Nation’s Leading Women’s Health Care Provider and Advocate Encourages Women to Take Control of Their Health During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Tuesday Twitter Town Hall on #BetterBreastHealth New York, N.Y.–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2012. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading women’s health care provider and advocate, is encouraging women under 40[Read More…]
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UPDATE: Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation, October 9, 2012
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012 10:45 AM EDT At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Meningitis Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 105 States: 9 Deaths: 8 Current Situation CDC is aware that New England Compounding Center (NECC) has voluntarily expanded its recall to include all products currently in circulation that were[Read More…]
After Diabetes During Pregnancy, Healthy Diet Linked to Reduced Type 2 Diabetes Risk
NIH-supported study first to show reduced risk solely through dietary modification Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. By sticking to a healthy diet in the years after pregnancy, women who develop diabetes during pregnancy can greatly reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study supported by the National Institutes of[Read More…]
San Onofre: Feds’ Rroundtable Discussion’ a Meaningless Show That Shuts Out the Public
Nuclear watchdogs press for legal hearings on reactors’ future DANA POINT, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Tonight’s “roundtable discussion” on the current shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear reactor site is a disappointing and unacceptable effort by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to make a show of public participation while denying the public[Read More…]
Large Water Reservoirs at the Dawn of Stellar Birth
Taurus molecular cloud EU–(ENEWSPF)–9 October 2012 ESA’s Herschel space observatory has discovered enough water vapour to fill Earth’s oceans more than 2000 times over, in a gas and dust cloud that is on the verge of collapsing into a new Sun-like star. Stars form within cold, dark clouds of[Read More…]
Local Incidents Raise National Concerns Over Safety of Sewage Sludge as Fertilizer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Sewage sludge is big business in Channahon, IL, but many residents who live near fields treated with the fertilizer believe they’re the ones paying the price. Farms in the area began applying the “biosolids” in 2010, and residents say that’s when their health issues began, according[Read More…]
Scientists Uncover Vast Differences in Earth’s Polar Ocean Microbial Communities
The Swedish icebreaker Oden off the coast of Antarctica, with an emperor penguin in the foreground. Photo by J. Wegelius. ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2012. An international team of scientists, including a University of Michigan graduate student, has demonstrated that a clear difference exists between the marine microbial communities[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America Launch New Municipal Wellness Competition
Employees from Two Cities Will Compete to Improve Wellness, supported by $5 Million Grant by Beverage Industry Foundation; Coincides with Launch of Calories Count Vending Program in San Antonio and Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2012. Mayor Emanuel was joined by Julián Castro and leadership from the beverage industry to announce an[Read More…]
Sea and Space Meet for Business in Ireland
Algal bloom off Ireland EU–(ENEWSPF)–8 October 2012 A new ESA project led by Irish industry is putting satellite data to use for monitoring the quality of coastal water. The Irish minister for Research and Innovation is supporting this initiative, in line with the country’s job creation priorities. The project,[Read More…]
Federal Trial Against Medical Marijuana Provider Set to Begin Tuesday in Los Angeles
Justice Department denies defendant ability to show evidence of state law compliance at trial Los Angeles, CA –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2012. The operator of three state-compliant medical marijuana dispensaries will be tried in federal court this week in Los Angeles. Aaron Sandusky, 42, who operated facilities in Upland, Colton and Moreno[Read More…]
