UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–7 September 2012. A new study by the University of Oxford has shown that daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids (Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA) improved the reading and behaviour of underperforming children in mainstream primary schools. The researchers worked with children aged between seven and nine who had underperformed[Read More…]
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Family Problem-solving Sessions Help Teens Better Manage Diabetes
NIH study shows program helps adolescents control blood sugar Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012. A clinic-based program for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their families helped the teens develop the healthy behaviors needed to control their blood sugar levels, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found. The researchers[Read More…]
First-time Public Voting for Top Health Innovations at HHS
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that, for the first time, the public can vote to choose their favorite innovation from among the finalists of the HHSinnovates Program. Launched in the spring of 2010 as part of HHS’s Open Government efforts, HHSinnovates[Read More…]
EPA, Green Sports Alliance Partner to Protect People’s Health and the Environment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012. Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed an agreement with the Green Sports Alliance to work together to address environmental challenges faced by sports venues, organizations and teams. EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe joined Green Sports Alliance Executive Director Martin Tull today to sign the Memorandum[Read More…]
Environmentalists and Beekeepers Give EPA Legal Notice to Protect Threatened and Endangered Species
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012. Yesterday, Beyond Pesticides joined with the Center for Food Safety and the Sierra Club, along with beekeepers from around the country, to file a 60-Day Notice letter with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing the intent to jointly sue the agency for Endangered Species Act (ESA)[Read More…]
Montana Medical Marijuana Activist Receives 5 Years Probation
Missoula, Montana–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. Tom Daubert, a drug policy reform activist with a long history of work for humane medical marijuana laws, received 5 years probation in a decision reached today by federal US District Court. “I’m grateful for the judge’s leniency but I will never stop believing that patients deserve[Read More…]
EPA, Illinois and Local Officials Announce Major Dredging Project at Waukegan Harbor
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Illinois and Waukegan officials joined forces today to kick off a Superfund dredging project needed to remove the Waukegan Harbor “Area of Concern” (AOC) from a list of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality[Read More…]
Vehicle Fuel Economy Up for the First Time Since March
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is up for the first time in five months, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased in August[Read More…]
FDA Issues Warning Letters to Dietary Supplement Firms in Colorado and Texas for Promoting Unapproved Products as Drugs
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued warning letters to PruTect Rx, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Trinity Sports Group Inc., of Plano, Texas, for promoting products labeled as dietary supplements with claims to treat concussions and prevent or treat post-concussion syndrome and other[Read More…]
Federal Court Upholds Decision Not to Permit Oil and Gas Leases on Sensitive Utah Lands
Energy industry’s challenge denied Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. The 10th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a challenge by the energy industry against Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s decision not to issue 77 oil and gas leases at the doorstep of some of Utah’s most treasured and iconic[Read More…]
