Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. The New York City report of female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus infection is the first documented case of sexual transmission of Zika from a woman to her sex partner and adds to the growing body of knowledge about the sexual transmission of Zika. All previously[Read More…]
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NARAL Slams Trump for Selecting “Mr. Defund Planned Parenthood” Mike Pence as Vice Presidential Nominee
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s reported selection of Mike Pence as his running mate: “Donald Trump’s decision to choose Gov. Mike Pence as a running mate is proof positive that when he has said that[Read More…]
Herbalife Will Restructure Its Multi-level Marketing Operations and Pay $200 Million For Consumer Redress to Settle FTC Charges
Company Must Tie Distributor Rewards to Verifiable Retail Product Sales And Stop Misleading Consumers about Potential Earnings Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. Herbalife International of America, Inc., Herbalife International, Inc., and Herbalife, Ltd. have agreed to fully restructure their U.S. business operations and pay $200 million to compensate consumers to settle[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: House Republicans Move to Eliminate Funding for Family Planning Program
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Planned Parenthood Federation of America condemned today’s House Appropriations Committee passage of legislation that would decimate a decades-long national program that provides more than 4 million people with family planning services, including birth control, and block funding for a proven program to prevent teen pregnancy.[Read More…]
High levels of Urinary Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) May Impair Male Fertility, NIH Study Suggests
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. Couples in which the male partner had high levels of paracetamol in his urine took longer to achieve pregnancy than couples in which the male had lower levels of the compound, according to a preliminary study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Paracetamol, also[Read More…]
California Officially Lists Common Pesticide Atrazine as Reproductive Toxin
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. California today listed atrazine — the second-most widely used pesticide in the United States — under Proposition 65 as a chemical known to be linked to birth defects, reduced male fertility and reproductive toxicities in women. Products containing atrazine will now require a warning label[Read More…]
Groups Rebut Inaccurate Obama Administration Statements on ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Movement
Ending New Federal Fossil Fuel Leasing Is Common Sense, Science-based and Would Align U.S. Energy Policy With Its Climate Goals WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. Climate, community and environmental-justice groups issued a statement today responding to several inaccurate comments by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Director of the White House Office of[Read More…]
With the Rise of Distributed Solar, Net Energy Metering is Causing Utilities, Policymakers, and Consumers to Find a New Way Forward on Rates
Electricians install solar panels on a roof in Goodyear, Arizona, on July 28, 2015. Source: AP/Matt York Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. With the falling cost of consumer renewable energy sources such as distributed solar, more and more Americans are generating their own electricity and selling it back to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Additional $3 Million Herbalife Settlement
Madigan Announces Additional $3 Million in Restitution for Illinois on Top of Federal Trade Commission’s $200 Million Nationwide Settlement Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. In conjunction with a nationwide Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $200 million settlement with Herbalife, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that Illinois Herbalife members will benefit[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Statement on Terrorist Attack in France
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the terrorist attack in Nice, France: “I join all Americans in mourning the loss of life in the horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France. I offer my condolences to the families of those we’ve[Read More…]
