WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. NASA-funded research on Mars meteorites that landed on Earth shows strong evidence that very large molecules containing carbon, which is a key ingredient for the building blocks of life, can originate on the Red Planet. These macromolecules are not of biological origin, but they are indicators that[Read More…]
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Device May Inject a Variety of Drugs Without Using Needles
Jet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future. MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without the use of[Read More…]
Department of Energy Cites LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky, LLC for Worker Safety and Health and Nuclear Safety Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (PNOV) to LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky, LLC (LATA KY) for violations of the Department’s worker safety and health and nuclear safety regulations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The violations are associated[Read More…]
EcoCAR 2 Announces Year One Winner: Mississippi State University
Los Angeles, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future today named Mississippi State University its Year One winner at the EcoCAR 2012 Competition in Los Angeles. The 15 universities competing in EcoCAR 2 gathered for six days of judged competition this week with $100,000 in prize money[Read More…]
EPA Announces $69.3 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Sites and Revitalize Communities
Investment will protect people’s health and the environment, create jobs and promote economic redevelopment nationwide WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $69.3 million in grants for new investments to provide communities with funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs[Read More…]
First West Nile Virus Positive Bird and Mosquitoes in Illinois for 2012 Reported
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive bird and mosquito batches reported in Illinois for 2012. The Chicago Department of Public Health employees collected a crow on May 16, which tested positive for West Nile virus. IDPH and DuPage[Read More…]
‘National Stroller Brigade’ Descends on Capitol for Safer Chemicals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. On Tuesday, several hundred mothers and fathers joined nurses and cancer survivors at the U.S. Capitol to demand action on toxic chemicals. The group, deemed the “National Stroller Brigade” rallied in support of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg’s (D-NJ) Safe Chemicals Act, a bill to overhaul antiquated[Read More…]
Research Finds Common Fungicide Damages Ecosystem
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2012. University of South Florida (USF) researchers find that the commonly used fungicide chlorothalonil is lethal to a variety of freshwater organisms, including amphibians, snails, zooplankton, algae and aquatic plants below estimated environmental concentrations deemed safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The research builds on[Read More…]
Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths Drop Significantly for People With Diabetes
Healthier lifestyles, better disease management are helping people live longer Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2012. Death rates for people with diabetes dropped substantially from 1997 to 2006, especially deaths related to heart disease and stroke, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of[Read More…]
SpaceX Launches NASA Demonstration Mission to Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2012. The second demonstration mission for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:44 a.m. EDT. “I want to congratulate SpaceX for its[Read More…]
