Day: December 3, 2013

Petition Seeks to Reform Secretive Federal Agency That Kills Millions of Wild Animals

Wildlife Services’ Shoots, Traps, Poisons Animals With Little Regulation, Public Accountability WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013.  The Center for Biological Diversity and allies petitioned the Obama administration today to reform the federal wildlife-killing agency known as “Wildlife Services,” which kills nearly 1.5 million coyotes, bears, otters, foxes, birds and other animals each[Read More…]

Vatican Responds to UN Questions on Sexual Violence Against Children

Rights Group Calls Response Disingenuous, Vague New York –(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2013. Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which represents SNAP (the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), released the following statement on the Vatican’s response to a set of questions posed to it officially by the United Nations[Read More…]

Roosevelt University Undergraduate Psychology Student Kevin Hujar Creates Appreciation Pulse

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. As finals at Roosevelt University approached, Kevin Hujar, an undergraduate psychology student and resident in the University’s Wabash Building, created Appreciation Pulse to help boost togetherness within the Wabash community. Each of the residence hall’s 600 students was encouraged to write a compliment, note or happy thought[Read More…]

National Center for Education Statistics Statement on the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013.  Today, the National Center for Education Statistics is releasing results from the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Overall, the results show no measurable change in U.S. average scores in mathematics, science, or reading literacy between 2012 and any of the previous U.S. PISA results.[Read More…]

Energy Drinks Plus Alcohol Pose a Public Health Threat

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013.  Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults. Published in the current issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the study was conducted by Megan Patrick[Read More…]

Protein in Prostate Biopsies Signals Increased Cancer Risk

Finding May Help Clinicians Decide Which Men, With An Aberrant Biopsy, Could Benefit from Additional Future Biopsy Screenings NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013 — Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that the presence of a particular protein in biopsied prostate tissue substantially increases the likelihood that cancer will develop[Read More…]

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