New diagnostic test identifies specific gene mutation targeted by new drug Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for an oral medication to treat patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tagrisso (osimertinib) is now approved for patients whose tumors have[Read More…]
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FDA Releases Groundbreaking Food Safety Rules for Produce Farms and Imported Food to Modernize and Strengthen Food Safety System
Importers now accountable for verifying safety of food brought into the United States Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took major steps to prevent foodborne illness by finalizing rules implementing the bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act that, for the first time, establish enforceable safety[Read More…]
Batten Disease May Benefit From Gene Therapy
NIH-funded animal study suggests one-shot approach to injecting genes. One-and-done gene therapy – Injecting a shot of genes into the brain’s ventricular plumbing system may be an effective long term method for treating neurological disorders. Courtesy of Davidson lab, University of Pennsylvania, PADavidson lab, University of Pennsylvania, PA Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November[Read More…]
On Eve of Senate Votes, New Polling in Key States Shows Strong Support for Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. The Sierra Club released polling today showing significant support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan among registered voters in key states. The new polls come on the eve of votes expected next week in the US Senate on Congressional Review Act (CRA)[Read More…]
Administration Can Cut Domestic Coal Subsidies and Enhance U.S. Climate Leadership at the G-20 Summit, UNFCCC Climate Conference in Paris
President Barack Obama gestures as he answers a question from the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, November 16, 2014. Source: AP/Rob Griffith Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. The United States and other countries’ commitments to phase out fossil fuel[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Airstrike in Raqqa, Syria
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015 “U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, on Nov. 12, 2015 targeting Mohamed Emwazi, also known as “Jihadi John.” “Emwazi, a British citizen, participated in the videos showing the murders of U.S. journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley, U.S. aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, British aid[Read More…]
Harmful Algae Blooms Causing Toxic Crabs, Marine Mammal Mortalities More Likely as Oceans Warm
OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. The ongoing toxic algae bloom along the West Coast — which has shut down crab fisheries in California — is likely poisoning marine mammals from Mexico to Alaska. This is a serious ecological and economic threat, which could get even worse and more frequent in a[Read More…]
New Jersey Legislature to Hold First-Ever Hearing on Marijuana Legalization
More than 20,000 People are Arrested for Marijuana Possession in New Jersey Every Year; Advocates Applaud Hearing and Call for Common-Sense and Popular Marijuana Reform Trenton, NJ—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. On Monday, November 16th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first-ever hearing on marijuana legalization in New Jersey. The committee[Read More…]
Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders to Host Debate Viewing Party Saturday, Nov. 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. The Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders group will host a debate viewing party on Saturday, November 14 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the home of Lynne Farmer in Park Forest. “Face the Nation” anchor John Dickerson will moderate the Democratic debate being held[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Lawsuit Alleges Immigrant Worker Abuse by Employment Agencies and Chinese Buffet Restaurants
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a lawsuit against three underground employment agencies and two suburban Chinese buffet-style restaurants alleging numerous federal and state civil rights violations, as well as wage violations, in their treatment of immigrant Latino workers. Madigan’s lawsuit alleges the employment agencies target[Read More…]
