Congressional Briefing Highlights New Data and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Strategies WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. At a Congressional Briefing sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), experts from Planned Parenthood and the Guttmacher Institute highlighted the need for increased federal funding of comprehensive[Read More…]
Science
Study: No Association Between The Cumulative Consumption Of Cannabis Smoke And The Risk Of Lung Cancer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director In a recent presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research, investigators from the university of California, Los Angeles provided the latest data reaffirming that cannabis consumption is not associated with an elevated risk of[Read More…]
New National Arctic Strategy Adopts Integrated Arctic Management
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Today the White House announced the release of the National Strategy for the Arctic Region, a broad framework that lays out the U.S. Government’s strategic priorities in the Arctic for the next 10 years. The National Strategy, developed to coordinate and prioritize federal actions in the[Read More…]
Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across the Nation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal partners, announced that the Urban Waters[Read More…]
Breakthrough Industrial Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Project Begins Full-Scale Operations
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The Energy Department’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Christopher Smith today attended a dedication ceremony at the Air Products and Chemicals hydrogen production facilities in Port Arthur, Texas. Supported by a $284 million Energy Department investment, the company has successfully begun capturing carbon dioxide from industrial[Read More…]
Energy Department Employee Recognized for Eliminating One Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The Energy Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Josh Silverman, Director of the Office of Sustainability Support, has been selected as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service. Silverman was selected for his dedication to reducing[Read More…]
New Study by USDA, FDA Aims to Enhance Food Safety in Retail Delis Risk Assessment Targets Listeria monocytogenes (Lm)
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013 – To help minimize the public health burden of listeriosis, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have conducted a major study to better understand the risk of foodborne illness associated with eating certain foods prepared in retail delicatessens[Read More…]
Energy Department Metallurgist Recognized for Development of Revolutionary Coronary Stent Technology
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The Energy Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul D. Jablonski, Metallurgist at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, has been selected as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service, recognizing him for his revolutionary development of[Read More…]
Discovery of New Hormone Opens Doors to New Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
The cells engorged with fats (blue) secrete aP2 at high levels resulting in development of diabetes. Photo: Ana Paula Arruda Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have discovered that a particular type of protein (hormone) found in fat cells helps regulate how glucose (blood sugar)[Read More…]
FDA Approves Breo Ellipta to Treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder) for the long-term, once-daily, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. It is also approved to reduce exacerbations[Read More…]
