Gov/Politics
Congress Strengthens U.S. Chemical Safety Law
WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2016 (ENS) – By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would update federal chemical safety protections for the first time [...]
Health
Health
Aerial Pesticide Spraying Linked to Higher Autism Risk
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 6, 2016 (ENS) – The use of airplanes to spray anti-mosquito pesticides may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays among children, [...]
Health
Dengue Fever an ‘Emergency’ on Hawaii’s Big Island
HILO, Hawaii, February 9, 2016 (ENS) – Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi has declared a state of emergency over a dengue fever outbreak on the island of Hawaii, [...]
Health
Australian Cancer Drug Licensed in $730M Deal
MELBOURNE, Australia, February 9, 2016 (ENS) – A promising new cancer drug, developed in Australia by the Cancer Therapeutics CRC (CTx), has been licensed to U.S. pharmaceutical company [...]
At Risk
Zika Virus Declared a Global Health Emergency
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 3, 2016 (ENS) – The Zika virus has spread to 24 countries in the Americas, creating “a public health emergency of international concern,” the head [...]
Health
World’s Top Doctor Urges ‘Strong’ Paris Climate Deal
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 8, 2015 (ENS) – “Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century,” warned Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World [...]
Air/Climate
Vehicular Air Pollution Leading Cause of Heart Disease
LONDON, UK, August 30, 2015 (ENS) – Air and noise pollution are environmental health risks with severe consequences for heart health, according to the European Society of Cardiology, [...]
Health
Nanosponges in Disguise Mop Up MRSA Staph Infections
SAN DIEGO, California, May 19, 2015 (ENS) – A new gel filled with nanosponges that absorb toxins has proven effective against the “super bug” MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), [...]
Health
WHO Declares Liberia’s Ebola Outbreak “Interrupted”
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 10, 2015 (ENS) – In Liberia, the country with the highest death toll in the worst outbreak of Ebola virus since it emerged in 1976, [...]
Air/Climate
Obama: Climate Change Menaces Public Health
WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2015 (ENS) – “Climate change is having a impact on our public health,” said President Barack Obama on Tuesday after meeting with the new [...]
At Risk
Two Ebola Vaccines Test Safe in Liberia
BETHESDA, Maryland, March 26, 2015 (ENS) – Two experimental Ebola vaccines appear to be safe based on their evaluation in more than 600 volunteers who participated in the [...]
At Risk
First Ebola Vaccine Test Starts in Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea, March 26, 2015 (ENS) – One year after the current outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa that has claimed more than 10,000 lives, the [...]
Health
Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease Discovered on California Birds
BERKELEY, California, February 26, 2015 (ENS) – Ticks bearing the bacterium that causes Lyme disease are populating Northern California’s birds that then fly them into suburban areas, finds [...]
Health
Ebola Recedes in West Africa, But ‘No Room for Complacency’
NEW YORK, New York, February 9, 2015 (ENS) – The World Health Organization has recorded a surge in new Ebola cases this past week, ending a series of [...]
Health
Scientists Aim to Boost City Residents’ Immune Systems
HELSINKI, Finland, January 15, 2015 (ENS) – Allergies and numerous autoimmune diseases, such as asthma and type 1 diabetes, have become more common in the past 50 years, [...]
Health
Bedbugs ‘Hidden Environmental Reservoir’ for Drug-Resistant Staph
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 19, 2011 (ENS) – Bedbugs carrying Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a superbug that is resistant to many antibiotics, and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or [...]