Day: November 3, 2015

Unitarian Universalist Community Church to Host Special Showing of the Exciting New Documentary ‘This Changes Everything’ on Nov. 13

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a special showing of the exciting new documentary ‘This Changes Everything’ on Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. A lively discussion will follow the film. What if confronting the climate crisis is[Read More…]

VA Launches Hepatitis C–Advanced Liver Disease Disparities Dashboard

Dashboard Bolsters VA Efforts to Identify and Treat Veterans With Hep C and Liver Disease WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is stepping up its efforts to accelerate treatment for Veterans with hepatitis C and advanced liver disease (ALD) through the creation of  a Hepatitis C–ALD[Read More…]

Nurses Welcome TransCanada Decision to Suspend Permit Bid for Keystone XL Pipeline Project

More than 1,500 nurses and environmentalists march to send a message: Stop Keystone XL. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015.  National Nurses United late today welcomed the announcement that TransCanada is suspending its U.S. application for approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a project NNU, the nation’s largest nurses organization,[Read More…]

NASA Sees First Land-falling Tropical Cyclone in Yemen

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015.  Tropical Cyclone Chapala made landfall in Yemen early on November 3 (Eastern Standard Time) and made history as the first land-falling tropical storm in 30 years of record-keeping. As Chapala made landfall NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead twice.  On Nov. 3, 2015 at 07:20 UTC (2:20[Read More…]

Young Children Have Almost Universal Exposure to Mobile Media Devices

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015.  While studies as recent as 2013 revealed an income-based “digital divide” when it came to mobile media device ownership, new research indicates that gap is quickly shrinking. Young children in an urban, low-income, minority community had almost universal exposure to mobile devices—with most having[Read More…]

HHS Announces Forum on Pharmaceutical Innovation, Access, Affordability and Better Health

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015. The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a public forum to explore pharmaceutical innovation, access, affordability and better health. Below is the text of the invitation: Modern medicine, including new pharmaceuticals that cure or help combat life threatening diseases, continues to deliver significant benefits[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Recovers $107 Million in Relief for More Than 238,000 Consumers Through Supervisory Actions

Examiners Uncover Illegal Practices in Student Loan Servicing, Mortgage Origination and Servicing, Consumer Reporting, and Debt Collection Markets WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest supervision report outlining the illegal practices uncovered by the Bureau’s examiners from May 2015 to August 2015.[Read More…]

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