Farmworkers from across the nation to meet with Congress to demand basic protections from exposure to hazardous pesticides Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. Today and tomorrow on Capitol Hill, a dozen farmworkers from across the nation are meeting with their members of Congress to call for the implementation of stronger protections[Read More…]
Science
South Pacific Galileo Station Endures Freak Rains and Floods
13-m antenna at Galileo’s Nouméa ground station EU–(ENEWSPF)–15 July 2013. Think your summer has been bad? Engineers manning Galileo’s South Pacific ground station on New Caledonia found themselves marooned by heavy rains and a flash flood – though the station carried on operating regardless. Torrential rains lashed this French-administered group[Read More…]
Giant Corps Have Set Up Shop in Hawaii, and They’re Wrecking the Place
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. They’re wrecking the place; the chemicals they produce are polluting groundwater and poisoning schoolchildren. In the absence of federal and state action, local communities are rising up to confront these agrichemical giants. As a testament to the power of local change, two Hawaiian counties, Kauai and the “Big Island”[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Popular Health Websites Must Ensure Privacy of Users’ Health Information
Attorney General Calls on Top Health Websites to Provide Details on Consumer Privacy Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on several popular health-related website administrators to address the growing privacy concerns over the collection of consumers’ health information online. Madigan sent letters today to officials at WebMD.com,[Read More…]
FDA Proposes ‘Action Level’ For Arsenic in Apple Juice
Agency testing and analysis confirm overall safety of apple juice Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed an “action level” of 10 parts per billion (ppb) for inorganic arsenic in apple juice. This is the same level set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
WellPoint Pays HHS $1.7 Million for Leaving Information Accessible Over Internet
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. The managed care company WellPoint Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.7 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. This case sends an important message[Read More…]
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Highlighted in Healthcare Equality Index 2013
National survey recognizes leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Northwestern Memorial HealthCarewas named a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the 2013 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) report. The HEI is an annual survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest[Read More…]
At the U.S. Capitol, Planned Parenthood Staff and Youth Leaders Rally for Women’s Health
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Hundreds of Planned Parenthood staff and youth leaders from across the country rallied in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning before heading into meetings with their elected officials to discuss the need for more access to health care, not less. At the rally, Planned Parenthood Federation of America President[Read More…]
Sutter’s New Electronic System Causes Serious Disruptions to Safe Patient Care at E. Bay Hospitals
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2013. Introduction of a new electronic medical records system at Sutter corporation East Bay hospitals has produced multiple problems with safe care delivery that has put patients at risk, charged the California Nurses Association yesterday. Problems with technology are not unique to health care – pilots of[Read More…]
Historic Energy Plan Retires One-Fifth of Georgia Power’s Coal Plants, Creates New Solar Program
Positions Georgia as Clean Energy Leader in the Southeast ATLANTA–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Yesterday the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve Georgia Power’s proposal to retire 20% of its coal plants and added a major new program to bring 525 megawatts (MW) of solar power developments to Georgia by[Read More…]
