Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Today the Cook County Board of Commissioners confirmed the appointment of Dr. Cina as Cook County Medical Examiner, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said in a prepared statement. "Dr. Cina brings to the county two decades of experience in the field of forensic pathology, as well as outstanding[Read More…]
Day: July 24, 2012
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, July 24, 2012
En Route Portland, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–July 24 2012 – 11:04 A.M. PDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon. As we have done in the past, Jen and I will brief you together. I don’t have any announcements for[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin, Delegation Call On AG Secretary To Provide Additional Relief To Illinois Farmers Impacted by Drought
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and members of the Illinois Congressional today wrote to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in support of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s request for a disaster declaration for every county in Illinois. Thirty-seven counties in Illinois[Read More…]
Court Orders State to Reconsider Protection for Rare Forest Mammal
California Fish and Game Commission ignored significant threats to fishers San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. A California Superior Court has ordered the California Fish and Game Commission to reconsider its decision to deny state Endangered Species Act protection to the Pacific fisher, a rare, forest-dwelling carnivore. The ruling comes[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Statement on New CDC and Prevention Report on HIV-Related Risk Among U.S. High School Students
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Statement from Leslie Kantor, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Vice President of Education, on New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report on HIV-Related Risk Among U.S. High School Students “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on HIV-related risk among U.S. high school students[Read More…]
NIH to Test Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention in Women
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Researchers will launch a large, multinational clinical trial this month to test the effectiveness and extended safety of a vaginal ring containing an experimental antiretroviral drug to prevent HIV infection in women. With a projected 3,476 participants in five countries, the MTN 020 study, otherwise known[Read More…]
‘Sexting’ May Be Just a Normal Part of Dating for Internet Generation
ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. For young adults today who were weaned on iPods and the Internet, the practice of “sexting,” or sending sexually explicit photos or messages through phones, may be just another normal, healthy component of modern dating. University of Michigan researchers looked at the sexting behavior of[Read More…]
Mitt Romney Delivers Remarks At The VFW National Convention
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Mitt Romney today delivered remarks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Reno, Nevada. The following remarks were prepared for delivery: Thank you. Commander Richard DeNoyer, I appreciate the introduction, and I’m proud to see a combat veteran from Massachusetts serving as National[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Hard Day’s Work Should be Valued by Politicians, Not Overshadowed by Rabid Drive to Protect Tax Breaks for Elite
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Today, thousands of hardworking Americans are rallying in cities across the United States to call on Congress and low-wage employers to increase the federal minimum wage. Meanwhile, tomorrow the U.S. Senate will vote on “The Middle Class Tax Cut Act” that would end Bush-era tax cuts[Read More…]
EPA Bails on Bees, Rejects Petition to Ban Pesticide
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. In a stunning evasion of its responsibilities, the Environmental Protection Agency has told a million people concerned with the fate of bees that they didn’t prove their case. While admitting that the pesticide known as clothianidin — a synthetic nicotine — is acutely lethal to bees, the[Read More…]
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