Designation Shows Significance of VA National Cemeteries as Historic Properties WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has added seven VA national cemeteries to the National Register of Historic Places. The recognition coincides with the national celebration[Read More…]
Month: May 2016
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Crosses Jupiter/Sun Gravitational Boundary
This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter.Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. Since its launch five years ago, there have been three forces tugging at NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it speeds through the solar system. The sun, Earth and Jupiter have[Read More…]
Near-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season is Most Likely This Year
70 percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, will most likely be near-normal, but forecast uncertainty in the climate signals that influence the formation of Atlantic storms[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Diagnostic Imaging Agent to Detect Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Axumin, a radioactive diagnostic agent for injection. Axumin is indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in men with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels following prior treatment. Prostate cancer is[Read More…]
FDA Deliberating Release of GE Mosquitoes in Florida Keys
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. Oxitec, a self-described pioneer in using advanced genetics to control target insects, has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant emergency approval of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes to fight the spread of the Zika virus. Oxitec has proposed a trial to determine the efficacy[Read More…]
President Obama Urges National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016 — In issuing his Memorial Day proclamation yesterday, President Barack Obama urged all Americans to observe a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time on the May 30 holiday. Here is the text of the president’s proclamation: With courage and a love of country that[Read More…]
USDA Urges Consumers to Keep Clear of the Danger Zone This Summer
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016 – Summer cookouts are right around the corner and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is urging consumers to remember the four simple steps to food safety – Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill – and to steer clear of the ‘Danger[Read More…]
FDA Sued for Failure to Regulate Deadly Bacteria in Raw Oysters
Hundreds of People Have Died Since FDA Learned of the Public Health Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should stop dragging its feet and act on a four-year-old petition urging the agency to regulate deadly bacteria in shellfish harvested in Gulf Coast[Read More…]
In the Northeast, Survey Shows Strong Interest, Big Potential for Electric Vehicles
Many Northeastern Drivers Could Benefit From Driving Electric, Survey Finds Washington–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016 — Thirty-five percent of Northeast drivers are likely to consider an electric vehicle (EV) for their next vehicle purchase or lease, and 55 percent have some interest in EV technology, according to a new survey released by[Read More…]
Virginia Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 26, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was indicted by a grand jury late yesterday on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization; aiding and abetting the provision of material support[Read More…]
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