Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test for the simultaneous detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen as well as antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 in human serum, plasma, and venous or fingerstick whole blood specimens. Approved[Read More…]
Day: August 8, 2013
Temecula, CA Community Responds to Shocking Case of Local Special Needs Teens Entrapped in Undercover High School Drug Bust
Public Hearing Set to Raise Questions of Ethics, Accountability, Use of Taxpayer Dollars and Impact on Students and Their Families TEMECULA, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. On Monday, August 12, a community hearing will be held at the Community Recreation Center in Temecula in response to a controversial recent drug sting. The[Read More…]
Hunger Strike for Health Care Ends with Victory but Transplant Patients Still Have Much to Overcome
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. A group of people on Hunger Strike for Health Care have announced they are ending the hunger strike after beginning negotiations with three major hospitals. Over the course of ten days, the hunger strikers secured meetings with the CEO of University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center[Read More…]
New Research Further Supports Cost-Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Screenings Among High-Risk Populations
New Study Supports the Inclusion of Low Dose CT Scans for High Risk Populations in Clinical Recommendations Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. A new study, A Cost-Utility Analysis of Lung Cancer Screening and the Additional Benefits of Incorporating Smoking Cessation Interventions, supported by Legacy® and The Lung Cancer Alliance was just[Read More…]
Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Tacoma Vehicles
TORRANCE, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013 – Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. yesterday announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 342,000 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab vehicles, produced from 2004 to 2011. In the involved vehicles, screws that attach the seat belt pre-tensioner to the seat belt retractor within[Read More…]
NEW LAWSUIT: Oklahoma Law Restricting Emergency Contraception Violates State Constitution, Discriminates Against Women
Center for Reproductive Rights seeks to block law keeping emergency contraception behind the counter before it takes effect Aug. 22 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a new legal challenge today against an Oklahoma state law placing unnecessary barriers on women’s access to emergency contraception. While[Read More…]
Toxic Algae Outbreak Sliming Florida’s St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon
Summer swimming and boating off limits: Residents protesting, asking for leadership Stuart, FL–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. A massive toxic algae outbreak is covering southeast Florida’s waters with fluorescent green slime, health officials warn people not to touch the water, and thousands of upset residents are protesting along the St Lucie and[Read More…]
Sudan: The Economics of Ethnic Cleansing
Darfuri youth line up along a fence in a refugee camp in eastern Chad. Source: ENOUGH Project WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Economic imperatives are now a major driving force for escalating violence in Darfur, says a new Enough Project report. Based on research from a recent trip to the[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Public-Private Partnership to Renovate Grand Teton National Park’s Popular Jenny Lake Trails
$5 Million Already Raised for Inspiring Journeys Campaign JACKSON, Wyo.–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott and Grand Teton National Park Foundation President Leslie Mattson to publicly launch the Inspiring Journeys Campaign – a $16 million dollar public-private[Read More…]
Sierra Club, Allies, Challenge Fola Mine on Water Pollution
Groups Challenge Another Mine that Harms WV Streams Huntington, West Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Today, the Sierra Club, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition filed an action against a Fola Coal Company, LLC for significant pollution that has contaminated a headwater stream in West Virginia. The lawsuit, filed[Read More…]
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