Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. The United States condemns the ongoing air assault by Syrian government forces on civilians, including the indiscriminate use of SCUD missiles and barrel bombs in and around Aleppo over the last week. The attacks over the weekend killed more than 300 people, many of them children.[Read More…]
Year: 2013
President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. President Obama today named 102 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. The winners will receive their[Read More…]
Operational Update for Healthcare.gov, December 23, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. From Julie Bataille, Director of CMS’ Office of Communications Today is a record day for HealthCare.gov and consumers seeking affordable health care options. As of 2:00 p.m. today, we’ve seen approximately 850,000 visits to HealthCare.gov – approximately five times higher than the same amount by that[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Muscle Growth Product
Product marketed as a dietary supplement contains potentially harmful synthetic steroids Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to immediately stop using a product called Mass Destruction, marketed as a dietary supplement for muscle growth. The product is labeled to contain at least[Read More…]
FDA Approves Tretten to Treat Rare Genetic Clotting Disorder
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tretten, Coagulation Factor XIII A-Subunit (Recombinant), the first recombinant product for use in the routine prevention of bleeding in adults and children who have a rare clotting disorder, known as congenital Factor XIII A-subunit deficiency. Congenital Factor[Read More…]
Revised Autism Screening Tool Offers More Precise Assessment
Testing during routine checkups indicates earlier diagnosis possible Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. An updated screening tool that physicians administer to parents to help determine if a very young child has autism has been shown to be much more accurate than earlier versions at identifying children who could benefit from further[Read More…]
More Partnerships Between Doctors and Hospitals Strengthen Coordinated Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
123 New Accountable Care Organizations Join Program to Improve Care for Medicare beneficiaries Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. Doctors, hospitals and other health care providers have formed 123 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, providing approximately 1.5 million more Medicare beneficiaries with access to high-quality coordinated care across the United[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence Improves in December 2013
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. Consumer confidence rebounded among households with incomes less than $75,000 in December, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) since 1946, the Surveys monitor consumer attitudes and expectations. Higher income households reported the same-sized[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on U.S. Government Contracting with Sweatshops
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The United States government has failed to ensure transparency and integrity in the government supply chain, and this has fostered international sweatshops and egregious labor law violations. We call on President Obama to end these appalling practices. The U.S. government is a major buyer at the[Read More…]
Energy Use of Cable, Satellite and Telephone Set-Top Boxes to Be Slashed, Saving Consumers $1 Billion Annually
NRDC Part of Historic Agreement with Cable, Satellite and Phone Companies to Use More Efficient Equipment SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013 — A voluntary agreement announced today by the Natural Resources Defense Council and other energy-efficiency advocates, the U.S. Department of Energy, the pay-TV industry; and equipment manufacturers will reduce[Read More…]
