GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch has made public important findings about the epidemiology of avian influenza among dairy farm workers. The research reveals that bird flu may be more prevalent among those in close contact with livestock than previously understood. The study (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.27.24310982v1), led by Dr.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $447,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2033. Fiscal 2024 National Sea-Based Deterrence Funds in the amount of $447,000,000 will be obligated  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 31 -- The United Nations World Health Organization issued the following news: In the last 12 years, the number of infants under six months of age globally who are exclusively breastfed has increased by more than 10%. This means 48% of infants worldwide now benefit from this healthy start in life. It translates to hundreds of thousands of babies whose lives have been saved by breastfeeding. While this significant leap brings us closer to the World Health Organization t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senator Jon Tester yesterday secured federal funding for the Milk River Project in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies bill. The bill, which will advance to the full Senate as part of the FY25 appropriations package, includes federal funding for repairs to the St. Mary Canal after a major siphon burst earli more PR