NIH-funded research shows effectiveness of community-based, substance abuse prevention interventions begun during middle school years Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. Middle school students from small towns and rural communities who received any of three community-based prevention programs were less likely to abuse prescription medications in late adolescence and young adulthood. The[Read More…]
Science
Stay Cool and Live Longer?
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. Scientists have known for nearly a century that cold-blooded animals, such as worms, flies and fish all live longer in cold environments, but have not known exactly why. Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute have identified a genetic program that promotes longevity of[Read More…]
Use of Emergency Contraception Among Women Aged 15–44: United States, 2006–2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. Key findings Data from the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth In 2006–2010, among sexually experienced women aged 15–44, roughly one in nine (11% or 5.8 million) women had ever used emergency contraception, up from 4.2% in 2002. Most women who had ever used emergency contraception[Read More…]
GOCE Settles Debate on Sloping Sea
EU–(ENEWSPF)–15 Februay 2013. Sea level station For decades, scientists have disagreed about whether the sea is higher or lower heading north along the east coast of North America. Thanks to precision gravity data from ESA’s GOCE satellite, this controversial issue has now been settled. The answer? It’s lower. Many[Read More…]
Bat Killing Fungus Spreads West
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. Bats around the U.S. are being decimated by White Nose Syndrome (WNS). The deadly disease was detected recently at Kentucky’s Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, according to the National Park Service. Based on laboratory testing, three bats were discovered with WNS, coming from three separate caves[Read More…]
Federal Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced Today in Anticipation of Patient-Led Congressional Lobbying Effort
Bipartisan group of Congressional members seek to reclassify marijuana for medical use, allow for ‘fair’ trials Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2013. More than a dozen Members of Congress co-introduced legislation today that would reclassify marijuana for medical use and provide federal defendants the right to use state law compliance as evidence[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Bionic Eye for the Blind
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that its support for a decade of revolutionary research has contributed to the creation of the first ever retinal prosthesis – or bionic eye – to be approved in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for[Read More…]
Presque Isle Bay Removed from Great Lakes ‘Area of Concern’ List; Second Area in U.S. to be Delisted
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Presque Isle Bay, on the Pennsylvania shore of Lake Erie, has been removed from the list of heavily contaminated Great Lakes sites targeted for cleanup by the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Environmental conditions in Presque Isle Bay[Read More…]
Snowstorm Parade to Continue in US Next Week
(Source: AccuWeather.com.) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a major storm may come together to bring wind-whipped snow to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region early next week, while severe storms could ignite on the southern edge. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio may get travel-disrupting snow from the storm[Read More…]
Federal Agency Ordered to Reveal Identity of Corporations Seeking to Lease Public Lands for Oil & Gas Drilling
Court reverses BLM policy of keeping the nominators’ identity secret until after the lease sale DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. A federal court ruled yesterday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) policy and practice of keeping secret from the public the identity of entities nominating public lands for oil and gas development is[Read More…]
