ACLU and PUBPAT Filed on Behalf of Medical Associations, Geneticists, Patients and Breast Cancer and Women’s Health Groups WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear arguments in a case seeking to invalidate patents for two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The[Read More…]
Science
Team Led by Argonne National Lab Selected as DOE’s Advanced Battery and Energy Storage Hub
Energy Department Announces Team to Receive up to $120 Million Over 5 Years CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn was joined today by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to announce that a multi-partner team led by Argonne National Laboratory has been selected for an[Read More…]
Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. On December 1, World AIDS Day, we remember those we have lost, but also celebrate the remarkable progress made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. When the first World AIDS Day was observed in 1988, we could not imagine the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. For[Read More…]
Clearest Evidence Yet of Polar Ice Losses
EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 November 2012. Watch the animation in full resolution After two decades of satellite observations, an international team of experts brought together by ESA and NASA has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland to date. This study finds that the combined rate of ice[Read More…]
Kaiser Permanente Issues Warning on Genetically Engineered Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. A health care institution is weighing in to warn people about potential dangers of genetically engineered (GE) food. On the heels of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ warning on pesticides, the nation’s largest nonprofit health care plan, Kaiser Permanente, has published in its print newsletter, Partners[Read More…]
Ice Sheet Loss at Both Poles Increasing, Major Study Finds
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. An international team of experts supported by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) has combined data from multiple satellites and aircraft to produce the most comprehensive and accurate assessment to date of ice sheet losses in Greenland and Antarctica and their contributions to sea level rise.[Read More…]
NASA Spacecraft Finds New Evidence for Water Ice on Mercury
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. A NASA spacecraft studying Mercury has provided compelling support for the long-held hypothesis the planet harbors abundant water ice and other frozen volatile materials within its permanently shadowed polar craters. The new information comes from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft. Its onboard[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Issues Decision on Point Reyes National Seashore Permit
Multipart decision includes transition for oyster company, clarity for ranching activities, and fulfilling Congressional vision for wilderness WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today issued a decision that will allow the Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s operating permit to expire at Point Reyes National Seashore in California according[Read More…]
The Turning Point in Spending for Combating HIV/AIDS
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. In advance of World AIDS Day, the Center for American Progress today released “The Turning Point in Spending for Combating HIV/AIDS,” which highlights CAP’s recommendations for the flagship international anti-HIV/AIDS effort of the United States—the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR—to encourage greater[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton in Recognition of World AIDS Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. Thank you all very much. Oh my goodness. Thank you. I think we could just end the program right now. (Laughter.) Florence, thank you. Thank you for continuing to be a smiling advocate on behalf of an AIDS-free generation. And congratulations on those two sons[Read More…]
