Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. Potiga (ezogabine) tablets were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as an add-on medication to treat seizures associated with epilepsy in adults. Potiga was approved for the treatment of partial seizures, the most common type of seizure seen in people with[Read More…]
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This Week: Senators, Representatives, White House Officials And More Than 2,000 Progressive Activists To Gather For Netroots Nation
Annual Conference To Take Place In Minneapolis Thursday–Sunday Minneapolis-(ENEWSPF)- Netroots Nation, the premier political conference for progressive activists, politicians and bloggers will kick off this Thursday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This year’s conference will be the largest in the six-year history of Netroots Nation, with more than 2,200 people[Read More…]
NASA Spacecraft Captures Video of Asteroid Approach
This movie shows surface details beginning to resolve as NASA’s Dawn spacecraft closes in on the giant asteroid Vesta. The framing camera aboard NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained the images used for this animation on June 1, 2011, from a distance of about 300,000 miles (483,000 kilometers). PASADENA, CA-(ENEWSPF)– Scientists working[Read More…]
Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Reported in Molucca Sea
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey reports that a 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Molucca Sea, 130 miles ENE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The location of the rumbler is 210 km (130 miles) ENE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia; 219 km (136 miles) NNW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia;[Read More…]
NASA Probes Suggest Magnetic Bubbles Reside At Solar System Edge
Artist’s interpretation depicting the new view of the heliosphere. The heliosheath is filled with “magnetic bubbles” (shown in the red pattern) that fill out the region ahead of the heliopause. In this new view, the heliopause is not a continuous shield that separates the solar domain from the interstellar medium,[Read More…]
Asteroid Served Up ‘Custom Orders’ of Life’s Ingredients
This is one of the Tagish Lake meteorite fragments. Credit: Michael Holly, Creative Services, University of Alberta. NASA—(ENEWSPF)— Some asteroids may have been like "molecular factories" cranking out life’s ingredients and shipping them to Earth via meteorite impacts, according to scientists who’ve made discoveries of molecules essential for life in[Read More…]
Entry, Descent And Surface Science For 2016 Mars Mission
An artist’s impression of the ESA/NASA ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. The orbiter will carry a European entry, descent and landing demonstrator vehicle. Credits: ESA NASA—(ENEWSPF)— ESA and NASA have announced the scientific investigations selected for their 2016 ExoMars lander demonstrator. They will probe the atmosphere during the descent, and return[Read More…]
Nearby Galaxy Boasts Two Monster Black Holes, Both Active
Viewed in visible light, Markarian 739 resembles a smiling face, with a pair of bright cores underscored by an arcing spiral arm. The object is really a pair of merging galaxies. Data from Swift and Chandra reveal the western core (right) to be a previously unknown AGN; past studies already[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of June 13, 2011
The torch for the Special Olympics made its way north on Western Avenue last week surrounded with police escorts. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2011. Main Street Nights, one of Park Forest’s most popular summer events, begins on June 15 at 7 p.m. in the Park Forest DownTown[Read More…]
Important Park Forest Community Meeting – Tuesday, June 14
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2011. The Village of Park Forest was selected by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to receive technical assistance to develop a housing policy plan. This plan will establish housing policies and strategies for the next 20 years. The next major milestone in this project is a public[Read More…]
