak Cakes of Park City, UT is recalling all lots and codes of Kodiak Cakes Blueberry Chia Energy Waffles. The recalled 10.72 ounce waffles were on the shelf prior to March 5, 2018 and[Read More…]
FDA Expands Approval of Replacement Heart Valve
Smallest mechanical valve size approved in the world Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that is has expanded the approval of a heart valve about the size of a dime that can be used to treat heart defects in newborn pediatric[Read More…]
Public Invited to Come Aboard NASA’s First Mission to Touch the Sun (Video)
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe named in honor of Eugene Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago Washington—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2018 By: Dwayne Brown and Karen Fox Want to get the hottest ticket this summer without standing in line? NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names online[Read More…]
FDA Authorizes Consumer Test that Reports Three Mutations in the BRCA Breast Cancer Genes
Test only reports 3 out of more than 1,000 known BRCA mutations and negative result doesn’t rule out increased cancer risk Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) Report for BRCA1/BRCA2 (Selected Variants).[Read More…]
Al Gore Film ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ at Local Sierra Club Meeting on March 12
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2018 By: Patrick Coffey The next meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be on Monday, March 12th, at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort at 6:45 pm. Please note: The meeting starts 30 minutes before the regular time to allow for the 100 minute film. The[Read More…]
Trump Administration Guts Safeguards for Nation’s No. 2 Toxic Pollution Threat
Coal ash waste linked to cancer, heart disease, stroke, brain damage Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lisa Evans, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided yesterday afternoon that it will gut the critical protections afforded by the first-ever federal rule that provides health and environmental safeguards for communities near toxic coal[Read More…]
