WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule that will allow the agency to restrict imports of potentially harmful perfluorinated chemicals that could be used in carpets. The regulation will require companies to report to EPA all new uses, including in domestic and imported products,[Read More…]
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FDA Approves Perjeta for Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Treatment
First drug approved for use in preoperative breast cancer Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Perjeta (pertuzumab) as part of a complete treatment regimen for patients with early stage breast cancer before surgery (neoadjuvant setting). Perjeta is the first FDA-approved[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Receives Seasonal Flu Shot as Part of Walgreens Get a Shot, Give a Shot Campaign
Encourages All Illinois Residents to Get a Flu Shot to Protect Themselves While Helping Children in Need CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today rolled up his sleeve to receive his yearly flu shot and remind everyone in Illinois of the importance of this annual vaccination. The Governor’s flu shot[Read More…]
Red Knot Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
Shorebird That Migrates Along Eastern Seaboard Has Declined by 75 Percent, Partly Because of Overharvest of Horseshoe Crab in Delaware Bay BRISTOL, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2013. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Endangered Species Act protection today for the red knot, a shorebird that migrates more than 9,000 miles between[Read More…]
NIH Calls for Research Projects Examining Violence
Particular consideration to be given to firearm violence Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2013. The National Institutes of Health is opening funding opportunities calling for research on violence with particular focus on firearm violence. Applications will be accepted through fiscal year 2016. NIH developed this call for proposals in response to the[Read More…]
Electric Car Sales Surge, 90+ Cities Celebrate National Plug In Day
EV victory lap and test drives at third annual event, Sept. 28-29 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWPSF)–September 27, 2013. The 3rd annual National Plug In Day on September 28-29 will highlight accelerated growth in the electric vehicle market. From Amsterdam to Hawaii, prospective buyers will learn about electric vehicles (EVs) at events in[Read More…]
‘Jekyll-and-Hyde’ Protein Offers a New Route to Cancer Drugs
UK–(ENEWSPF)–27 October 2013. The mood changes of a ‘Jekyll-and-Hyde’ protein, which sometimes boosts tumour cell growth and at other times suppresses it, have been explained in a new study led by Oxford University researchers.The researchers in Britain, with collaborators in Singapore and the USA, carried out a comprehensive biological study[Read More…]
Beyond Pesticides Launches The Fund for Independent Science
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2013. In an effort to ensure that the essential independent scientific research on pesticides is not thwarted by the chemical industry, Beyond Pesticides has launched The Fund for Independent Science. This fund, catalyzed by the recent announcement that Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D. has lost university funding for his[Read More…]
Texas Health Care Providers File Lawsuit to Protect Abortion Access in Texas
ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Center for Reproductive Rights Seek to Immediately Block Restrictions that Jeopardize Women’s Health AUSTIN, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2013. More than a dozen women’s health care providers across Texas jointly filed a lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of their patients to block two harmful and unconstitutional[Read More…]
Human Influence on Climate Clear, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report Says
STOCKHOLM—(ENEWSPF)–27 September – Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe, a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes. It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the[Read More…]
