Using fruit flies, NIH researchers provide molecular basis for theory of aging Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A shorter life may be the price an organism pays for coping with the natural assaults of daily living, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues in Japan. The scientists used[Read More…]
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EPA to Consider Approving Spraying of Bee-killing Pesticide on 165 Million Acres of U.S. Farmland
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Lori Ann Burd The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will consider allowing the bee-killing pesticide thiamethoxam to be sprayed on the most widely grown crops in the United States. The application, if approved, would allow the highly toxic pesticide to be sprayed directly on 165 million[Read More…]
Groups Challenge New Rule Nullifying Compliance Obligations Under BLM Methane Rule
New rule buys BLM time to rescind or revise rule permanently Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Laura King After defeats in court and in Congress, the Trump administration is now attempting to suspend for one year almost all of the requirements of its Methane Waste Prevention Rule that would reduce[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Federal Government has No Authority to Deny Immigrant Women Abortion Access
Coalition of 13 Attorneys General – Representing Over 110 Million Americans – Vow To Fight to Ensure Women Receive Healthcare Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 12 Attorneys General issuing a statement saying the federal government has no authority to block two[Read More…]
Make it Home for the Holidays: Drive Sober, Buckle Up
Illinois Department of Transportation is partnering with law enforcement to ensure safe holiday travel SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state are working together to ensure motorists drive sober and buckle up this[Read More…]
FDA Approves Novel Gene Therapy to Treat Patients with a Rare Form of Inherited Vision Loss
Luxturna is the first gene therapy approved in the U.S. to target a disease caused by mutations in a specific gene Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Andrea Fischer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), a new gene therapy, to treat children and adult patients[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Blasts Trump Administration for Reported List of Seven Forbidden Words
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2017. Following a Washington Post report that the Trump Administration is prohibiting officials and staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from using a list of seven commonly accepted words and phrases, U.S. Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today pressed CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald to[Read More…]
FDA Proposes New, Risk-based Enforcement Priorities to Protect Consumers from Potentially Harmful, Unproven Homeopathic Drugs
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2017 By: Lyndsay Meyer Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new, risk-based enforcement approach to drug products labeled as homeopathic. To protect consumers who choose to use homeopathic products, this proposed new approach would update the FDA’s existing policy to better address situations[Read More…]
Arctic Saw 2nd Warmest Year, Smallest Winter Sea Ice Coverage on Record in 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Monica Allen A NOAA-sponsored report shows that the warming trend transforming the Arctic persisted in 2017, resulting in the second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects. Now in its 12th year,[Read More…]
Light Art Sends Can’t Miss Message to Congress: Protect the Arctic Refuge
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Virginia Cramer Protect the Arctic Refuge. The message illuminated Trump International Hotel sending a hard to miss directive to Republican leaders in Washington, D.C. currently rushing through the tax scheme. The plan seeks to offset tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate polluters with revenue[Read More…]
