Category: News
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FDA Takes Steps to Limit Lead in Juice to Further Reduce Exposure to Toxic Elements in Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft action levels for lead in single-strength (ready to drink) apple juice and other single-strength juices and juice blends. This action is intended to reduce the potential for negative health effects from dietary exposure to lead, and supports the agency’s Closer to Zero action plan that sets forth the…
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THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY IS EXPANDING WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
RYE BROOK, N.Y. /PRNewswire/ — The global leader in the fight against blood cancers, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), officially kicked off its 33rd annual Man & Woman of the Year® campaign — a multimillion-dollar nationwide philanthropic competition. For an exciting 10-weeks, thousands of individuals from diverse backgrounds come together to carry out creative fundraising efforts to fight blood…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew of astronauts will serve as the fourth commercial crew rotation mission aboard the space station. A SpaceX Falcon 9…
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Victoria’s Secret Reveals Camila Cabello as Newest Star of Bombshell Fragrance in Brand’s First Ever Bilingual Campaign
The new campaign for America’s No. 1 Fragrance* celebrates the Bombshell in all of us, timed to the first Bombshell Gardens pop-up in New York City. NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Today, Victoria’s Secret announced the newest Bombshell campaign highlighting the brand’s best-selling fine fragrance with three-time Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum, and chart-topping singer/songwriter, Camila Cabello. In the brand’s first bilingual…
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NASA Selects Investigation Teams to Join Geospace Dynamics Mission
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission. GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the…
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HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP AFFILIATES JOIN CLIMATE GROUP’S RE100, AIMING TO EXPAND RENEWABLES USAGE
Four Hyundai Motor Group affiliates, including Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Mobis and Hyundai Wia, to join RE100 initiatives The Group aims to transition to 100% renewable energy between 2040 and 2050 Other affiliates, including Hyundai Transys, Hyundai Kefico and Hyundai Partecs, agree with purpose and aim of RE100, aligning with the Group’s commitment …
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: CREW-4 MISSION
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Crew-4, Dragon’s fourth science expedition mission to the International Space Station, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for 3:52 a.m. ET (7:52 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Thursday, April…
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Coverage Updated for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which will send astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch is targeted for 3:52 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft, dubbed Freedom by…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are: Hospitalized, or Not hospitalized and have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and are at…
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Firearms kill more children than car crashes, new report finds
Latest CDC data show that guns now kill more children than any other cause, but health care interventions show promise for prevention Newswise — Gun violence in the United States has increased to the point that it now kills more children than any other cause, including car accidents, and pediatricians may not be entirely prepared.…