Survey data shows lack of confidence in purchasing drugs over the Internet Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a national campaign to raise public awareness about the prevalence of fraudulent Internet pharmacies, which can be dangerous to patient health, and to help consumers[Read More…]
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Audubon and GOP ConservAmerica Launch Campaign to Bridge Partisan Divide on Environment and Energy
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012. The National Audubon Society and Republican group ConservAmerica today launched a groundbreaking campaign aimed at bridging the nation’s bitter partisan divides over energy and the environment. The American Eagle Compact targets common-sense approaches to conservation and energy development to counter the partisanship has confused and[Read More…]
FDA Approves Humira to Treat Ulcerative Colitis
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Humira (adalimumab) to include treatment of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in adults. Humira is approved to control ulcerative colitis when immunosuppressant medicines like corticosteroids, azathioprine, and 6-mercaptopurine have not worked. The drug is an[Read More…]
First AUV Expedition to Explore Several Deep Sea Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts Launching This Weekend
Scientific Research and Conservation Groups Unite to Investigate Untouched Marine Habitats NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012 – The first scientific expedition to explore the ecology of two Atlantic seamounts located approximately 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod, as well as to undertake a detailed investigation of several nearby Georges Bank undersea[Read More…]
Proposed Rulemaking in Maine Undermines Comprehensive School Pesticide Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012. Over the last few months, heated debate over toxic pesticide use in school buildings and grounds have dominated discussion in Maine. Unfortunately, new amendments to Maine’s school pesticide legislation make no mention of safer, preventive pest management practices, or the use of least-toxic pesticides only as[Read More…]
Arkansans Set to Vote for State Medical Marijuana Program in November
ARKANSAS–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today, September 27, 2012, in favor of allowing Arkansans to vote this November on Issue #5, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act—a comprehensive blueprint for establishing and regulating a medical marijuana program in Arkansas, run by the Arkansas Department of Health. The Coalition[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Priority review completed one month ahead of goal date Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Stivarga (regorafenib) to treat patients with colorectal cancer that has progressed after treatment and spread to other parts of the body (metastatic). Stivarga is a multi-kinase inhibitor that[Read More…]
Community Groups in Texas, California, and Louisiana Sue the EPA to Clean Up Toxic Air from Refineries
Refineries emit cancer-causing pollution including benzene Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Today Earthjustice and Environmental Integrity Project filed a citizens’ lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal district court to ensure that the EPA will set limits on toxic air pollution from oil refineries. The lawsuit, filed on[Read More…]
Registration Open: NASA Tech Days Coming to Cleveland Nov. 28-30
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. NASA Technology Days, a three-day public technology showcase, will take place at the Cleveland Public Auditorium and Conference Center Nov. 28-30. The space technology showcase will bring together stakeholders from industry, academia and the U.S. government to engage in strategy development, partnership building and methods of[Read More…]
NASA Rover Finds Old Streambed On Martian Surface
PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. NASA’s Curiosity rover mission has found evidence a stream once ran vigorously across the area on Mars where the rover is driving. There is earlier evidence for the presence of water on Mars, but this evidence – images of rocks containing ancient streambed gravels – is[Read More…]
