Shocker RSX \n Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Shocker RSX paintball markers/guns Hazard: The chamber part assembly can unexpectedly eject from the rear of the marker, posing a risk of impact injury to the user. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: Shocker Paintball toll-free at 866-253-2338[Read More…]
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Planned Parenthood Shares New Survey Data on Women’s Knowledge and Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings
New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Today, Planned Parenthood is sharing new national survey data showing that the vast majority of women do not know when or how often they should get screened for breast and cervical cancer — even if they think they do. The nationally representative survey from[Read More…]
NASA Climate Modeling Suggests Venus May Have Been Habitable
Observations suggest Venus may have had water oceans in its distant past. A land-ocean pattern like that above was used in a climate model to show how storm clouds could have shielded ancient Venus from strong sunlight and made the planet habitable. Credits: NASA NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Venus may[Read More…]
Statement from Hillary for America Senior Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan on Trump’s ISIS Comments
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2016. On Thursday, Hillary for America senior policy adviser Jake Sullivan released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s false claim that President Obama founded ISIS: “This is another example of Donald Trump trash-talking the United States. It goes without saying that this is a false[Read More…]
Atlantic Hurricane Season Still Expected to be Strongest Since 2012
Forecasters now expect 70-percent chance of 12–17 named storms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. In its updated 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, NOAA calls for a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal season, and decreases the chance of a below-normal season to only 15 percent, from the initial outlook issued[Read More…]
NIH-funded Study Supports Surgery as Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. In a global study of myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and fatigue, researchers found that surgical removal of an organ called the thymus reduced patients’ weakness, and their need for immunosuppressive drugs. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine,[Read More…]
NIH Releases Improved Guidelines for Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
New guidelines may help better diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), organized by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), has produced proposed clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a mother[Read More…]
Stakeholder Groups Challenge Oregon Forest Management Plan
New plan sacrifices clean water, fishing economy, carbon storage, recreational opportunities A clearcut section of the Oregon Forest — George Sexton Eugene, OR —(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Late yesterday, a coalition of conservation and fishing groups challenged in the U.S. District Court in Oregon a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest management[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending August 6, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 266,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 2,000 from 269,000 to 267,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Government Inaction Thwarts Equal Access to Care, Says New Center for American Progress Column
A nurse practitioner gives a pregnant patient information about mosquito protection on August 2, 2016, in Miami. Source: AP/Lynne Sladky Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Last month, the U.S. Congress adjourned for summer recess without approving President Barack Obama’s request for $1.9 billion in emergency supplemental funds to address the[Read More…]
