WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $32 million to fund four new Clean Air Research Centers at universities conducting cutting edge air pollution research. The research will focus on the impacts of air pollution mixtures on people’s health. It is important to understand the health risks[Read More…]
Day: March 7, 2011
NIH Study Examines Best Time for Healthy HIV-infected People to Begin Antiretrovirals
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. A major new clinical trial seeks to determine whether HIV-infected asymptomatic individuals have less risk of developing AIDS or other serious illness if they begin taking antiretrovirals sooner rather than later, based on their level of CD4+ T-cells. An HIV-infected individual’s level of CD4+ T-cells —[Read More…]
Kirk/Quigley/Lipinski Push for Poland’s Inclusion in Visa Waiver Program
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2011. On the same day the State of Illinois honored American Revolutionary War hero General Casimir Pulaski, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley (D-Chicago) and Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs) pledged today to spearhead bipartisan legislation to include Poland in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program[Read More…]
UNICEF Seeks $1.4 Billion to Assist Women and Children in Crises
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 March 2011 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today requested $1.4 billion in its annual appeal to assist children and women caught in crises, with the bulk of that needed for Pakistan and Haiti. The agency’s Humanitarian Action for Children Report (HAC) 2011 highlights projected needs in[Read More…]
US Discriminates on Right to Safe Water and Sanitation, Says UN Expert
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2011 – The United States must do more to eliminate discrimination in access to safe drinking water and sanitation, an independent United Nations expert reported today, citing wide disparities that adversely affect people of colour and Native Americans. “I am concerned that several laws, policies and practices,[Read More…]
McCormick & Company Recalls Golden Dipt® Tempura Seafood Batter Mix
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) has announced a voluntary recall of Golden Dipt® Tempura Seafood Batter Mix 8 OZ, with UPC Code 4123470132 and “BEST BY” date of OCT 08 12 H. A very limited number of packages of Golden Dipt® Tempura Seafood Batter Mix[Read More…]
NATO Defense Ministers Will Discuss Situation in Libya and Longer Term Prospects in Middle East
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–7 March 2011. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the press on Monday, 7 March that NATO Defence Ministers will soon discuss the situation in Libya, and the longer term prospects for the region. At a press conference in the NATO Headquarters, the Secretary General said that at their[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, March 7, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Mark C. Wells, 31, of San Jose, Calif., died March 5 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, March 7, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Jordan R. Stanton, 20, of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., died March 4 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,[Read More…]
Top UN Officials Call for Urgent Access to Libyan Areas Affected by Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations humanitarian chief on Sunday called for urgent and unimpeded access to areas of Libya affected by violence, particularly in the western part of the country. “The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the fighting in western Libya, which is[Read More…]
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