ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. In the weeks after the Connecticut school shooting, as the nation puzzled over how it happened and what might prevent it from happening again, Kamal Sarabandi was listening to the news. Talk turned to giving teachers guns, and he paused. “I said, there must be a[Read More…]
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Metal Stents Are Effective Treatment for Blocked Bile Ducts
Painful and Potentially Life-Threatening Benign Bile Duct Strictures Can Be Fixed with “Fully Covered Self-Expanding Metal Stents” NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013— A multi-center analysis, led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, shows the use of temporary “fully covered self-expanding metal stents” (FCSEMS) can[Read More…]
NRDC: To Fight Superbug Crisis, Public Needs More Data on Farm Animal Drugs
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013 – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee yesterday missed an opportunity to add public health protections to the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), which sets the fees veterinary drug makers pay FDA for approval of new drugs. Mae Wu, Health and Environment Program[Read More…]
Judge Upholds Uranium Mining Ban on 1 Million Acres Near Grand Canyon
Ruling upholds Interior Department’s authority to temporarily protect lands from destructive mining Grand Canyon National Park, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. U.S. District Judge David Campbell yesterday denied a uranium industry motion to overturn the Obama administration’s ban on new uranium mining on 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon. The ban[Read More…]
San Onofre: Restart Plan Would Cost Customers $150M More Than Replacement Power
Edison financials show keeping reactor shut down three times cheaper than startup SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. Restarting one of the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors this summer would cost Southern California Edison’s customers three times as much as keeping it shut down and buying power from other sources, according to[Read More…]
Planck Reveals an Almost Perfect Universe
Cosmic microwave background seen by Planck EU–(ENEWSPF)–21 March 2013. Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background – the relic radiation from the Big Bang – was released today revealing the existence of features that challenge the foundations of our current[Read More…]
U.S. Energy Deputy Secretary Poneman, Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Zimmermann Sign Advance Bilateral Energy Relationship
Brasilia, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. U.S. Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman and Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Márcio Pereira Zimmermann this week co-chaired the second meeting of the Strategic Energy Dialogue announced by President Obama and President Rousseff in March 2011. The Strategic Energy Dialogue is a presidential-level partnership[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Bill Passes New Hampshire House with More than 80% Support
CONCORD–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. A bill allowing seriously ill New Hampshire residents to use marijuana for medical purposes moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday afternoon when the House voted in favor by a record 286-64 margin. Similar bills passed the House with more than two-thirds support in 2009, 2011,[Read More…]
Pregnant Women’s Likelihood of Cesarean Delivery in Massachusetts Linked to Choice of Hospitals
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. There is wide variation in the rate of cesarean sections performed at different hospitals across the U.S. and one explanation has been that hospitals with higher c-section rates serve greater numbers of women at high risk for the procedure. Now, a new study by researchers from[Read More…]
CDC and HRSA Issue Report on Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged Children
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Who CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics and the Health Resources and Services Administration What “Changes in Prevalence of Parent-Reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-Aged Children: 2007 to 2011-2012.” The report was co-authored by HRSA and data collection was conducted by the CDC. The data come[Read More…]
