Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. A study that followed children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood found nearly 30 percent of them continued to have ADHD at age 27, and more than half had another psychiatric disorder. The study, “Mortality, ADHD, and Psychosocial Adversity in Adults With Childhood[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Survivors of Japanese Quake Suffer Violence, Exploitation
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Although she lives alone, the Japanese woman keeps a large pair of men’s shoes near her front door—part of her strategy to scare away stalkers. She began feeling threatened by unwanted visitors after she lost her home two years ago in Japan’s horrific triple disaster—the earthquake[Read More…]
Early Warning System Provides Four-month Forecast of Malaria Epidemics in Northwest India
A female Anopheles stephensi mosquito, which transmits malaria in western India. Photo courtesy of Kedar Bhide. ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean can be used to accurately forecast, by up to four months, malaria epidemics thousands of miles away in northwestern India, a[Read More…]
Seven Genetic Risk Factors Found to be Associated with Common Eye Disorder
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. The discovery of seven new regions of the human genome associated with macular degeneration could help scientists better understand who reaches the most severe stages of the disorder, says a University of Michigan researcher. Gonçalo Abecasis, the Felix Moore Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics at the University[Read More…]
The Global Commission on Drug Policy Convenes a Regional Conference in Mexico City on March 6th and 7th
Latin America: Time for a Positive Agenda on Citizen Security, Drug Policies and Arms Control NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2013 – As Latin America finds itself at the epicenter of the contemporary citizen security and drug policy debate, the Global Commission on Drug Policy is convening the Regional Forum: Citizen Security,[Read More…]
Working Families to Hold Events to Repeal Sequester
Since Election Nearly 300 Events Held and 16,000 Calls Made to Stop Republican Hostage-Takers March 20th actions will urge Congress to repeal sequester, close tax loopholes for corporations and richest 2%, Stop benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2013. As harmful automatic spending cuts take[Read More…]
President Obama to Nominate Gina McCarthy as EPA Administrator; Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary
NRDC: McCarthy’s experience, skills crucial as nation continues to confront critical threats to public health and welfare; Dr. Moniz’s hands-on experience and expertise will help advance a clean energy future. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013 – President Obama today is expected to announce his nomination of Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Gina[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Carol Browner on Gina McCarthy’s Nomination for EPA Administrator
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Today as Gina McCarthy was nominated as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator, the Center for American Progress released the following statement from CAP Distinguished Senior Fellow Carol M. Browner, former EPA administrator and former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change[Read More…]
John Podesta on the Nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as OMB Director
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. With today’s nomination by President Barack Obama of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Center for American Progress released the following statement by CAP Chair and former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta: I applaud[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Department of Revenue: Arrest of Chicago Gas Station Owner Made in Larges Sales Tax Fraud Case
Ongoing Operation Nets Nearly $75 Million from Gas Station Owners in Unpaid Sales Tax Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) on Friday announced the arrest of a Chicago area gas station owner for defrauding the state of more than $975,000 in gasoline[Read More…]
