Bill Updates Accessibility Guidelines & Improves Ability for Businesses to Comply Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that members of the Senate unanimously approved legislation to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in Illinois. “People living with disabilities need equal access to their communities, including[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces Plan to Modernize Cottage Grove Retail Corridor
$4.8 Million Streetscaping Project Will Support Businesses from 77th to 83rd Streets CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a streetscape improvement project that will support local businesses by upgrading a six-block stretch of Cottage Grove from 77th to 83rd Streets. The project will bring new lighting, landscaping and[Read More…]
New Report Shows U.S. Fisheries Rebuilding
Overfished stocks remain near all-time low Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. The number of domestic fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing remain near all-time lows, according to the 2015 Status of U.S. Fisheries report to Congress. The 2015 report highlights the United States’ continued progress towards managing fish[Read More…]
New National Survey from Planned Parenthood Shows Need to Educate Young People on Consent and Sexual Assault
Results also reveal overwhelming support for consent education in schools New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. New data released today by Planned Parenthood Federation of America on consent and sexual assault shows that there continues to be a great deal of confusion about what consent is and the definitions of sexual assault. It[Read More…]
Access to Care at Planned Parenthood Health Centers At Risk in Nearly Half the Country
More than half a million Americans at risk of losing their health care Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Planned Parenthood yesterday declared a turning point for women’s health in this country, warning that more than half a million Americans are at risk of losing access to basic health care. Over[Read More…]
Nurses’ YUGE, Red #BernieBus Now Crisscrossing Pennsylvania
Students feeling the bern at Northampton Community College in Bethelem, PA. PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Registered nurses aboard National Nurses United (NNU)’s #BernieBus have moved onto campaigning for Bernie in Pennsylvania in preparation for that state’s important primary election on April 26. Nurses are crisscrossing the Keystone State, educating voters, particularly[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Not Associated With Adverse Immune Effects In HIV/Hep C Co-Infected Patients
Marsielle, France–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. The use of cannabis does not adversely impact CD4 T-cell count in patients co-infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review. CD4 cells are white blood cells that fight[Read More…]
Study: Cannabinoids Limit Neuroblastoma Cell Proliferation
Tel-Hashomer, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. The administration of the cannabinoids THC and CBD limit cancer activity in neuroblastoma cells in culture and in animals, according to preclinical data published in the journal Current Oncology. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive form of childhood cancer that often goes inadequately addressed by conventional treatment. Investigators[Read More…]
VA Secretary Joins Others in Pledge to Donate their Brains to VA-lead Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. Yesterday the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced that he, along with three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar and former NFL player and Super Bowl champion Phil Villapiano, have pledged to donate their brains to advance brain research conducted by VA in partnership[Read More…]
NARAL Launches New TV Ad Campaign Against Trump: #TrumpHatesUs (Video)
In Addition To New TV Ad, Group Launches New Interactive Website That Let’s People Find Out How Much Trump Hates Them Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America today launched a new campaign targeting GOP-frontrunner Donald Trump and his hateful rhetoric. The #TrumpHatesUs campaign launched with a new television ad[Read More…]
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