Day: June 8, 2017

cannabis tincture

Study: Cannabis Extracts Associated With Reduced ADHD Symptoms

London, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2017.  The administration of whole-plant cannabis extracts is associated with improvements in cognition and behavior in subjects with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology. British scientists conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluating[Read More…]

Senator Dick Durbin

Senator Durbin Statement on Comey Testimony to Intel Committee

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2017. U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee: The question for the American people is: who do you trust? Director Comey kept extensive records of what the President asked of[Read More…]

discovered ecosystem

Lost Ecosystem Found Buried in Mud of Southern California Coastal Waters

Geological methods provide insights into recent ecological transitions Shells from muddy sediment collected on the western Palos Verdes shelf off the coast of southern California. The shells are from the scallop Chlamys hastata. Courtesy of: Prof. Susan Kidwell CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2017  By: Steve Koppes Paleontologists investigating the sea bed off[Read More…]

Senator Tammy Duckworth

Senator Duckworth Statement on Former FBI Director James Comey’s Senate Intelligence Committee Testimony

WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2017.  U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee this morning: “Mr. Comey’s testimony about the President’s behavior should concern any American who respects the basic rule of law and our democratic institutions.[Read More…]

FDA

FDA Requests Removal of Opana ER for Risks Related to Opiod Abuse

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2017. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested that Endo Pharmaceuticals remove its opioid pain medication, reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride), from the market. After careful consideration, the agency is seeking removal based on its concern that the benefits of the drug may no longer[Read More…]

Zika virus

CDC Analysis of Data from US Territories Finds Serious Birth Defects in About 1 in 12 Fetuses or Infants of Pregnant Women with Zika Infection in First Trimester

Report notes more than 120 pregnancies resulted in Zika-associated birth defects Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 8, 2017. In the U.S. territories, 5 percent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity[Read More…]

Indivisible Chicago

Indivisible Chicago Calls for Impeachment Proceedings to Begin in Response to the Testimony of James Comey Before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—June 8, 2017. Indivisible Chicago released the following statement in response to Former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. “Based on James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, there is no question that President Trump committed obstruction of justice[Read More…]

Illinois Executive Mansion

Democratic Gubernatorial Forum Sunday in Matteson

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)-UPDATED- June 8, 2017 3:39 PM (CST).  A Gubernatorial Forum will be held at the Holiday Inn Chicago Matteson Conference Center on Sunday, June 11, from 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m.   All five candidates — Daniel Biss, Chris Kennedy, Robert Daiber, JB Pritkzker, and Ameya Pawa – have[Read More…]

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