UK–(ENEWSPF)–16 May 2013. Researchers have calculated that beef generates about twice as much nitrogen as pork, and almost three times as much as chicken or fish. Scientists at Lancaster, Virginia and Oxford universities have produced a web-based tool that allows anyone living in the UK to see their own ‘nitrogen[Read More…]
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Illinois Health Department Encourages Healthy Lifestyles during High Blood Pressure Education Month
One-third of all Illinois Adults have High Blood Pressure CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. Reducing sodium consumption by just 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure and save more than $200 million in medical costs in Illinois, where cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke remain[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Arctic Council Ministerial Session
Kiruna, Sweden–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. Thank you very much, Minister Bildt, and thank you for hosting this important event. I’m pleased to be joined at the table by our senior Arctic official Julia Gourley and I’m pleased also to have Senator from Alaska, Senator Lisa Murkowski, a good friend of mine[Read More…]
HIGH PRICE: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2013. When the United States intensified its War on Drugs in the mid-1980s, the media, government policy, police forces and Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign all painted the perils of drug use. Crack/cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and other illegal drugs were all blamed for increased murder rates,[Read More…]
Massive Clearcuts Planned for Northwestern Montana Threaten Imperiled Canada Lynx and Grizzly Bears
Conservationists File Lawsuit to Protect Rare Species from Going Extinct in Kootenai National Forest Missoula, MT–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. Located in the far Northwest corner of Montana, the Cabinet-Yaak region of the Kootenai National Forest provides essential habitat for imperiled grizzly bears and critical habitat for Canada lynx, two species protected[Read More…]
Manufacturer to Restrict Atrazine Sales, Use, and Distribution on Long Island
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. Recent public outcry over atrazine contamination of drinking water supplies on Long Island has pressured pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide manufacturer Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA) to restrict the sale, use, and distribution of the toxic chemical. The move has been lauded by environmental advocacy[Read More…]
FDA Releases New Tool to Help Prevent Intentional Food Contamination
Latest effort to strengthen U.S. food defense Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new tool to help bolster the food industry’s defense measures against an act of intentional food contamination. The Food Defense Plan Builder is a comprehensive, easy-to-use software program designed[Read More…]
Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Child’s Risk for Bipolar Disorder
NIH-funded study adds to evidence of overlap with Schizophrenia Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013. Pregnant mothers’ exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings add to[Read More…]
California Nurses Association Establishes Nursing Angels Family Fund: RNs Ask Public to Honor Nurses Week with Aid to Families
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013. As National Nurses Week draws to a close, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is asking the public to commemorate a week that honors nurses by assisting the families of five women, mostly nurses, who were killed earlier this month in a tragic limo fire on the[Read More…]
McLaren Northern Michigan MNA Nurses Ratify Contract
Patients at Cheboygan facility benefit from MNA-represented RNs CHEBOYGAN–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013. The registered nurses of McLaren Northern Michigan Cheboygan Campus recently ratified a contract that provides economic security and guarantees them a voice in the care they provide. “The Cheboygan nurses now have the power and protection they need to[Read More…]
