Day: November 13, 2009

Voluntary Nationwide Recall Issued For Weight Loss Supplement Found to Contain Undeclared Drug Ingredients

Westminster, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2009.  GMP Herbal Products, Inc. has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Pai You Guo, a weight loss dietary supplement, sold and marketed by the firm contains undeclared drug ingredients.  FDA lab analyses of dietary supplements distributed by the company were found to[Read More…]

Legislation Aimed at Providing Boost for Energy Efficiency Projects in Illinois Signed Into Law

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2009.  On Thursday, legislation backed by State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) was signed into law by Governor Quinn.  This legislation allows the Illinois Finance Authority, which provides funding options to help foster private sector job creation, to support energy efficiency projects as Illinois looks for an[Read More…]

Dutch Marijuana Use Lower Than European Average, Study Says

Lisbon, Portugal–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2009. Marijuana use among Dutch citizens is lower than the European average, according to survey data published last week in a report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). According to the 2009 annual report, entitled "The State of the Drugs Problem in[Read More…]

HRC Launches National Action Alert on Workplace Discrimination www.PassENDAnow.org

With Congressional Action looming, HRC’s No Excuses Campaign Engaged Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today that as Congressional action looms on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), it is extending the grassroots "No Excuses" campaign to[Read More…]

Human Rights Campaign Releases New Employer’s Guide to Adoption Benefit Programs

Resource outlines best practices for LGBT inclusion in employee adoption benefits Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the release of a groundbreaking resource “Adoption Benefit Programs: LGBT Considerations for Employers,” which provides standards and guidelines[Read More…]

How Can Health Care Reporting Get Worse? Add Abortion to the Mix

Commentary By Jamison Foser If you want an illustration of how conservative framing dominates media coverage of politics and policy, you need only watch Chris Matthews talk about abortion each night on Hardball. Since early summer, the Hardball host has been hyping anti-abortion complaints about proposed health care reform, even[Read More…]

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