Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2012. The agribusiness conglomerate DuPont has received more than 30,000 damage claims arising from its sale of a pesticide that resulted in death and injury to hundreds of thousands of evergreen trees, particularly Norway spruce and white pine. DuPont marketed the pesticide, sold under the trade name[Read More…]
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A Reminder Of Why We Fight For Medical Marijuana For Suffering Patients
My Life. My Medicine. – Luke’s Story OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Luke is an eighteen-year-old medical marijuana patient in California. He has been suffering from a rare genetic skin disorder his whole life that causes his skin can to blister and tear with just slight contact. He is required to have[Read More…]
NOAA, Partners Predict Mild Harmful Algal Blooms for Western Lake Erie This Year
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. In its first-ever seasonal harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie, NOAA researchers are predicting that western Lake Erie will have a mild bloom this summer, equivalent to conditions last seen in 2007. Lake Erie has been plagued by a steady increase of harmful algal blooms[Read More…]
Michigan Researchers Help Find Higgs-like Particle, Win Bet With Stephen Hawking
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. An international group of scientists including University of Michigan researchers have found a particle that is likely the Higgs boson, the long-sought missing piece of physics’ Standard Model, officials announced this week in Switzerland. More than a dozen U-M researchers and graduate students are currently[Read More…]
Single Dose Radiation at Time of Surgery Helps Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer Forego 6-7 Week Radiation Regimen
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell First Hospital in NYC to offer Novel Breast Cancer Treatment NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012 — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is the first and only hospital in the five boroughs of New York City to offer women with early stage breast cancer INTRABEAM radiotherapy, an innovative radiation treatment[Read More…]
Researchers Study How Cooperation Can Trump Competition in Monkeys
Two males threaten an intruder while grooming with an infant. Image credit: Clay Wilton ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Being the top dog—or in this case, the top gelada monkey—is even better if the alpha male is willing to concede at times to subordinates, a new study indicated. Alpha male[Read More…]
Patient-derived Stem Cells Could Improve Drug Research for Parkinson’s
NIH-funded study shows cells from different patients have unique drug responses Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Researchers have taken a step toward personalized medicine for Parkinson’s disease, by investigating signs of the disease in patient-derived cells and testing how the cells respond to drug treatments. The study was funded by the[Read More…]
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on the Higgs Particle
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 4, 2012. “I congratulate the thousands of scientists around the globe for their outstanding work in searching for the Higgs boson,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. “Today’s announcement on the latest results of this search shows the benefits of sustained investments in basic science by governments[Read More…]
Illinois Provides New, Interactive Information about the Quality of Community Health Care
IDPH Launches Public Health Community Map Website CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5 2012. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck announced a new, interactive “Public Health Community Map” featuring information about the quality of health care in communities throughout Illinois. Aligning with the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), the Map feature[Read More…]
Take Action: Tell EPA to End Azinphos-Methyl Use as Planned and Not Reverse Itself
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. After a 2006 cancellation of uses due to unreasonable risks to farmworker health and the environment, and a 6-year phase out scheduled to conclude this September, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting a risk-benefit analysis to make a determination whether to keep in place[Read More…]
