State Stroke Subcommittee improving emergency care for stroke patients CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2012. Stroke kills more people worldwide than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, and an estimated 1 in 6 people will have a stroke in their lifetime. Stroke is also the third leading cause of death in Illinois. The[Read More…]
Science
After-effects of Saturn’s super storm shine on (Videos/Story)
Series of images tracking the development of Saturn’s giant storm, as seen at visible wavelengths during much of 2011. While the clouds from this turbulent storm have long since faded, the glow of the giant vortex associated with the storm, visible only at infrared wavelengths, is likely to persist until[Read More…]
UPDATE: Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Investigation, October 26, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2012 2:00 PM EDT At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 338 States: 18 Deaths: 25 Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak – Current Case Count October 26, 2012 2:00 PM EDT Cases with Fungal Infections Linked to Steroid Injections [View Larger Map][Read More…]
FDA Reports Conditions Observed at New England Compounding Center Facility Relative to the Investigation of the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2012. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a copy of the FDA Form 483 issued to the New England Compounding Center (NECC). The FDA observed and has since confirmed contaminated products and listed a number of observations regarding conditions in the clean room at[Read More…]
Paintballs May Deflect an Incoming Asteroid
With 20 years’ notice, paint pellets could cause an asteroid to veer off course. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2012. In the event that a giant asteroid is headed toward Earth, you’d better hope that it’s blindingly white. A pale asteroid would reflect sunlight — and over time, this bouncing of[Read More…]
NIH Establishes Down Syndrome Patient Registry
Registry connects individuals with Down syndrome with researchers Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2012. A new Down syndrome patient registry will facilitate contacts and information sharing among families, patients, researchers and parent groups. The National Institutes of Health has awarded a contract to PatientCrossroads to operate the registry. The company has created[Read More…]
Illinois Prevention Efforts Have Reduced Childhood Lead Poisoning Rates by 93 Percent Since 1997
Governor Quinn proclaims Oct. 21-27 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2012,. Through sustained state prevention efforts and public awareness campaigns, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting a 93 percent decrease in the rates of children with lead poisoning since 1997. The announcement comes[Read More…]
Goat Weeding Takes Off in Durango, Colorado
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Eight miles south of Durango, Colorado in a 65-acre plot of barren land an unusual set of guests has set out to manage weeds, restore soils, and improve land quality. Land owner Kim Craden, who shares the land with Chevron Corp, has contracted Lani Malmberg, board[Read More…]
NOAA, NASA: Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest in 20 Years
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012 Staff at the South Pole get ready to release a balloon that will carry an ozone instrument up to 20 miles in the atmosphere, measuring ozone levels all along the way. NOAA image from 2011. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) Warmer air temperatures high above the Antarctic led[Read More…]
Sherwin-Williams and PPG Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers to Believe Their Paints Were Free of Potentially Harmful Volatile Organic Compounds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Two of the nation’s leading paint companies, The Sherwin-Williams Company and PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers to believe that some of their paints are free of potentially harmful chemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).[Read More…]
