Day: April 13, 2012

Depressed Dads More Negative in Talking to Their Babies

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–13 Aprl 2012.  Dads with ‘postnatal’ depression are more likely to fix on negatives and be more critical of themselves when talking to their new babies. The study by Oxford University researchers is the first to look at the speech of new fathers with depression in their early interactions[Read More…]

Strengthening America’s Options on Iran, 10 Key Questions to Inform Debate

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012.  Today, as the United States and its international partners prepare to resume negotiations with Iran over its suspect nuclear program, the Center for American Progress released a report, “Strengthening America’s Options on Iran,” a report highlighting ten key questions that should be asked in the debate[Read More…]

West Nile Virus Testing Begins Earlier in Illinois

Mild winter and warm spring pushes up West Nile virus surveillance   SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will be accepting birds submitted for West Nile virus testing two weeks earlier than normal. The Department will start accepting dead birds on Monday, April 16, 2012, as[Read More…]

Energy Department Announces $2.5 Million to Advance Technologies for Clean-Burning, Efficient Biomass Cookstoves

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012.  The Energy Department today announced up to $2.5 million available this year for applied research to advance clean biomass cookstove technologies for use in developing countries. The funding will support the development of innovative cookstove designs that allow users to burn wood or crop residues more[Read More…]

Veterans Speak Out Against Schoeller’s Anti-Military Voting Bill

Columbia, MO—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2012.  A national veterans group representing over 105,000 members, VoteVets.org, is writing to State Rep. Shane Schoeller, regarding his legislation that would restrict the right to vote for every Missouri resident in the military who is deployed, stationed overseas or even at a domestic base outside of[Read More…]

New Jersey: NORML Lawyers File Constitutional Lawsuit Over State’s Failure To Implement Two-Year-Old Medical Cannabis Law

Trenton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012.  Members of the NORML Legal Committee filed suit this week against the State of New Jersey over regulators’ failure to implement the Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act. Signed into law by former Gov. Jon Corzine on January 18, 2010, the law – which establishes the creation[Read More…]

Study: Baby Products Linked To False Positive Drug Test Results In Newborns

Chapel Hill, NC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012.  Commercially available baby soaps and other wash products that are commonly used with newborns may interfere with the accuracy of immunoassay drug screens, according to data published in the journal Clinical Biochemistry. Investigators at the University of North Carolina, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,[Read More…]

Study: THC Seldom Detected In Injured Dutch Drivers

Ghent, Belgium–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012.  Belgian drivers injured in traffic accidents are far more likely to possess drugs and alcohol in their systems than are Dutch drivers, according to data to be published in the journal Forensic Science International. Investigators from Belgium and the Netherlands compared the prevalence of alcohol, licit[Read More…]

San Onofre Reactor Analysis: Design Changes Likely Behind Dangerous Degradation

New analysis details specific design changes likely behind dangerous reactor equipment degradation  Comes following grudging Edison admission that reactors 2 and 3 face same dangerous issues Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012.  A follow-up analysis released today by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers provides the first detailed picture of[Read More…]

Designing the Interplanetary Web

Networking in space: Mars Express EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2012.  Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies that ESA is working on for future[Read More…]

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