CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- Shedd Aquarium issued the following news release: * * * Newborn Calf Remains Behind the Scenes Under Eye of Mom, Shedd's Animal Care Team * * * Shedd Aquarium welcomed a new resident to the Abbott Oceanarium on Wednesday evening: a beluga whale calf born to 35-year-old mother, Naya (NI-yah). Earlier that day, the animal care team recognized signs that Naya was going into labor and closed the Secluded Bay habitat to guests. Hours later, shortly after 6 p.m., the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following agency statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Media Statement - Three additional human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in association with a second poultry farm in Northeast Colorado/Weld County. * * * Three additional human cases o more PR

LONDON, England, July 20 -- The International Journal of Food Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Food Science and Technology that says it covers components of foods, their nutritional, physiological, sensory, flavour and microbiological aspects, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 59, Issue 8). Here are excerpts: * * * Review: * Effect of food processing on the immunoreactivity of gliadin * Nutritional and f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: After a year and a half of House Republicans' majority, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in fulfilling their Commitment to America agenda: "Under President Biden and Vice President Harris' leadership, America has seen record inflation, soaring energy prices, the worst border crisis in our lifetime, a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Today, U.S. Reps. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) and David Valadao (R-CA) introduced new legislation to address the ongoing detections of highly pathogenic avian flu in dairy cattle. "I've heard directly from Michigan farmers on the forefront of this outbreak of avian flu about how it's disrupting their operations and threatening their livelihood, and this legislation is drawn directly from thos more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: After a year and a half of House Republicans' majority, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in fulfilling their Commitment to America agenda: "Under President Biden and Vice President Harris' leadership, America has seen record inflation, soaring energy prices, the worst border crisis in our lifetime, and chaos on a glo more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on July 25, 2024: * * * A tour of some of the many murals that grace the buildings of VCU's campuses, both inside and out. * * * Murals, murals, on the wall. In downtown Richmond, you can't drive more than a few blocks without seeing one. Recently ranked No. 2 by USA Today for cities with the best street art, Richmond seemingly has too many murals to count. Virginia Commonwealth University is an integ more PR