Researchers call for coordinated care to address risks – NIH-funded Study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. Many patients with psychosis develop health risks associated with premature death early in the course of their mental illness, researchers have found. Patients with schizophrenia are already known to have higher rates of premature death[Read More…]
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New Report Gives World Bank an ‘F’ on Clean Energy Access
Report Finds Less Than 10 Percent Of Bank’s Energy Investment Targets Poor Populations WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club and Oil Change International released a new report highlighting the failure of the world’s top multilateral development banks (MDBs) to align their energy lending with the International Energy[Read More…]
Seafood Fraud Is an Environmental, Economic, and Public Health Risk, and Strong Executive Action Is Needed
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. With last month’s designation of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, President Barack Obama has made ocean conservation a major component of his environmental legacy. He now has an opportunity to build on this momentum by focusing leadership and action on the other major[Read More…]
Supreme Court Again Upholds Voting Restrictions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. For the second time in two weeks the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law making it harder to vote. Yesterday, the Court reversed a lower court ruling that had blocked restrictions on same-day registration and out-of-precinct balloting in North Carolina. A week earlier the court delayed[Read More…]
Toxic Wood Preservative Added to Government List of Carcinogens
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released its 13th Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemical, biological, and physical agents that are considered cancer hazards for people living in the United States. While four substances were added, bringing the total list[Read More…]
200 Conservation Groups, 50 Scientists Call for Stronger Critical Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
Administration Proposal Will Hurt Endangered Species by Enabling Habitat Destruction, ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’ WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today, signed by 207 conservation groups, criticizing a proposal that weakens habitat protections for endangered species. Under[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 4, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 287,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 287,000 to 288,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
NY Legislation to Ban Flavored E-Cigs Will Lead to More Smoking
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2014. Elected officials and anti-smoking advocates need to re-think their knee-jerk reaction and hostility to e-cigarettes and vaping. It seems like every day we hear a new attack — yet these products are actually helping some people quit or cut back on the much more dangerous alternative[Read More…]
2015 Medicare Part B Premiums and Deductibles to Remain the Same as Last Two Years
Premiums, copays and deductibles for other Medicare programs for 2015 also announced Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2014. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell announced today that next year’s standard Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible will remain the same as the last two years. Medicare Part B covers[Read More…]
National Health Service Corps Expands the Primary Care Workforce in Communities that Need Them Most
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2014. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that because of the Affordable Care Act, $283 million has been invested in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in fiscal year 2014 to increase access to primary care services in communities that need it most. [Read More…]
