OAKLAND, California, Dec. 21 -- The Center for Environmental Health issued the following news release: * * * Phthalates leach from packaging and other products into food and drinks * * * Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, a group of health advocates represented by Earthjustice sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to force the agency to reevaluate its decades-old authorizations for the use of certain phthalates in food packaging and food production materials. Phthalates are a group of horm  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 28 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 26, 2024, to Domestic Preparedness: * * * The Role of AI in Meeting a Great Emergency Management Challenge By Douglas Yeung and Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Rumors and misinformation that spread online during emergencies, like hurricanes Helene and Milton, raise concern that content created by artificial intelligence (AI) might make the job of emergency managers even more difficult. After Hurric  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 27 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 26, 2024, to India Today: * * * India is Losing Bangladesh to China and Pakistan--and It Could Get Worse By Derek Grossman It is hard to be optimistic about the future of India-Bangladesh relations. Since the student-led transition to an interim government in Dhaka on August 5, bilateral ties have been in freefall. New Delhi had been friendly with the previous Awami League government des  more