Risk of heat-related health problems increases with age Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults and people with chronic medical conditions. It is critically important that adults particularly susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses know how to safeguard against problems. The National[Read More…]
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NIH-funded Vaccine for West Nile Virus Enters Human Clinical Trials
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. A clinical trial of a new investigational vaccine designed to protect against West Nile Virus infection will be sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The experimental vaccine was discovered and developed by scientists at[Read More…]
Patients & Families Rally in Front of Cuomo’s Office to Demand Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana On One Year Anniversary of Medical Marijuana Bill Signing
Advocates: Not One Patient Has Yet Received Medical Marijuana; Cuomo Must Sign a Bill or Take Other Action to Provide Relief to Suffering Patients New York City –(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. On the one year anniversary of the signing of New York’s medical marijuana law, patients and families gathered in front of[Read More…]
New National Poll Finds 90 Percent of American Voters Support the Endangered Species Act
Overwhelming majority also more likely to vote for a member of Congress who votes to uphold environmental safeguards Grizzly and cubs in Yellowstone National Park. National Park Service Photo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. A robust majority of Americans supports the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and are more likely to[Read More…]
Paris Climate Agreement May Not Require Congressional Approval, Center for American Progress Report Says
As the contours of the Paris climate agreement come into focus, it is becoming clear that it could qualify as an executive agreement rather than a treaty. SOURCE: Flickr/Aurelien Guichard Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. According to a Center for American Progress report released today, it is possible that the[Read More…]
With Dodd-Frank Anniversary Approaching, New Center for American Progress Brief Decries Attempts to Gut Financial Reform Under Guise of Helping Small Banks
Beth Waters, left, a teller at a bank in North Royalton, Ohio, helps a customer in March 2006. SOURCE: AP/Jamie-Andrea Yanak Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. With the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law approaching, a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress[Read More…]
New Horizons Probe Another Example of U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration
A crowd watches in Central Park, New York City, as the Apollo 11 crew lands on the moon on July 20, 1969. SOURCE: AP/Marty Lederhandler Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. In a little over one week, NASA’s New Horizons space probe will conclude a nearly decade-long journey to Pluto and[Read More…]
EPA Falters Again in Banning Remaining Uses of a Highly Toxic and Unnecessary Insecticide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. In a sleight of hand, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans last week to cancel all remaining agricultural uses of the hazardous insecticide chlorpyrifos by April 2016, and then left the door open for negotiations with the chemical’s manufacturer, Dow AgroSciences, to adopt risk mitigation measures[Read More…]
Shrek the Musical at Governors State’s Center for Performing Arts
A Heroic Ogre Headlines New High School Theatre Collaborative Program University Park, IL(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015 – The Crete-Monee Enrichment Program, under the direction of Gary Thorsky, has been selected as the first high school theatre group to participate in Governors State University’s new Theatre & Performance Studies (T.A.P.S.) High School[Read More…]
Formerly Detained Chicagoans Join National Call to End Immigrant Detention on Wednesday, July 8
Immigrant families and supporters rally in front of Chicago immigration building joining dozens of groups around the country to call attention to the cruelty of immigrant detention. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. Immigrant advocacy groups and families will gather on Wednesday, July 8 at noon in front of the Chicago Immigration and[Read More…]
