AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: * * * Report overlooks evidence of generally safe herb use * * * A new paper/1 published in JAMA Network Open reports estimated percentages of US adults who have used six botanical dietary supplements linked to case reports of hepatotoxicity. These include ashwagandha, black cohosh, garcinia, green tea, red yeast rice, and turmeric (including curcumin-based formulations). Much of the dietary s more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: Long-term exposure to contaminants such as arsenic and nitrate in water is linked to an increased risk of various diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, developmental disorders and birth defects in infants. In the United States, there is a striking disparity in exposure to contaminants in tap water provided by community water systems (CWSs), with historically margin more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: It has been two years since the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of mpox, a disease endemic to Africa that had spread to scores of countries. Now, in the summer of 2024, a deadlier version of the infectious disease has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to other African nations, the strain that originally hit the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news: * * * A multidisciplinary approach to studying and treating brain disorders is shedding light on the physiological mechanisms that may be behind psychological distress. * * * By Bridget Balch, Staff Writer Before she completed her doctoral degree in clinical and health psychology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Aliyah Snyder, PhD, had a very different dream: to go to the Olymp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: * * * IRLI files Supreme Court brief opposing policies controlling future administrations * * * The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed (https://irli.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240729165738537_130238_Brief.pdf) a brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of Kansas and other states asking for review of a case where the Ninth Circuit denied invention by the States to defend an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * House Committee Farm Bill's $30 Billion SNAP Cut, Other Harmful Proposals Outweigh Improvements By Katie Bergh, Joseph Llobrera and Dottie Rosenbaum In May, the House Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill proposal authored by Chair Glenn "GT" Thompson that would reauthorize and modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and several other nutriti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association issued the following news release: In guidance released on Thursday, August 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made clear its commitment to ensure that all people enrolled in Medicaid have access to the family planning care they need without unnecessary barriers. NFPRHA is pleased that the guidance incorporates important provisions it advocated for the agency to consider, inclu more PR

BRONX, New York, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * * New social science shows that community engagement and capacity building work can markedly improve local perceptions of fisheries governance capacity, restrictions, and management rules. * Community members who participated in activities like catch monitoring, microcredit schemes and theatrical training then viewed fisheries management tactics like protected areas and catch restric more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Endocrine Society issued the following news release: * * * Meta-analysis reviewed data from nearly 29,000 women with common cause of infertility * * * Women with the common reproductive and metabolic condition polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) face a greater risk of developing bulimia, binge eating disorder and disordered eating, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. PCOS affects roughly one in eight wome more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: The number of retirees eligible for $200,000 or more in pensions from the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) reached 78 in the 2024 fiscal year, according to new data posted on SeeThroughNY.net (https://www.seethroughny.net/pensions/332614103), the Empire Center's government transparency website. The list of NYSLRS retirees with the highest pensions i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * DeSantis Anti-Pollution Enforcement Efforts Continue Multi-Year Decline * * * During the past three years, anti-pollution enforcement actions in Florida have declined by one-fifth, sinking to levels well below the state's historical average, according to a new analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). This decline in eco-enforcement has also oc more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Pandemic-Driven Demand Shifts Focus to Safe, Durable, and Natural Compounds * * * The antimicrobial materials industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, fuelled by a heightened focus on hygiene and cleanliness post-pandemic. Customers in the pla more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Geopolitical Tensions, Sustainability Demands, and Digital Shifts Shape the Road Ahead * * * This year, the commercial vehicles sector - light, medium, and heavy - is grappling with unprecedented growth barriers. Geopolitical conflicts are disruptin more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Growing Cloud Complexity Spurs Demand for Comprehensive Security Solutions * * * As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud and adopt cloud-native technologies, the complexity and attack surface of their digital environments have expanded drama more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * OEMs Leading the Charge with AI-Equipped Technology and Novel Business Strategies * * * The diabetes care devices industry is witnessing a dynamic evolution, marked by intense competition among established players and emerging start-ups. Original Eq more PR

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Insurance Research Council issued the following news release: * * * Claim Litigation, Uninsured Motorists a Growing Concern, According to New IRC Study * * * NEW YORK, August 8, 2024 - Georgia's personal auto insurance affordability has deteriorated in recent years, climbing the ranks of least affordable states over the past decade and a half, according to the new report Personal Auto Insurance Affordability in Georgia, by the Insurance Research  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following research: For the 2024 plan year, the insurance market remains challenged by costs, uninsured individuals, and access to care. The Center for Health and Economy (H&E) is dedicated to assessing the impact of proposed reforms that attempt to address these issues. The following report details the most recent updates to the H&E baseline estimates of insurance coverage, federal budgetary impact, plan choice, and the premiu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The International Joint Commission issued the following news release: This summer, many families will find relaxation in the sunshine while swimming, boating, fishing and playing around the thousands of beaches across the Great Lakes' more than 10,500 miles (16,000 kilometers) of freshwater coastline. But some may find themselves instead under the fluorescent lights of a doctor's office, explaining tummy trouble, itchy rashes or other uncomfortable ailments caused more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Truth Initiative issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * First-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial shows teens 35% more likely to quit vaping nicotine with an interactive, tailored text message program * * * A groundbreaking new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrates the effectiveness of an interactive and tailored text message program in helping adolescents quit vaping nicotine. This stud more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: The parade of colorful lights spotted in the cold polar region are called the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. According to scientists, this vibrant display is generated by space weather, interactions between events happening on the Sun and Earth's atmosphere. Scheduled for launch in late 2024, NASA's Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE), led by the Johns Hop more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * The District's criminal justice system must expand its capacity to fight crime * * * Washington, DC, is making headlines for its crime problems. The past few days have been no exception: last Saturday saw a bloody morning during which the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to four separate shootings and a double stabbing in a matter of hours. While crime has retreated in more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: Medicare Advantage plans denied 3.4 million prior authorization requests for health care services in whole or in part in 2022, or 7.4% of the 46.2 million requests submitted on behalf of enrollees that year, according to a new KFF analysis (https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/use-of-prior-authorization-in-medicare-advantage-exceeded-46-million-request more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: * * * The new research shows companies increased their CEOs take-home pay and raised prices on consumers, even as their commodity costs fell last year. * * * CEOs of S&P 500 companies made $17.7 million on average in 2023, more than 268 times their median worker's income, according to a new report (http://www.paywatch.org/) released today by the AFL-CIO. The new Executive Paywatch research, released annually by t more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Kentucky Youth Advocates issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Everyone needs a safe, stable place to call home. However, a short supply of housing has made this increasingly difficult for Kentucky's young people. The Fostering Connections: The Housing Landscape for Foster Care Alumni and Recommendations report, released today by Kentucky Youth Advocates, sheds light on the critical housing needs of young adults ages 18-28 in Louisville, Ken more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release: * * * New approach promises low-cost, real-time water quality monitoring for developing countries, disaster areas and rapid testing needs at events like the Paris Olympics * * * Researchers have shown that a fluorescence detection system that doesn't contain any lenses can provide highly sensitive detection of deadly microorganisms in drinking water. With further development, the new appro more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Why the Decline of Local Media Could Be a Security Risk By Dennis Murphy The United States may be heading towards a period of strategic surprise, and the erosion of local media is a major reason why. According to (https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2023/report/) the Local News Initiative at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, by th more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The British Natural History Museum issued the following news release: * * * Modern mammal growth patterns were found to originate around 130 million years ago * Dental growth rings reveal dramatic differences in growth patterns between ancient and modern mammals * Modern mammal growth patterns were found to originate around 130 million years ago * The study was made possible with the Natural History Museum's vast Mesozoic mammal collections * * * A new  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * The building blocks can be used to create polymers with previously unexplored structures and fine-tunable properties, with applications across energy storage and more. * * * Polymers can be thought of like trains: Just as a train is composed of multiple cars, polymers are made up of multiple monomers, and the couplings between the train cars are similar to the chemical bonds that link mon more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Southern Regional Education Board issued the following news release: * * * Savings by state, fiscal year 2023 * * * States saved an estimated $10.5 million on $117 million in technology purchases in fiscal year 2023 through SREB participation in discount agreements. The amount saved ranged from $172,000 on $1.9 million in purchases in Delaware to $1.9 million on $21.5 million in purchases in North Carolina. The savings is calculated based on a conser more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today released a new resource that documents the increases in attacks on the U.S. and its allies, by Iran and its proxies and partners, since the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7. Using a range of weapons of war including ballistic missiles, rockets, and drones, the unrelenting attacks are having a ruinous impact on life and security across the reg more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Environment America issued the following news release: * * * Bacteria in the Seine underscores need to keep waters safe for swimming * * * In the wake of several Olympic athletes getting sick after swimming in Paris' Seine River, swimmers, rowers and sailors are urging Congress to pass the bipartisan BEACH Act (H.R. 7203) and increase funding for water testing. Environment America delivered a letter signed by 128 water athletes - including two current and one f more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * International team of scientists begin investigations on record-breaking bounty * * * Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth's mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet's largest component. The rocks will help unravel the mantle's role in the origins of life on Earth, the volcanic activity generated when it melts,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Consumers Impacted by Rising Costs; SipSource Subscribers "Not Surprised" by Market Conditions and Major Spirits Companies' Earnings Reports * * * Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America's (WSWA's) SipSource, the leading authoritative source for U.S. wine and spirits marketplace performance, fueled by WSWA wholesaler member company depletion data and providing unp more PR