New view of stellar winds EU–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory has completed the most detailed study ever of the fierce wind from a giant star, showing for the first time that it is not a uniform breeze but is fragmented into hundreds of thousands of pieces. Massive stars[Read More…]
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2nd Congressional District Candidates Appear in Forum on Lack of South Side Trauma Care
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. WHAT: 2nd Congressional district candidates forum on south side trauma careWHEN: Tuesday February 5th, 6pm WHERE: University of Chicago Kent Hall 1020 E 58th stWHO: Sponsored by Students for Health Equity and Fearless Leading by the Youth, all 2nd District Congressional campaigns invited, Beale is confirmed[Read More…]
Nanoparticles Found To Be Toxic to Earthworms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Although nanoparticles are increasingly added to a wide range of consumer products, very little is known about the potential risks these materials pose to the health of our environment. A study by the Dutch research institute Alterra looked at the effects of nanoparticles on earthworms, revealing[Read More…]
NASA’s Super-TIGER Balloon Breaks Records While Collecting Data
Super-TIGER prepares for launch from Antarctica.. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A large NASA science balloon has broken two flight duration records while flying over Antarctica carrying an instrument that detected 50 million cosmic rays. The Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super-TIGER) balloon launched at 3:45 p.m. EST, Dec. 8 from[Read More…]
Northwestern Medicine Researchers Investigate Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke
Clinical trial seeks to enroll people with disabling effects of ischemic stroke CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Each year, nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke which can result in permanent brain damage, long term disability or death. As a leading cause of adult disability, stroke has an annual burden of more than[Read More…]
Patient Protection Act Proposed for DC Hospitals
Survey: 57% of District Hospital Nurses Cite Inadequate Staffing Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. DC RN Rajini Raj Registered nurses joined with District of Columbia Council members and community supporters in a press conference today to announce the introduction of the Patient Protection Act to dramatically improve care in DC hospitals[Read More…]
FDA Approval of Generic Version of Cancer Drug Doxil is Expected to Help Resolve Shortage
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of the cancer drug Doxil (doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection). Doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection is currently on the FDA’s drug shortage list. For products on the shortage list, the FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs[Read More…]
Are Super-Earths Really Mini-Neptunes?
A diagram comparing the Earth, at left, to a cross-section of a super-Earth on the right. The super-Earth has a relatively small rocky core, an atmosphere of methane, water and hydrogen and an extended hydrogen envelope. Credit: H. Lammer. Royal Astronomical Society, UK-(ENEWSPF)-In the last two decades astronomers have found[Read More…]
MIT Researchers Improve Quantum-dot Performance
New production method could enable everything from more efficient computer displays to enhanced biomedical testing. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Quantum dots — tiny particles that emit light in a dazzling array of glowing colors — have the potential for many applications, but have faced a series of hurdles to improved[Read More…]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is February 7
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an opportunity to promote HIV prevention, testing, and treatment among African Americans in the United States. African Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates[Read More…]
