An artificial cadaver that is used by the Security and Privacy Research (SPQR) Lab headed by EECS Professor Kevin Fu. Researchers in SPQR use the artificial cadaver to test the security and privacy of various medical devices, including heart rate sensors, pacemakers, defibrillators, drug delivery systems, and neurostimulators. Photo: Joseph[Read More…]
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Court Rules Against Industry Efforts to Hide Health Effects of Styrene
Styrene can be listed as potential carcinogen; public’s right to know upheld Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. The D.C. District Court today dismissed the styrene industry’s challenge to the identification of styrene as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen,” ensuring that government can alert the American public to the potential[Read More…]
Legal Challenge Filed Against Arizona’s Approval to Drain the San Pedro River
Massive new development threatens river and wildlife Phoenix, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. A lawsuit filed yesterday in Arizona Superior Court challenges the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ (ADWR) recent approval of a massive groundwater pumping project that will drain the Upper San Pedro River in Southern Arizona. The lawsuit seeks to[Read More…]
Study: Regular Cannabis Use Associated With Reduced Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Subjects who regularly consume cannabis possess favorable indices related to diabetic control as compared to occasional consumers or non-users, according to trial data published today online in the American Journal of Medicine. Here is a summary of the study from[Read More…]
Study: Inhaled Cannabis Reduces Crohn’s Symptoms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Inhaling cannabis reduces symptoms of Crohn’s disease compared to placebo in patients non-responsive to traditional therapies, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Researchers at the Meir Medical Center, Department[Read More…]
First New Galileo Satelite Arrives at ESA for Space Testing
First Galileo FOC satellite arrives at ESTEC for space testing EU–(ENEWSPF)–16 May 2013. The first satellite of Galileo’s next phase has arrived at ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands for a rigorous set of tests to check its readiness for launch. This first Galileo Full Operational Capability – FOC –[Read More…]
Omaha Residents Deliver Nearly 1,000 Petitions to Omaha Public Power District, Demanding Action on Pollution from North Omaha Coal-Fired Power Plant
Residents Call for Local Clean Energy Development to Replace Outdated Power Plant OMAHA –(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. Today, a broad coalition of North Omaha residents, health professionals and students delivered nearly 1,000 signatures at the Omaha Public Power District’s (OPPD) monthly meeting, calling on the public power utility to address public[Read More…]
Lawn Care Should Be This Safe and Simple
Aimee, 6, applies organic fertilizer made of natural ingredients to our lawn in Rhode Island. RHODE ISLAND–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. PERHAPS DUE TO HER FATHER’S vocation, or her mother’s natural flair with flowers and other plants, my daughter Aimee has always been fascinated with growing things. At 4, she knew the[Read More…]
NOAA Releases Final Report of Sandy Service Assessment
This image was taken on October 29, 2012 from NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite. Using its Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, or VIIRS, the satellite provides forecasters more information about the storm’s cloud structure. Download here (Credit: NOAA/NASA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. After a thoughtful and deliberate review, today NOAA[Read More…]
Nanotechnology Could Help Fight Diabetes
Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin. The nanoparticles were designed to sense glucose levels[Read More…]
