WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. A new analysis by Environmental Working Group has found potassium bromate, a possible cancer-causing food additive, in 86 breads and other baked goods, including such well-known products as Hormel Foods breakfast sandwiches, Weis Kaiser rolls and French toast and Goya turnover pastry dough. The analysis, titled[Read More…]
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With No COLA Increase, AARP Urges Congress to Pass Medicare Fix
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 14. 2015. Today AARP sent a letter urging all members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S Senate to pass a fix for Medicare beneficiaries who face much higher cost increases based on the anticipated announcement that Social Security beneficiaries would not receive a Cost of Living[Read More…]
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay Elected to Serve on UN Security Council
The General Assembly elected Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay as new non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms starting on 1 January 2016. UN Photo/Cia Pak NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 October 2015 – In one round of voting the United Nations General Assembly today elected Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Company Sponsors Chicago Marathon
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Illinois’ medical marijuana program has yet to serve a single patient, but that hasn’t stopped at least one medical marijuana company from doing good things in the community before they help patients. A company called Cresco, which is one of the licensed cultivators in Illinois, sponsored the[Read More…]
Advisory Board Recommends Expanding Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program, Again
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. An advisory board that has been tasked with reviewing Illinois’ medical marijuana program and recommending expansions to the list of qualifying conditions has determined that there needs to be more conditions that qualify to become a medical marijuana patient in Illinois. This is not the first time[Read More…]
Taking Away Basis for Discredited Smear Campaign, Planned Parenthood Declines Any Reimbursement for Fetal Tissue Donation
“This new policy removes beyond the shadow of a doubt the ludicrous idea that Planned Parenthood has any financial interest in tissue donation — and shows the real agenda behind these attacks,” says Cecile Richards Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. Taking away any basis for attacking Planned Parenthood’s limited work[Read More…]
Flash Floods in Mangala Valles
Mangala Valles EU–(ENEWSPF)–15 October 2015. Catastrophic flooding triggered by ice melting from the heat of volcanic activity is thought to be responsible for the chaotic scenery depicted in this region of the Mangala Valles channel network. Mangala Valles in context The images were taken by the high-resolution stereo camera on[Read More…]
Excessive Alcohol Use Continues to be Drain on American Economy
The COST of Excessive Alcohol Use: A Drain on the American Economy Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Excessive alcohol use continues to be a drain on the American economy, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Excessive drinking cost the U.S. $249[Read More…]
Launch of Cassini Spacecraft to Saturn
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. On Oct. 15, 1997, a seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn began with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. This spectacular streak shot was taken from Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with a[Read More…]
New Horizons Publishes First Research Paper in ‘Science,’ Describing Numerous Pluto System Findings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. From Pluto’s unusual heart-shaped region to its extended atmosphere and intriguing moons, New Horizons has revealed a degree of diversity and complexity in the Pluto system that few expected in the frigid outer reaches of the solar system. This high-resolution image captured by NASA’s New Horizons[Read More…]
