Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2012. On Dec. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sirturo (bedaquiline) as part of combination therapy to treat adults with multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) when other alternatives are not available. TB is an infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is one of the[Read More…]
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January 1, 2013 – Changes to Public Health Regulation in Illinois
Better health and safety protection for swimming facilities SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—December 31, 2012. To help protect your health and safety in public swimming pools and at water parks, on January 1, 2013, Illinois will enact new legislation that calls for swimming facility engineers, architects and contractors to be prequalified by the Illinois[Read More…]
Think Safety as Snowmobile Season Begins in Illinois
Additional opportunities to take safety courses in 2012 SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2012. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding snowmobile operators and riders to take extra caution this year when snow falls in Illinois. Every year throughout the state, people are seriously injured or lose their lives on snowmobiles. Many[Read More…]
Statement by EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Announcing Her Leaving Cabinet After State of the Union
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2012. I want to thank President Obama for the honor he bestowed on me and the confidence he placed in me four years ago this month when he announced my nomination as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. At the time I spoke about the need to address[Read More…]
President Obama Honors Nation’s Top Scientists and Innovators
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. President Obama today named twelve eminent researchers as recipients of the National Medal of Science and eleven extraordinary inventors as recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. The recipients will[Read More…]
Fruit in Your Holiday Stocking Can Help Keep Bones Strong
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. We know high-fat, high-sugar foods cause obesity and promote heart disease, but most people don’t realize that sugar and fat also contribute to conditions like osteoporosis by weakening bones. If this trend continues, this overlooked ‘silent robber’ will begin to cripple large numbers of at-risk[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Is A ‘Potential Exit Drug To Problematic Substance Use’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Three quarters of medical cannabis consumers report using it as a substitute for prescription drugs, alcohol, or some other illicit substance, according to survey data published in the journal Addiction Research and Theory. An international team of investigators from Canada[Read More…]
An Essential New Tool for Conservation Planning
UK–(ENEWSPF)–21 December 2012. An international research team has updated a Victorian map that has been the blueprint for our understanding of the diversity of life-forms across the world. The original map was created in 1876 by Alfred Russel Wallace, who co-discovered the theory of natural selection with Charles Darwin. Using[Read More…]
Brain Imaging Insight Into Cannabis as a Pain Killer
UK–(ENEWSPF)–21 December 2012. The pain relief offered by cannabis varies greatly between individuals, a brain imaging study carried out at the University of Oxford suggests. The researchers found that an oral tablet of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, tended to make the experience of pain more bearable, rather than[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces Six Projects to Develop Energy-Saving Windows, Roofs, and Heating and Cooling Equipment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2012. As part of the Energy Department’s efforts to help homeowners and businesses save money by saving energy, the Department announced today a $9 million investment in leading-edge building envelope technologies, including high-efficiency, high-performance windows, roofs, and heating and cooling equipment. As winter temperatures set in for much[Read More…]
