CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn announced four new laws that will strengthen drug prevention efforts in Illinois. The bills crack down on drug abuse by attacking the growing problem of bath salt consumption, expanding the definition of drug-induced homicide, and adding additional compounds and synthetic substances to the Illinois[Read More…]
Day: July 22, 2011
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, July 22, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011. Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue to Cause Uncertainty President Obama had once set Friday, July 22, as the day when an agreement had to be reached so that corresponding legislation to raise the debt ceiling could be drafted and passed by the House and Senate. However,[Read More…]
White House Report Acknowledges Only 14 Researchers Approved to Study ‘Smoked Marijuana on Human Subjects’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011. Only fourteen researchers in the United States are legally permitted to conduct research assessing the effect of inhaled cannabis in human subjects, according to data included in the White House’s 2011 National Drug Control Strategy, released last week. In a section of the report entitled ‘Medical[Read More…]
Pot Compounds Offer ‘Promising’ Treatment Option For Neurodegenerative Disorders, Study Says
Madrid, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011. Cannabis’ active components show promise in halting the progression of certain neurodegerative disorders and should be evaluated in clinical trials, according to a review published online in the British Journal of Pharmacology. An international team of researchers from Spain and Israel assessed the potential of cannabinoids[Read More…]
Fickle Pollinators ‘Lured Away’ By Farms
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–22 July 2011. Pollinating insects are more likely to move between areas of native forest separated by pine plantations than those separated by small holder farms, scientists from Oxford University and Earthwatch have found. The study challenges the long-held assumption that areas that provide resources to pollinators will act[Read More…]
Bills to Regulate Endocrine Disruptors Introduced in Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011. Parallel bills have been introduced in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives designed to increase federal research on endocrine disrupting chemicals and ensure public safety by restricting or eliminating chemicals found to present unacceptable risks to public health. S 1361, introduced by Senator John[Read More…]
Exoplanet Aurora: An Out-of-this-World Sight
This artist’s conception shows a “hot Jupiter” and its two hypothetical moons with a sunlike star in the background. The planet is cloaked in brilliant aurorae triggered by the impact of a coronal mass ejection. Theoretical calculations suggest that those aurorae could be 100-1000 times brighter than Earth’s. Credit: David[Read More…]
SPLC Sues Minnesota School District to Protect LGBT Students from Harassment, Hostile Environment
Montgomery, AL-(ENEWSPF)- The Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) today sued the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota, challenging the pervasive anti-gay harassment in the district’s schools as well as a “gag policy” that prevents teachers from discussing issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and[Read More…]
Elliptical galaxies much younger than previously thought?
A sample of elliptical galaxies from the Atlas3D survey current collection, all showing clear signs of a recent collision. Image by P.-A. Duc 2011 (c) CEA/CFHT Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The standard model for elliptical galaxies formation is challenged by a new result uncovered by an international team of astronomers from the[Read More…]
HRC Praises Senate Hearing on Repeal of DOMA
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – praised Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Respect for Marriage Act – a bill that would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal recognition to legally[Read More…]
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