Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xtandi (enzalutamide) to treat men with late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer that has spread or recurred, even with medical or surgical therapy to minimize testosterone. Approved for prostate cancer patients previously treated with docetaxel, another anti-cancer treatment,[Read More…]
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The Marblehead Organic Lawn Videos: The Ones the Chemical Industry Never Wanted Anyone to See
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Chip Osborne, left, has made a career out of teaching other municipalities how to follow the example of his hometown, Marblehead, Mass. STORY OF FIRST U.S. TOWN TO BAN PESTICIDES NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE It was, nearly a decade ago, one of the transformative moments in my personal[Read More…]
California Court Approves Statewide Pesticide Plan to Control Harmless Apple Moth
Judge restricts aerial spraying and orders environmental review in five years San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. A state court has removed aerial spraying from a controversial statewide plan to apply harmful and untested pesticides to control the light brown apple moth, a minor agricultural pest that has not been proven[Read More…]
Government Gives Go Ahead to Shell to Top Drill in Arctic
Drilling begins without required oil spill response equipment Juneau, AK–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Yesterday Secretary Salazar announced an interim decision that he is allowing Shell Oil to begin exploration drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea, even though required spill response equipment isn’t ready. Final drilling approval has not been granted, pending[Read More…]
EPA Bans Sale of AZM
AZM exposure has poisoned farmworkers and their families Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reconfirmed that all sales of the pesticide azinphos-methyl (AZM) will be banned after September 30, 2012. AZM is a highly neurotoxic insecticide that attacks the human brain and nervous system. However, while[Read More…]
Speak Out as Input Period Opens on Organic Standards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invited the public to submit comments concerning proposed changes to organic standards prior to the National Organic Standards Board’s (NOSB) fall meeting on October 15-18, 2012 in Providence, RI. The proposals will be open for public input until 11:59pm[Read More…]
Workplace Discrimination Against Caregivers a Developing Trend says New AARP Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. Just in time for Labor Day, AARP today released a new report highlighting issues affecting working caregivers of older adults. The report, Protecting Family Caregivers from Employment Discrimination identifies discrimination in the workplace encountered by workers with eldercare responsibilities as an emerging trend and highlights the[Read More…]
FDA Approves Linzess to Treat Certain Cases of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Constipation
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Linzess (linaclotide) to treat chronic idiopathic constipation and to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 63 million people are affected by chronic constipation. Chronic idiopathic[Read More…]
Arkansas: Medical Marijuana Act Qualifies For November Ballot
Little Rock, AR–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. A statewide proposal to allow for the possession and state-licensed distribution of cannabis for therapeutic purposes will appear on the November electoral ballot. The Secretary of State’s office last week affirmed that initiative proponents, Arkansans for Compassionate Care, had collected the required number of signatures[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Kentucky
Frankfort–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. Senator Perry B. Clark (D-Louisville) has pre-filed legislation for the 2013 legislative session that would add Kentucky to the growing list of states that allow patients whose doctors have recommended it to use medical marijuana to treat multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious medical conditions. The[Read More…]
