ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Friday announced a new initiative in the wake of the recent killings of two black men in St. Paul, Minn., and Baton Rouge, La., and of five police officers in Dallas. The AAP will convene a group[Read More…]
Day: July 11, 2016
Use It or Lose It: Visual Activity Regenerates Neural Connections Between Eye and Brain
NIH-funded mouse study is first to show visual stimulation helps re-wire visual system and partially restores sight Regenerating mouse retinal ganglion cell axons (magenta and green) extending from site of optic nerve injury (left). Andrew D. Huberman Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. A study in mice funded by the National Institutes[Read More…]
Advice for Older People on Staying Safe in Hot Weather
Risk of heat-related health problems increases with age. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Summer is here and it’s blazing hot! It is important to be aware of the health risks that higher temperatures can bring. Older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are particularly susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related[Read More…]
International Collaboration to Create New Cancer Models to Accelerate Research
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. An international project to develop a large, globally accessible bank of new cancer cell culture models for the research community launched today. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health; Cancer Research UK, London; the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, England; and[Read More…]
NRDC Backs Congressional Criticism of Fossil Fuel Companies on Climate Science
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The Natural Resources Defense Council today endorsed a sense of the Congress resolution taking fossil fuel companies to task for misleading the public about the science of climate change. House and Senate versions were introduced by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-33). Dave[Read More…]
Detainee Transfers Announced, July 11, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The Department of Defense announced yesterday the transfer of Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Italy. The United States is grateful to the Government of Italy for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts[Read More…]
Defense Secretary Commends Iraqi Forces, Announces New Accelerants to Combat ISIL in Visit to Iraq
IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met today in Baghdad with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and other Iraqi leaders, commending them for recent progress in the fight against ISIL, including the capture of a strategic airfield near the town of Qayyarah that will aid operations to[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Leaked Document Reveals Alarming New Environmental Threats of Transatlantic Trade Pact
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. This morning, as the most recent round of trade negotiations between the United States and European Union began in Brussels, the Guardian reported a leaked document from the EU that reveals its intentions to include new, dangerous language in the proposed energy chapter of the[Read More…]
Report: Pharmaceutical Industry Funding Influences Lawmakers in Contentious Medicare Part B Reform Battle
U.S. Representatives Who Sided with Big Pharma Received 82 Percent More Contributions From Industry for 2016 Election Campaigns WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives who sided with the pharmaceutical industry in an ongoing lobbying fight over Medicare reforms received 82 percent more in[Read More…]
Amnesty International: The Right to Peaceful Protest of Shootings by Police Must Be Protected
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Mass arrests followed several rallies protesting several recent killings of black men by police across the country last night. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) activists personally witnessed many arrests in Baton Rouge, LA, including that of activist DeRay Mckesson. Jamira Burley, AIUSA’s campaign manager for gun violence and[Read More…]
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