Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. The environmental news magazine Earth Focus has launched a new video through Link TV that examines the threat of colony collapse disorder (CCD), and the roll that our regulatory systems and industry plays in the loss of honey bees. The video, Killing Bees: Are Government and[Read More…]
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Aeration: A Handy Hand Tool May Do the Trick
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. This hand tool is ideal for aerating tight spaces around walkways. If your lawn is hard, almost painful to walk on, you might need to aerate. If you lawn is coated with weeds, especially plantain and crabgrass, you probably need to aerate. If you try to[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Breast Ultrasound Imaging System for Dense Breast Tissue
Device designed to help health care providers detect smaller tumors Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first ultrasound device for use in combination with a standard mammography in women with dense breast tissue who have a negative mammogram and no symptoms of[Read More…]
La FDA Publica Una Alerta de Seguridad Relacionada Con la Intestinomicina, Un Medicamento Comercializado Para el Tratamiento de la diarrea infecciosa
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. está alertando a los consumidores para que no usen Intestinomicina, un medicamento fabricado en El Salvador y comercializado para el tratamiento de la diarrea infecciosa e infecciones agudas intestinales. Los consumidores que han comprado este producto[Read More…]
FDA Issues Safety Alert on Intestinomicina, Drug Product Marketed as Treatment for Infectious Diarrhea
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Intestinomicina, a drug product manufactured in El Salvador and marketed as a treatment for infectious diarrhea and acute gastrointestinal infections. Consumers who have purchased this product should immediately stop taking it and consult[Read More…]
In Fracking Court Fight, Towns Get Legal Help From 20 Groups
Pro-fracking, anti-community state law under fire Harrisburg, PA–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. Pennsylvania towns are getting some legal help from 20 groups today in a court case challenging a pro-fracking, anti-community state law. Portions of the Act 13 were overturned in July. It was the third time this year that[Read More…]
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Named Among the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers for the 13th Consecutive Year
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” by Working Mother magazine for the 13th consecutive year. The esteemed award recognizes the top companies nationally to support working mothers as they balance work duties and familial responsibilities. Northwestern Memorial[Read More…]
NRDC Leaders Recall Russell Train as a ‘Fearless Voice for the Environment’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012 —The Natural Resources Defense Council responded to the death of former EPA Administrator Russell Train, the first Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality: “From the water we drink to the air we breathe, from the Alaskan tundra to the Florida Everglades, Americans are healthier,[Read More…]
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs 911 Good Samaritan Law to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths
Law Encourages People to Call 911 During An Overdose by Providing Limited Immunity for Low-Level Drug Law Violations California Becomes Largest State in U.S. to Enact Legislation Aimed at Curbing National Overdose Crisis SACRAMENTO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation seeking to reduce the number of[Read More…]
ACLU Settles Lawsuit Vindicating the Rights of Colorado Mothers to Pump Breast Milk in the Workplace
Action Marks First Public Settlement of Legal Challenge to Enforce Colorado’s 2008 Workplace Nursing Mothers Act DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado reached a settlement on Friday with a Jefferson County public charter school on behalf of teacher Heather Burgbacher, who lost her[Read More…]
