Health, Technology, Innovation at Chicago Will Provide Lab and Office Space, Crucial Support to Drive Life Science Innovation and Job Creation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by officials from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Illinois Medical District (IMD) Commission to announce a[Read More…]
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HHS Would Increase Rewards for Reporting Fraud to Nearly $10 Million
New funds available to expand Senior Medicare Patrol Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a proposed rule that would increase rewards paid to Medicare beneficiaries and others whose tips about suspected fraud lead to the successful recovery of funds to as high[Read More…]
Study Exposes Multi-generational Impacts of Pesticide Exposure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Using the aquatic species Daphnia, commonly referred to as “water fleas,” scientists at North Carolina State University (NC State) determined that exposure to the pesticide pyriproxyfen impacted multiple generations, ultimately resulting in more male offspring, and causing reproductive problems in female offspring. Lead author Gerald[Read More…]
Drug Therapy Offers High Cure Rate for Two Hepatitis C Subtypes
Sofosbuvir is Much Safer Drug than Interferon, Which Many Patients Do Not Respond to or Tolerate NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013 — A new drug is offering dramatic cure rates for hepatitis C patients with two subtypes of the infection — genotype 2 and 3, say a team of scientists led[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Launches Chicago Cleanweb Challenge to Drive Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Innovation
Hackathon Competition Launched on Earth Day Engages a Diverse Community on Environmental Sustainability; Mayor’s Sustainable Chicago 2015 Action Plan Already Showing Progress on 22 of 24 Goals CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced the launch of the Chicago Cleanweb Challenge, a year-long[Read More…]
Court Orders EPA to Move Forward on Power Plant Water Pollution Rule
Last week, EPA proposed multi-option rule; this week, federal court denies industry challenge to scuttle that rulemaking Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. The nation’s second highest court issued a decision today that ensures the Environmental Protection Agency will have to meet a court-ordered deadline to issue regulations that finally clean up[Read More…]
Human Rights Petition to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions Urges Canada to Take Immediate Action
Arctic Athabaskan Council says rights violated by failure to slow rapid Arctic warming Whitehorse, Yukon and Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Today, the Arctic Athabaskan Council filed a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, asking the Commission to declare that Canada is undermining the human rights of Athabaskan peoples[Read More…]
Court Decision Upholds EPA’s Spruce Mine Veto
D.C. Circuit rules against coal industry on Spruce Mine Veto WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s legal authority to veto a mining permit that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had issued. The decision reverses the[Read More…]
Binge Drinking: A Serious, Under-Recognized Problem among Women and Girls
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign intended to raise awareness of the health and social problems that excessive alcohol consumption can cause for individuals, their families, and their communities. Excessive drinking is a dangerous behavior for both men and women. This year, CDC is[Read More…]
Anti-HIV Therapy Appears to Protect Children’s Hearts, NIH Network Study Shows
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. For children who have had HIV-1 infection since birth, the combination drug therapies now used to treat HIV appear to protect against the heart damage seen before combination therapies were available, according to researchers in a National Institutes of Health network study. In the early 1990s,[Read More…]
