In The First Four Months Of 2012, More Than 416,000 People with Medicare Saved an Average of $724 on Prescription Drugs and 12.1 Million Used a Free Preventive Service Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Under the new health care law – the Affordable Care Act — seniors and people with disabilities[Read More…]
Day: May 24, 2012
First Christian Church to Hold Huge Book Sale and Café
Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2012. First Christian Church, 1045 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights, will hold a huge book sale and café on: Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10 from 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Bag[Read More…]
Ladies High Tea Extends Deadline for Reservations
ALSIP–(ENESPF)–May 24, 2011. Sertoma Centre and Sertoma Speech and Hearing Center will accept pre-paid reservations for the June 1, 2012 High Tea event until May 29th. Cost is $40 for the event and RSVPs must be received no later than May 29th. The event is held at Crystal Tree Country[Read More…]
Don’t Let the Summertime Wreck Your Waistline
Dietician offers tips to avoid unwanted weight gain without sacrificing good taste Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Memorial Day marks the return of long summer days in the sun, evening barbeques, baseball games and family vacations. High calorie foods are also abundant, causing the most disciplined of diners to be tempted to[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Morgan Station is Open for Green and Pink Lines
CTA’s 145th Rail Station to Serve Growing West Loop Community CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that the Morgan ‘L’ station is officially open, marking the first new Chicago Transit Authority station to open in Chicago in 18 years. “Having world-class infrastructure is essential to our city’s goals[Read More…]
New Guttmacher Institute Report Finds Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics Are Crucial Sources of Contraceptive Care for Millions of Women
Planned Parenthood More Likely Than All Other Providers to Offer a Broad Range of Birth Control Options New York –(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. A new Guttmacher Institute study has found that publicly funded health centers that specialize in family planning services offer a wider range of contraceptive methods and are more[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Statement on Gallup Poll Results on U.S. Attitudes Toward Abortion and Birth Control
Statement by Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards on Gallup Poll Results on U.S. Attitudes Toward Abortion and Birth Control: “Abortion is a deeply personal and often complex decision for a woman. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. “What this poll makes clear is that labels like ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ simply[Read More…]
Knowing Genetic Makeup May Not Significantly Improve Disease Risk Prediction
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup—the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk factors—may only change your estimated disease prediction risk for three common diseases by a few[Read More…]
BP Agrees to Precedent-setting Settlement Over Whiting Refinery Pollution Permits
More restrictive permit, millions more invested in pollution controls and new monitors will offer neighboring communities added protection CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2012 – The controversy over air pollution permits awarded by the State of Indiana to expand BP’s refinery in Whiting has come to an end with a precedent-setting settlement that[Read More…]
Progestin Treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome May Reduce Pregnancy Chances
NIH research network finds women treated with progestin four times less likely to conceive Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. The hormone progestin, often given as a first step in infertility treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), appears to decrease the odds of conception and of giving birth, according to a study[Read More…]
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