Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2013. Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the launch of The Safe HelpRoom created in response to Safe Helpline users who identified a need for peer support services. The new service allows victims of sexual assault to participate in group chat sessions to connect with and[Read More…]
Year: 2013
State Department Submits Country Reports on Terrorism 2012 to Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. On May 30, 2013, the State Department submitted Country Reports on Terrorism 2012 to the U.S. Congress as required by law. This report, available on www.state.gov/j/ct, provides the Department of State’s annual assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that occurred from January 1 to[Read More…]
Manssor Arbabsiar Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiring with Iranian Military Officials to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Manssor Arbabsiar, aka “Mansour Arbabsiar,” was sentenced today in New York City federal court to 25 years in prison for participating in a plot to murder the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. while the Ambassador was in the U.S., announced John Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action to Stop Florida Company from Engaging in Illegal Debt-relief Practices
Bureau Alleges Company’s Conduct is Abusive and Deceptive WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today filed a complaint in a federal district court against a Florida debt-relief company that misled consumers across the country and charged illegal fees for their services. The Bureau plans to submit[Read More…]
Anti-smoking Ads Increase Odds of Quitting in 14 Countries
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Awareness of anti-smoking messages on television, radio, or billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, significantly increased the odds that current smokers intend to quit in 14 of 17 countries surveyed, according to a study released in this week’s Morbidity[Read More…]
One in Five Americans Report Visiting Emergency Room at Least Once in the Past Year
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. In 2011, 20 percent of U.S. adults reported at least one emergency room visit in the past year, and 7 percent reported two or more visits, according to Health, United States, 2012, the government’s annual, comprehensive report on American’s health. The 36th annual report is now[Read More…]
MRSA Study Slashes Deadly Infections in Sickest Hospital Patients
Bloodstream infections cut by more than 40 percent in study of over 74,000 patients Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in ICUs.[Read More…]
Salvadoran Supreme Court Denies Woman Life-Saving Abortion
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. The Supreme Court in El Salvador ruled today that a woman facing serious health complications in her pregnancy cannot have an abortion that could save her life. “Beatriz,” a 22-year-old Salvadoran woman who is five months pregnant and suffering from complications related to lupus and kidney disease,[Read More…]
Older Drivers More Likely to Buy New Vehicles
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Adults under 50 have long been the ideal target group for advertisers, but when it comes to buying new vehicles, older consumers may be a marketer’s best bet, says a University of Michigan researcher. Michael Sivak, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, examined the[Read More…]
Nano-engineering Boosts Efficiency of Materials That Convert Waste Heat to Electrical Energy
The dark spots show quantum dots within a thermoelectric material. University of Michigan researchers devised a way to increase the heat-to-energy conversion by 200 percent and the electrical conductivity of their material by 43 percent. Thermoelectric materials can convert waste heat to electricity. Photo courtesy of Pierre Ferdinand P. Poudeu.[Read More…]
