Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Young people often challenge each other to try various stunts that may not be safe, but one bad idea is getting the attention of millions of teens and young adults thanks to the Internet, and some of them are being injured. An article in[Read More…]
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Parents’ Food Practices Can Affect Children’s Weight Status
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Are parents’ practices related to food intake associated with adolescent’s weight status? The study, “Food-Related Parenting Practices and Adolescent Weight Status: A Population-Based Study,” in the May 2013 Pediatrics (published online April 22) found that the use of controlling food-related parenting practices, including food[Read More…]
Warts Most Often Transmitted in Schools and Families
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Warts are a common skin condition among grade school children. They are caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), which is transmitted by direct contact with contaminated skin or indirectly via objects that carry the virus. To avoid transmitting the virus, public health recommendations[Read More…]
NASA Successfully Launches Three Smartphone Satellites
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2013. Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia. The trio of “PhoneSats” is operating in orbit, and may prove to be the lowest-cost satellites ever flown[Read More…]
Groups Call for Protection of Honey Bees and Pollinators on Earth Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. With honey bees suffering a devastating decline as high as 90 percent as Earth Day approaches, national environmental groups, Beyond Pesticides and Center for Food Safety, launch a campaign called BEE Protective to support nationwide local action aimed at protecting honey bees and other pollinators[Read More…]
State Judge Announces Intention to Permanently Strike North Dakota’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion as Unconstitutional
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2013. At the conclusion of a three-day trial, District Court Judge Wickham Corwin announced today that he plans to issue a ruling permanently blocking the state’s onerous restrictions on medication abortion as unconstitutional. During today’s proceedings, Judge Corwin called any concerns about the safety of medication abortion[Read More…]
Job Creation and Growth with Space
Satellites support aquaculture EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2013. Ireland is setting an example for how space technologies can contribute to economic growth and recovery through the maritime sector. Over 100 European specialists in policy, space technology, industry and maritime interests met this week on the Emerald Isle to learn more. Satellites can[Read More…]
Herscehl and Hubble See the Horsehead in a New Light
Herschel’s view of the Horsehead Nebula and surrounds EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2013. New views of the Horsehead Nebula and its turbulent environment have been unveiled by ESA’s Herschel space observatory and the NASA/ESA Hubble space telescope. Hubble’s view of the Horsehead Nebula The Horsehead Nebula lies in the constellation[Read More…]
Ameren Sued in Federal Court for More than 1,000 Clean Air Act Violations at E.D. Edwards Coal-Fired Power Plant in Bartonville, Ill.
Community Groups Demand Clean Air and Water in Central Illinois after Decades of Pollution from Outdated Coal Plant PEORIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2013. Yesterday, the Sierra Club, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Natural Resources Defense Council and Respiratory Health Association filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Peoria against Ameren[Read More…]
Audubon Launches Hummingbird Citizen Science Project
New Mobile App to ID Birds & the Blooms that Feed Them Calliope Hummingbird – Richard Pick New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2013. As flowers bloom earlier because of warming temperatures, the impact on hummingbirds which rely on nectar could be severe. The National Audubon Society has launched a new Citizen[Read More…]
