En Route Buffalo, New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013 – 9:48 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining on what promises to be an exciting two-day bus tour through New York and Pennsylvania. I’m joined this morning by the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, who can answer your[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Governors State University Addiction Studies Alumni Club to Host Recovery Walk
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013 – In celebration of National Recovery Month, the Governors State University Addictions Studies Alumni Club will sponsor their second annual Walk for Recovery on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Governors State University. The Walk for Recovery is designed to honor individuals in recovery or who are seeking[Read More…]
FDA Safety Notice: Do Not Purchase or Use Ortiga – Contains Hidden Drug Ingredient
Ortiga, an unapproved product promoted for a variety of health conditions and sold on multiple websites, including Ebay, and in some retail stores Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Ortiga, an unapproved product promoted for a variety[Read More…]
Fall Registration Still in Progress for a Wide Range of ‘Late Start Classes at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2013. Registration for the 2013 Fall Semester at South Suburban College is still in progress for a wide range of “Late Start Classes.” Prospective students are encouraged to register soon for these 12-week courses, set to begin on Monday, September 16, 2013. The “Late Start Classes”[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on College Affordability — Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013 – 11:23 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Buffalo! (Applause.) Hello, Bulls! (Applause.) Well, it is good to be back in Buffalo, good to be back in the north. (Applause.) I want to begin by making sure we all thank Silvana for the wonderful introduction. Give[Read More…]
Big Win for ‘Gaymers’ – Blogger Surrenders Bogus Trademark Claim
Legal Threats Dropped in Battle Over Term to Describe Gay Gamers San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. In a big win for gay gamers around the world, a blogger has surrendered his bogus trademark claim on the word ‘gaymer,’ freeing online forums, conventions, and others to use the descriptive term without fear[Read More…]
Protein-based Urine Test Predicts Kidney Transplant Outcomes
NIH-funded study provides more evidence supporting development of noninvasive tests Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Levels of a protein in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can distinguish those at low risk of developing kidney injury from those at high risk, a study suggests. The results also suggest that low levels[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Chronic Alcohol Use Shifts Brain’s Control of Behavior
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Chronic alcohol exposure leads to brain adaptations that shift behavior control away from an area of the brain involved in complex decision-making and toward a region associated with habit formation, according to a new study conducted in mice by scientists at the National Institutes of Health.[Read More…]
Impacted Citizens and Environmental Leaders Speak Out On BLM Fracking Rules
At close of comment period, over 900,000 flood Obama administration with comments Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. The public comment period closes tomorrow for the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) second version of its Proposed “Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands” rule. BLM rules[Read More…]
Clean Energy Supporters Descend on Edison Headquarters Protesting Utility Lobby’s Attacks on Rooftop Solar
Protest comes on heels of SoCal Edison demanding removal of video exposing utility lobby’s efforts to squelch growth of statewide solar panel initiatives LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Yesterday, a coalition of clean energy supporters – including Presente.org, the Sierra Club, and ChiCCCAA – rallied outside Southern California Edison’s headquarters in[Read More…]
