Day: January 26, 2011

New Study Tests Treatments for Uterine Fibroids

GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2011.  A new study being led by Oxford University could ultimately help women balance having children and developing their careers. The five-year randomised clinical trial will compare two treatments for fibroids – benign growths in the womb sometimes causing swelling of the stomach, severe discomfort and heavy[Read More…]

Vice President Biden Announces Plan to Put One Million Advanced Technology Vehicles on the Road by 2015

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. Today, Vice President Biden, Chair of the Middle Class Task Force, took the “White House to Main Street Tour” to Greenfield, Indiana, where he visited leading manufacturer Ener1, Inc., which produces advanced lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles, grid energy storage and industrial electronics. In his[Read More…]

Attorney General Holder, Justice Department Officials Meet with Defending Childhood Representatives

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. Attorney General Eric Holder today met with Defending Childhood representatives from eight communities across the country to discuss local efforts to address children’s exposure to violence.  The week-long Defending Childhood meeting brought together the initiative’s eight demonstration sites for a series of presentations, peer-to-peer exchanges and dialogue[Read More…]

Senators Kirk and Durbin Co-Sponsor Legislation to Stop Dumping in Great Lakes

Experts estimate 24 billion gallons of sewage dumped into Great Lakes each year WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. In a display of bi-partisanship, Illinois’ two U.S. senators—Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Dick Durbin—introduced legislation in Congress late last night to protect the Great Lakes from sewage dumping into the lakes. The Great[Read More…]

The Land of Nod Recalls Status Furniture ‘Rosebud’ Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. 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…]

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