Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013 – 1:45 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: (Applause.) Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Yes! (Applause.) Thank you all so much. It’s great to see you. It is truly a pleasure to be with all of you today. And of course, I want to[Read More…]
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NIH Study Sheds Light on Role of Climate in Influenza Transmission
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Two types of environmental conditions — cold-dry and humid-rainy — are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center. The paper, published in PLoS Pathogens, presents a simple climate-based model that maps[Read More…]
Genetic Study of House Dust Mites Demonstrates Reversible Evolution
A scanning electron microscope image of an American house dust mite. Image credit: G. Bauchan and R. Ochoa ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. In evolutionary biology, there is a deeply rooted supposition that you can’t go home again: Once an organism has evolved specialized traits, it can’t return to the lifestyle[Read More…]
GOCE: The First Seismometer in Orbit
EU–(ENEWSPF)–8 March 2013. Satellites map changes in Earth’s surface caused by earthquakes but never before have sound waves from a quake been sensed directly in space – until now. ESA’s hyper-sensitive GOCE gravity satellite has added yet another first to its list of successes. Earthquakes not only create seismic waves[Read More…]
Comprehensive Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill to be Heard by House Committees Today
Annapolis, MD—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2013. A comprehensive statewide medical marijuana bill introduced in January by Maryland House Delegate and Deputy Majority Whip Cheryl Glenn (D-Baltimore) is scheduled to be heard jointly by the House Judiciary Committee and Health and Government Operations Committees at 2pm today. The hearing will feature Dr. David[Read More…]
Water Testing for Atrazine Severely Lacking in Hawaii
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2013. Sugarcane and pineapple production in Hawaii is threatening aquatic life as years of atrazine applications, a pesticide regularly used for corn production too, has run off into rivers, streams, and groundwater sources. Recent reviews by Hawaiian news service Civil Beat found that water testing for the[Read More…]
Representative Wolf Reveals More Potential Security Violations at NASA Centers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013 – Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, today held a press conference to discuss another potential security violation at NASA, this time at NASA Langley Research Center. Wolf also made several recommendations aimed at enforcing – and reforming –[Read More…]
Rat Poison Manufacturer Challenges EPA Ban of D-Con Product
Reckitt Benckiser wants to keep selling product despite health risks Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. On January 29, 2013, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was cancelling registration of a dozen D-Con Mouse and Rat Control poisons based on the risk that they pose to children and non-target wildlife[Read More…]
State Health Department Urges Greater HIV/AIDS Education, Awareness for Women & Girls
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2103. HIV/AIDS remains a serious public health issue for women and girls. In Illinois, more than 7,000 women and adolescent girls are living with HIV. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) joins healthcare advocates nationwide urging education and testing on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day,[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Moves Forward in New Hampshire
CONCORD–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. A bill to allow New Hampshire residents to use medical marijuana in the treatment of their debilitating medical conditions moved one step closer to becoming law Thursday when it was approved 14-1 by the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs. It will now be[Read More…]
