Month: January 2015

Pharmacist Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Attempting to Weaponize Deadly Toxins and Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. A licensed pharmacist was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for attempting to weaponize the lethal toxins ricin and abrin and for possessing a prohibited flask intending to use it to manufacture illegal narcotics, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey[Read More…]

Los Angeles Pharmaceutical Company Barred from Distributing Unapproved Prebiotic Feminine Health Care Products

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. The Department of Justice today announced the entry of a consent decree of permanent injunction involving pharmaceutical company, Laclede Inc. and its president, Michael A. Pellico, concerning the distribution of unapproved over-the-counter vaginal drug products made by the company. The consent decree, approved by U.S. District[Read More…]

Ocean Shipping Executive Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing on Ocean Shipping Services for Cars and Trucks

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. An executive of Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to 18 months in a U.S. prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers and rig bids of international ocean shipping services for roll-on, roll-off cargo, such[Read More…]

Businesses Are Ready to Hire More Americans Now Than at Any Point Since 2001

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  Six years after the financial crisis, America’s resurgence is real and beginning to touch more and more lives across the country. As the President said, “With a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, and booming energy production, we have risen from the recession freer to write our[Read More…]

White House Honors the 2015 School Counselor of the Year

First Lady Michelle Obama and actor and singer Connie Britton, right, applaud as Counselor of the Year Cory Notestine, a school counselor at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colo., delivers remarks during the Counselor of the Year event in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 30, 2015. (Official[Read More…]

Remarks by the First Lady at Got Your Six Screenwriters Event – Conversation on the Power of Telling Veterans’ Stories

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015- 11:21 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Good morning.  (Applause.)  Thank you all.  Thanks so much.  You all, rest yourselves.  We want you well-rested so you can get to work on this initiative. I want to start by thanking Chris for that wonderful introduction, for his leadership of[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on Precision Medicine

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015 – 11:19 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you so much, Elana, for that wonderful introduction.  Let me just be clear, when I was 19, I was not doing genetic testing.  (Laughter.)  When I met Elana at the White House Science Fair last year, she tried[Read More…]

FDA Expands Uses of Vyvanse to Treat Binge-eating Disorder

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved uses of Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) to treat binge-eating disorder in adults. The drug is the first FDA-approved medication to treat this condition. In binge-eating disorder, patients have recurrent episodes of compulsive overeating during which they[Read More…]

Transportation Secretary Foxx Urges Fans to Play It Safe and Designate a Sober Driver on Super Bowl Sunday

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  With football fans across the country preparing to watch and celebrate Sunday’s Super Bowl with friends and family, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reminds fans to enjoy the festivities responsibly and designate a driver if they intend to drink. “My team won’t be in[Read More…]

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