Findings show need for strong birth-defect surveillance networks Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—January 25, 2018. Birth defects most strongly linked to Zika virus infection during pregnancy have increased in parts of the United States that have had local Zika virus transmission, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).[Read More…]
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FDA, FTC Warn Companies for Selling Illegal, Unapproved Opioid Cessation Products
Companies allegedly making deceptive claims Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 25, 2018 By: Lyndsay Meyer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission today posted joint warning letters to the marketers and distributors of 12 opioid cessation products, for illegally marketing unapproved products with claims about their ability to[Read More…]
Massive Lake Michigan Windstorm Versus Oregon Windstorm
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—January 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Many of my Chicagoland friends have been telling me about this winter’s high winds causing waves in Lake Michigan of 8 to 14 feet with a storm surge of up to 2 feet. These conditions have resulted in a Lakeshore Flood Advisory being issued[Read More…]
What Scientists Can Learn About the Moon During the Jan. 31 Eclipse
Greenbelt, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2018 By Elizabeth Zubritsky The lunar eclipse on Jan. 31 will give a team of scientists a special opportunity to study the Moon using the astronomer’s equivalent of a heat-sensing, or thermal, camera. Three lunar events will come together in an unusual overlap that’s being playfully called[Read More…]
Menominee Tribe Files Lawsuit Over Back Forty Mine Clean Water Act Wetlands Permit
The permit would allow mine developers to fill and excavate Menominee River wetlands Kenosha, Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2018 By: Janette Brimmer and Melissa Cook Yesterday the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Tribe[Read More…]
On the 45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Trump Is Closer Than Ever to Undermining the Promise of Abortion Rights
Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2018 By: Jamila Taylor, Anusha Ravi, Lia Parada, Kate Bahn, and Michele L. Jawando Ahead of the 45th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that established abortion rights, President Donald Trump and Congress continue to find ways to undermine rights and access to[Read More…]
Near-Record Warm Temperatures Fuel Deadly, Costly Weather Events in 2017 – UN
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–18 January 2018 – The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace last year, with the United Nations weather agency warning Thursday that continued pressure on the Arctic in 2017 will have “profound and long-lasting repercussions on sea levels, and on weather[Read More…]
Obstacles Remain for Keystone XL Pipeline
CALGARY, ALBERTA—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2018 By: Gabby Brown Today, Canadian pipeline company TransCanada made an attempt to claim that the Keystone XL pipeline is moving forward by announcing it has sufficient commercial support for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. However, TransCanada has still not committed to building the pipeline, and[Read More…]
CDC Finds Dramatic Increase in ADHD Prescriptions Filled by Reproductive-age Women
Study highlights need for clinicians, patients to understand safety of these medications during pregnancy Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2018. By: CDC Media Relations The number of privately insured U.S. women ages 15-44 years who filled a prescription for a medicine to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 344 percent between 2003 and[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Reports Second Confirmed Case of Measles
C Contact a health care provider if you think you were exposed SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2018. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting a second confirmed case of measles. This case of measles is unrelated to the case IDPH reported on January 14, 2018. It is important to[Read More…]
