Backroom deal to carve road through wildlife refuge would set dangerous precedent. ANCHORAGE, Alaska —(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2017 By: Audubon Society The Washington Post reported yesterday that the Department of the Interior is planning to implement a land transfer with King Cove Corporation in order to facilitate the building of a[Read More…]
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At UN Event in Rome, Pope Francis Urges Action on Climate Change, Conflicts to End Global Hunger
ROME—(ENEWSPF)–16 October 2017 By: United Nations Press Centre Food security for all requires tackling climate change and ending conflicts, His Holiness, Pope Francis, stressed Monday at an official ceremony for World Food Day held at the Rome headquarters of the United Nations agriculture agency. “It is clear that wars and[Read More…]
New York A.G. Schneiderman Announces Multistate Lawsuit to Defend Health Care Subsidies
19 Attorneys General File Suit To Protect Affordable Health Care NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a new multistate lawsuit filed by 19 Attorneys General to defend the health care subsidies on which thousands of New[Read More…]
Senator Durbin’s Statement On Trump’s Executive Order On Health Care
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Office of Senator Durbin U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order further targeting and destabilizing the Affordable Care Act: “Make no mistake—after spending nine months repeatedly trying and failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Trump[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis May Be Protective Against Liver Disease
Marseille, France—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Cannabis may be protective against liver disease in subjects infected with both the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. French investigators assessed[Read More…]
FDA Clears First 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States. The Magnetom Terra is the[Read More…]
Soot-covered Birds Provide Clues to 20th-century Pollution
University of Chicago graduate students use museum collections to track soot from black carbon CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 By: Matt Wood Horned Larks are cute songbirds with white bellies and yellow chins—at least, now they are. One hundred years ago, at the height of urban smoke pollution in the United States,[Read More…]
Ovarian Reserve Tests Fail to Predict Fertility, NIH-funded Study Suggests
Hormones linked to onset of menopause not associated with chances of conception. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 Authored By: National Institutes of Health Tests that estimate ovarian reserve, or the number of a woman’s remaining eggs, before menopause, do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception, according to a National[Read More…]
FDA Approves Implantable Device to Treat Moderate to Severe Central Sleep Apnea
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2017 By U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea. The Remedē System is an implantable device that stimulates a nerve located in the[Read More…]
Madigan & Attorneys General of 13 States Pledge Lawsuit Against EPA for Ignoring Key Clean Air Deadline
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 13 other attorneys general today file a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to meet the Clean Air Act’s statutory deadline for designating areas of the country[Read More…]
