WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Based on ECHO Phase III trial which demonstrated CALQUENCE combination reduced risk of disease progression or death by 27% compared to standard-of-care chemoimmunotherapy Submission to be reviewed under Project Orbis * * * AstraZeneca's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for CALQUENCE (acalabrutinib) has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the US for the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: CDC has confirmed two human cases of H5 bird flu from specimens submitted by California. The cases occurred in people with occupational exposure to infected dairy cows. An investigation led by California is ongoing. The identification of H5 in people with exposure to infected animals is not unexpected and does not change CDC's risk more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 4 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Individual had contact with infected dairy cattle; risk to general public remains low What You Need To Know: One possible human case of bird flu is being investigated in an individual who had contact with infected dairy cattle in the Central Valley. The individual had mild symptoms. The risk to the general public remains low, although people who interact with infected animals more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 24, 2024, from the Natural Resources Defense Council: * * * Comments from the Natural Resources Defense Council to EPA on Clothianidin's, Imidacloprid's, and Thiamethoxam's Updated Occupational Exposure Assessments for Seed Treatment Uses Submitted to the following dockets: Clothianidin: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865 Imidacloprid: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844 Thiamethoxam: EPA-HQ-OPP- more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 10, 2024, from Food Allergy Research and Education, McLean, Virginia: * * * TO: Members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee RE: Docket HHS-OASH-2022-0021: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee * * * On behalf of the over 33 million Americans who suffer directly from life-threatening food allergies, and the more than 85 million that are directly and indi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from National Dairy Council. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD HHS/OASH Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket HHS-OASH-2022-0021 * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus: National Dairy Council (NDC) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for considerati more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The National Confectioners Association issued the following news release: Consumers' strong emotional connection to chocolate persisted throughout the past year, according to a new report (https://candyusa.com/chocolateconsumers) from the National Confectioners Association. Chocolate accounted for $21.4 billion in confectionery sales - a new high - over the last year, with 65% of consumers turning to chocolate as an affordable treat. Despite increased food costs a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The District of Columbia Superintendent of Education issued the following news: The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) announces the criteria for determining the eligibility of children to receive free and reduced-price meals for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Special Milk Program (SMP) for free milk in schools. For schools participating in the NSLP and SMP, a letter or notice and family a more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A Virginia Tech team has introduced Bangladesh's first biocontrol program to combat an invasive weed. Parthenium hysterophorus, a tropical weed native to Central and South America, first reached the South Asian nation in 1988. It can cause up to 50 percent reduction in crop yields, trigger skin and lung irritation in humans, and cause ulcers in the mouths of livestock that consume it. Reported in about 50 of Bangladesh's  more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: If you were to visit the University of Maine's Witter Farm in the quiet hours before sunrise, you would see bleary-eyed students shuffle through their morning chores. At 4:30 a.m., students bring the farm's dairy cows into a tie-stall barn for the first of their twice-per-day milking. The next will take place at 4:30 p.m., then the process repeats -- "even on Thanksgiving," said Patricia Henderson '17, f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: MADISON, Wis., Oct. 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $11.04 million in funding to support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) grant program, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. The initiatives support small and mid-sized dairy businesses in the development, produc more PR