WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. With record high temperatures nationwide and reports of 21 hyperthermia-related child deaths already this summer, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) convened a first of its kind roundtable with key stakeholders today to help step up efforts to prevent these needless deaths. Children left alone in[Read More…]
Day: July 26, 2011
Frog Leg Trade Decimates Species and Causes Ecological Chaos
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. International wildlife conservation groups Pro Wildlife, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Welfare Institute, issued a report today titled Canapés to Extinction: The international trade in frogs’ legs and its ecological impact. The report is the first comprehensive study of the frog leg market ever conducted and[Read More…]
Papayas Linked to Multistate Salmonella Outbreak
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 17 cases of Salmonella Agona in Illinois, which are linked to a multistate outbreak believed to be associated with papayas from Mexico. Of the 17 cases in Illinois, eight hospitalizations have been reported. Cases have been reported in[Read More…]
NIH-funded Study Proposes New Method to Predict Fertility Rates
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new statistical technique to forecast changes in fertility rates. The new method mathematically compensates for uncertainty and is expected to allow governments to plan more reliably for the infrastructure and social services needed to accommodate[Read More…]
Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. The following statement is attributed to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Today, I join my fellow Americans in celebrating the anniversary of the passage of a great civil rights achievement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As we look[Read More…]
Public to Hunt Lost Gospels, Literature and Letters
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–26 July 2011. Members of the public are being asked to help decode papyri, in order to find fragments of lost gospels, works of literature, and letters about everyday life in ancient Egypt, in a new project launched by Oxford University. Ancient Lives (http://ancientlives.org/) which launches today, is putting[Read More…]
Minnesota Court Says Pesticide Drift Is Trespass
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. Yesterday, in the case of Oluf Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, Judge Ross of the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that pesticides drifting from one farm to another may constitute trespass. Organic farmers Oluf and Debra Johnson filed a civil suit alleging that[Read More…]
Astronomers Reveal A Cosmic ‘Axis Of Evil’
Source: Hubblesite.org Liverpool-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers are puzzled by the announcement that the masses of the largest objects in the Universe appear to depend on which method is used to weigh them. The new work was presented at a specialist discussion meeting on ‘Scaling Relations of Galaxy Clusters’ organised by the Astrophysics[Read More…]
Cook County: Lobbyists Earned Nearly $1 Million In First Half Of 2011
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Lobbyists were paid nearly $1 million during the first half of 2011 as they attempted to influence Cook County officials, although the number of reported contacts dropped by nearly 10 percent, Clerk David Orr announced Monday. The 178 active lobbyists in Cook County earned $924,136 and reported[Read More…]
President Obama Addresses The Nation on the Debt Crisis (Video/Text)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- With eight days until our nation faces an unprecedented financial crisis, the President addressed the nation on the consequences the stalemate in Congress could have on the stability of our economy. 9:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I want to talk about the debate we’ve been having in[Read More…]
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