Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing NORTH KOREA Leap Day Commitments / Security Council Resolutions / Sanctions ARGENTINA Diverse Energy Markets SYRIA Violence / Annan Plan / Sanctions / UN Monitors / Non-Lethal Assistance to Syrian Opposition SOUTH SUDAN Ambassador Lyman’s Meetings PAKISTAN Concerns about the Haqqani Network[Read More…]
Day: April 17, 2012
Gene Related To Head Size Also Linked To Parkinson’s Disease And Dementia
DOHA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012 — A physician and geneticist at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has had his research into head size published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. Dr. Dennis Mook-Kanamori’s research identified genes that influence head size and are related to Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Dr. Mook-Kanamori,[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces 60 Percent Reduction in License Types to Help Small Businesses Start and Expand in Chicago
Reforms Cut Chicago License Types from 117 to 49; Eliminates Unnecessary Red Tape, Establishes New Inspector Tools for Simpler, Smarter Licensing System that Better Serves All Small Businesses CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined small business owners to announce a new ordinance to make Chicago’s licensing system simpler[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Strongly Condemns Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Signing Law That Could Shut Down State’s Only Abortion Provider
Also Says ‘Personhood’ Amendment Passed by House Threatens Women’s Health NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America and leading women’s health supporters in Mississippi and around the nation today condemned Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant for signing a law that will effectively ban abortion in the state and threaten[Read More…]
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Hospitalization for Lung, Heart Disease
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Older adults may be at increased risk of being hospitalized for lung and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes following long-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first study to look[Read More…]
Positive Feelings May Help Protect Cardiovascular Health
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is known about how positive psychological characteristics are related to heart health. In the first and largest systematic review on this[Read More…]
AFL-CIO and Voto Latino Join Forces during Power Summit to Engage and Empower Latinos
Hundreds of young Latinos came together with labor, civic and community leaders during two-day event at University of Southern California Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012 – This past weekend, hundreds of young Latinos from across the country attended Voto Latino’s Power Summit to join labor, civic and community leaders in a[Read More…]
New Jersey’s Montclair Medical Marijuana Center Issued Permit to Begin Growing Crop Immediately
Patients and Advocates Cheer This Important Step Forward Trenton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Yesterday, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services issued a permit to Montclair-based Greenleaf Compassion Center to begin growing medicinal marijuana. Advocates, patients and families cheered this long-awaited act as an important step in the process[Read More…]
As World Leaders Call for End to War on Drugs, New White House Drug Strategy Doubles Down on Counterproductive Drug Policies
Drug Policy Alliance: Obama Administration’s Emphasis on Low-Level Drug Arrests, Trampling State Medical Marijuana Laws, and Supply-Side Interdiction Indistinguishable from Bush Administration Wshington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (more commonly known as the drug czar’s office) released its 2012 National Drug Control Strategy[Read More…]
Global Economic Outlook Slowly Improving But Remains Fragile, Says UN-Backed Report
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 April 2012. The prospects for the global economy are slowly improving, but growth is expected to be weak, especially in Europe, according to a United Nations-backed report released today. The 2012 World Economic Outlook, published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), added that unemployment in many advanced economies[Read More…]
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