WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Day: July 5, 2012
Governor Quinn Urges Residents to Stay Safe During Record High Temperatures
Temperatures to Rise Over 100 Degrees; Governor Encourages Visits to Cooling Centers, Wellness Checks CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. With temperatures throughout Illinois at historic highs and surpassing 100 degrees for several days this week, Governor Pat Quinn again urged Illinois residents to take precautions to stay safe and cool. The Governor[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation Strengthening the Criminal Justice System
New law makes fleeing more difficult for offenders CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that strengthens Illinois’ criminal justice system. Senate Bill 2520 closes a loophole in the Illinois Criminal Code, thereby making it more difficult for fugitives to flee a municipality, county, state, country, or other[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, July 5, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Travel Stops / Meeting with President Abbas SYRIA Defection by Security Forces Assad Interview with Turkish Newspaper UNITED NATIONS Review of WIPO Development Projects in Iran and DPRK LEBANON Assassination Attempt on Boutros Harb PAKISTAN GLOCs Opened to NATO[Read More…]
A Reminder Of Why We Fight For Medical Marijuana For Suffering Patients
My Life. My Medicine. – Luke’s Story OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Luke is an eighteen-year-old medical marijuana patient in California. He has been suffering from a rare genetic skin disorder his whole life that causes his skin can to blister and tear with just slight contact. He is required to have[Read More…]
Bath Petals Recalls Soy Candles Due to Fire and Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]
NOAA, Partners Predict Mild Harmful Algal Blooms for Western Lake Erie This Year
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. In its first-ever seasonal harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie, NOAA researchers are predicting that western Lake Erie will have a mild bloom this summer, equivalent to conditions last seen in 2007. Lake Erie has been plagued by a steady increase of harmful algal blooms[Read More…]
Michigan Researchers Help Find Higgs-like Particle, Win Bet With Stephen Hawking
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. An international group of scientists including University of Michigan researchers have found a particle that is likely the Higgs boson, the long-sought missing piece of physics’ Standard Model, officials announced this week in Switzerland. More than a dozen U-M researchers and graduate students are currently[Read More…]
Single Dose Radiation at Time of Surgery Helps Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer Forego 6-7 Week Radiation Regimen
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell First Hospital in NYC to offer Novel Breast Cancer Treatment NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012 — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is the first and only hospital in the five boroughs of New York City to offer women with early stage breast cancer INTRABEAM radiotherapy, an innovative radiation treatment[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Celebrated Independence Day by Enacting Laws for Veterans
New Laws Will Help Illinois Veterans Better Access, Jobs, Healthcare DES PLAINES–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2012. Governor Quinn yesterday celebrated our nation’s 236th birthday and the more than 800,000 Illinois Veterans by signing new laws to improve the quality of life for Veterans. Building on his longstanding commitment to Veterans and military[Read More…]