CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is investigating two additional reports of adverse events among patients in Illinois who received injections of the steroid methylprednisolone acetate produced by Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC in Newbern, Tennessee. All seven Illinois cases received injections at the Logan Primary[Read More…]
Science
Study Finds GE Salmon Able to Cross-Breed with Brown Trout
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. A new study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, found that genetically engineered (GE) AquaBounty AquaAdvantage salmon can successfully cross-breed with brown trout, a closely related species. GE salmon, created by the biotech company AquaBounty, are designed to reach maturity faster than their wild counterparts[Read More…]
EPA Proposes Rules to Protect Americans from Exposure to Formaldehyde
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week proposed two rules to help protect Americans from exposure to the harmful chemical formaldehyde, consistent with a Federal law unanimously passed by Congress in 2010. These rules ensure that composite wood products produced domestically or imported into the United[Read More…]
New York Doctors Say Bloomberg’s Statement on Medical Marijuana is Outrageous & Flies In the Face of Medical Science
Mayor’s Claim that Medical Marijuana is “Hoax” Comes One Day after 600 New York Physicians Pledge Support for NY Medical Marijuana Bill New York –(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Mayor Bloomberg ran afoul of medical science and the opinions of more than 600 New York physicians when he called medical marijuana “one[Read More…]
Northwestern Medicine Stroke Program Recognized by the American Heart Association
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award demonstrates a commitment to quality care for stroke patients CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Northwestern Medicine® Stroke Program has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). The award recognizes Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s[Read More…]
Another American High Frontier First: 3-D Manufacturing in Space
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. In preparation for a future where parts and tools can be printed on demand in space, NASA and Made in Space Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., have joined to launch equipment for the first 3-D microgravity printing experiment to the International Space Station. If successful, the 3-D[Read More…]
NASA’s Grail Mission Solves Mystery of Moon’s Surface Gravity
PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has uncovered the origin of massive invisible regions that make the moon’s gravity uneven, a phenomenon that affects the operations of lunar-orbiting spacecraft. Because of GRAIL’s findings, spacecraft on missions to other celestial bodies can navigate with greater[Read More…]
Double Dose of Tamiflu Offers No Added Benefit in Severe Flu
UK–(ENEWSPF)–31 May 2013. Giving double doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to patients admitted to hospital with severe flu offers no clinical advantage over the standard dose, according to a randomised trial involving Oxford University researchers based in South East Asia. This is the first study to look at the[Read More…]
Maine Project Launches First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine in the U.S.
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Energy Department today recognized the nation’s first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype off the coast of Castine, Maine. Led by the University of Maine, this project represents the first concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine to be deployed in the world – strengthening American leadership in[Read More…]
Statement by Treasury Secretary Lew on the Releases of Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees met this afternoon to complete their annual financial review of the programs and to transmit their Reports to Congress. I’d like to welcome my fellow Trustees. I also want to acknowledge the chief actuaries, Stephen Goss and Paul Spitalnic,[Read More…]
