Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. A widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function—perfluorinated alkylate substances, or PFASs—appears to build up in infants by 20%–30% for each month they’re breastfed, according to a new study co-authored by experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of[Read More…]
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Tiny Concentrations of Teflon Chemical Harmful to Public Health
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Newly published research shows that even very small doses of the Teflon chemical PFOA in drinking water pose a more serious threat to public health than previously thought. EWG’s report on the research, released today, shows that federal guidance on safe levels for PFOA is hundreds,[Read More…]
FDA’s Big Mistake: Expect Flibanserin to Be Pulled From the Market in a Few Years
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Statement of Dr. Sidney Wolfe, Founder and Senior Adviser, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group: Note: Dr. Sidney Wolfe, founder and senior adviser of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, testified on June 4 before two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committees urging the agency to[Read More…]
New study: San Francisco Bay Area Ticks Carry Diverse Infections
SILICON VALLEY, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Bay Area Lyme Foundation, which is working to make Lyme disease easy to diagnose and simple to cure, highlights a new Bay Area study conducted by researchers from Stanford University and Northern Arizona University documenting a vast diversity of bacterial species and strains that cause tick-borne diseases in Bay[Read More…]
New Website Allows Chicago Residents Near Petcoke Facilities to Sign Up for Text Message Air Quality Alerts – Community Meeting Today to Launch Petcokalerts.org Registration Drive
Petcokealerts.org Launches as Collaboration Between Chi Hack Night and Local Advocacy Group CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015. The Chicago Coalition to Ban Petcoke is hosting a community meeting to set the record straight regarding the storage and transport of petroleum coke in the Southeast side of Chicago. Petcokealerts.org is a new[Read More…]
House Speaker Madigan: Governor Failed Women, Children and Elderly While Helping Chicago’s McCormick Place
Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Thursday, after the governor signed legislation authorizing the use of state funds for McCormick Place while opposing funding for women, children and the elderly: “Governor Rauner’s piecemeal approach to federally funded programs creates more hardship and confusing[Read More…]
Nearly All Contact Lens Wearers in National Survey Report Risky Eye Care Behaviors That Can Lead to Eye Infections
One-third of contact lens wearers sought care for potentially preventable eye problems Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Almost all of the 41 million estimated contact lens wearers in the United States may be engaging in at least one behavior known to increase their risk of eye infections, according to a report[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Department of Financial Services Sue Pension Advance Companies for Deceiving Consumers About Loan Costs
Companies Hid Loan Interest Rates and Fees and Deceived Consumers About Other Terms of the Deal WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) filed a lawsuit in federal court against two companies, Pension Funding, LLC and[Read More…]
NASA: California Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
Total subsidence in California’s San Joaquin Valley for the period May 3, 2014 to Jan. 22, 2015, as measured by Canada’s Radarsat-2 satellite. Two large subsidence bowls are evident, centered on Corcoran and south of El Nido. Credits: Canadian Space Agency/NASA/JPL-Caltech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. As Californians continue pumping groundwater[Read More…]
The Tumultuous Heart of Our Galaxy
X-ray view of the Galactic Centre EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 August 2015. This new image of powerful remnants of dead stars and their mighty action on the surrounding gas from ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory reveals some of the most intense processes taking place at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The[Read More…]
