ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. A lab-on-a-chip technology that measures trace amounts of air contaminants in homes was successfully field-tested by researchers at the University of Michigan. Even in the presence of 50 other indoor air contaminants, the U-M-built microsystem found levels of the targeted contaminant so low that it[Read More…]
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Weill Cornell Partners with Pharmaceutical Companies and Academic Researchers to Speed Tuberculosis Drug Discovery
Innovative Partnership Seeks Rapid Cure to Reduce TB Treatment Time from Six Months to One Month NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012 — Seven pharmaceutical companies and four research institutions including Weill Cornell Medical College, working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have launched an innovative partnership that aims to speed[Read More…]
Innovative CDC Effort Expands HIV Testing into Pharmacies
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. A pilot project to train pharmacists and retail store clinic staff at 24 rural and urban sites to deliver confidential rapid HIV testing was announced today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal of the initiative is to extend HIV testing and counseling[Read More…]
Clean Air Advocates Welcome Court’s Decision Upholding Controls on Carbon Pollution, Other Harmful Gases
Safeguards stand despite industry lawsuits Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of clean air, rejecting challenges by polluting industries and their state allies to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency actions limiting carbon pollution and other harmful emissions from cars,[Read More…]
SiCKO Stars to Reunite After 5 Years with Reminder Healthcare System Still Sick
…as Court Decision Looms PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. Five years after release of their searing indictment of the failings of the U.S. healthcare system, filmmaker Michael Moore and the real-life stars of SiCKO, will hold a reunion Saturday night in Philadelphia. The event is at 7 p.m. at the Plays and[Read More…]
Protests Challenge Obama Administration’s Push to Rubber-Stamp the Keystone XL Pipeline Southern Segment
More than 117,000 activists sign petition calling on EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to intervene WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. As the Army Corps of Engineers began granting TransCanada fast-tracked approval to start building the southern leg of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline this week, people across the region[Read More…]
EPA Awarding $2.7 Million to Revitalize Urban Waters
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it is awarding $2.7 million to 46 organizations in 32 states and Puerto Rico to help restore urban waters, support community revitalization and protect Americans’ health. Nancy Stoner, EPA’s Acting Assistant Administrator for Water made the announcement today in[Read More…]
US Settles Complaint Against Wisconsin Livestock Company for Improper Medication Practices
Government Asserts That Adulterated Food Was Introduced into Interstate Commerce Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. The United States has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against Dan Nolan Livestock LLC. and its owner Daniel W. Nolan to block them from violating the Food, Drug[Read More…]
Research Urgently Needed to Evaluate Risks of Nano Technology
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012. A new analysis of the current state of nano pesticide-based technologies shows that human and environmental risks are not fully understood and calls on the use of precautionary principal, which suggests minimizing environmental release of nano-particles until their fate and toxicity is better understood. The study,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Hits the Nation’s Capitol for Great Outdoors America Week
Activists from all over the country join forces to share their love of connecting people with the outdoors and the protection of our wild and green spaces WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012 – Sierra Club activists, including outings leaders, veterans, teachers and youth, from around the country came to Washington, DC to[Read More…]
