HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 11 -- The American Journal of Industrial Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features occupational and environmental health and safety, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Demographic considerations in analyzing decedents by usual occupation * Association between longest-held occupation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits receipt * Hematologic malignancy in tanker crewmembers:  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 11 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Country Director for Syria Kieren Barnes: The first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Idlib province, according to local health authorities. * * * "Up until now, Idlib and Aleppo governorates in Syria have been spared the uncontrolled outbreaks we've seen in other places around the world, but the report of the first confirmed case in Idlib governorate is an extremely disturbing development in a highly vulnerab  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 9 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Regional Director for Africa Sean Granville-Ross: COVID-19 cases in Africa have seen a steep rise in recent weeks, while at the same time, economic pressure is increasing leaving governments facing the need to restore economic activities while responsibly managing the COVID-19 response. It took 98 days for Africa to reach an initial 100,000 cases and only 19 days to move to 200,000 cases. Cases doubled again to 400,0  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 9 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following joint statement with 5 organization: In a joint statement, the International Rescue Committee, World Vision International, Humanity and Inclusion, Norwegian Refugee Council, Mercy Corps, People in Need and CARE International raise the alarm over the veto on cross-border aid into Syria: "There is no justification for Tuesday's UN Security Council veto on the renewal of cross-border aid into Syria. This mechanism is a vital lifelin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 10 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Syria Country Director Kieren Barnes: The UN Security Council has until Friday, July 10 to renew a crucial resolution which authorizes the delivery of cross-border aid into Syria. * * * "It's absurd and frankly borderline cruel to allow a decision of this magnitude, that is crucial to so many people's survival, to come down to the wire. "Over the past weeks, the Syrian economy has been in freefall. Practically ov  more

NEW YORK, July 9 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: The use of complementary and alternative therapies - including vitamin/mineral supplements, mind-body therapies, diet, and exercise - is widespread in MS (81%), according to researchers from Oregon Health & Science University who report on a survey of 1,014 people with MS. It is also on the rise; the team compared these survey results to those of a similar survey conducted in 2001, and found that use of all t  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 7 -- The National Psoriasis Foundation issued the following news release: The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, is proud to announce the awarding of $3.28 million in research grants and fellowships in 2020. This year's awards bring the total amount NPF has invested in psoriatic disease grants and fellowships in recent years to more than $24 million. This year, NPF plans to fund a total of 39 projects focused on psoriatic disease and related comorbidities. All projects   more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, July 7 -- The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association issued the following news release on July 6: In recognition of the health risks posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decisions by governments and businesses to continue to practice social distancing, URISA has postponed this summer's Minneapolis and Portland offerings of the URISA GIS Leadership Academy to next year. The St. Petersburg, Florida event remains on the schedule for November. * St. Petersburg  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 9 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration and state of Wyoming's appeal of a 2018 decision restoring endangered species protections for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears. The original decision halted states' planned trophy hunts in the ecosystem, which would have harmed other imperiled populations of grizzly bears. Wildlife advocates, the plai  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 11 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on July 9: Moving to protect the climate, public health, and to further environmental justice, a coalition filed suit to overturn the sale of leases on nearly 41,000 acres of public land in New Mexico for oil and gas drilling. The Bureau of Land Management (the Bureau) did not allow a comment period on the lease sale's draft environmental assessment, and held only a lightning-quick, 10-day protest   more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 7 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on July 5: Late last week, a federal judge shelved portions of a logging plan on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest known as the Tenmile-South Helena Project ("Tenmile project," map) until the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) can ensure protections for roadless big game habitat. Aspects of the Tenmile project affected by today's ruling include road reconstruction within the Lazyman roadless area   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 8 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: Local drinking water protection projects from around Oregon and Washington are getting a $400,000 boost from a partnership of local, state and federal agencies. The Drinking Water Providers Partnership, a collaboration of Federal and State agencies and nonprofits, is celebrating its fifth anniversary by distributing $400,000 in grant funding to 13 key projects in Oregon and Washington. Funded projects help pr  more