Day: July 25, 2017

HIV drugs, AIDS

WHO Urges Action Against HIV Drug Resistance Threat

Geneva-(ENEWSPF)- WHO alerts countries in HIV drug resistance report 2017 to the increasing trend of resistance to HIV drugs detailed in a report based on national surveys conducted in several countries. The Organization warns that this growing threat could undermine global progress in treating and preventing HIV infection if early and effective[Read More…]

Chicago City Hall

City of Chicago Still Obeys Immigration Detainers Even as Courts Around the Country Find Them Unconstitutional

Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance continues to turn certain immigrants over to ICE, leaving many immigrants without protection and the city vulnerable to lawsuits for violations of constitutional rights. Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2017.  Under Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance, Chicago Police officers can hold certain immigrants past their release date in[Read More…]

Jane Crow

In Case You Missed It: NY Times and DPA: Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017 New York Times Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow,’ By: STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG, July 21, 2017 Maisha Joefield thought she was getting by pretty well as a young single mother in Brooklyn, splurging on her daughter, Deja, even though money[Read More…]

Intersex Children

United States: Harmful Surgery on Intersex Children

Medically Unnecessary Operations Risk Lifelong Suffering Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017 – Doctors in the United States continue to perform medically unnecessary surgeries that can inflict permanent harm on intersex children, Human Rights Watch and interACT said in a report released today. Despite decades of controversy over the procedures, doctors operate on[Read More…]

Roscoe Village Corridor

Mayor Emanuel Cuts Ribbon on Western/Belmont Improvement Project

The Redevelopment Project Removes 60 Year Old Viaduct to Enhance Traffic Flow and Pedestrian Safety along the Roscoe Village Corridor CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday joined Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld to cut the ribbon on the completed Western Ave. Corridor Improvement Project. Key to the[Read More…]

Truvada

In Adolescents, Oral Truvada and Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention are Safe, Acceptable

NIH-funded clinical trials are first of their kind to include younger adolescent girls. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017. A monthly vaginal ring and a daily oral tablet, both containing anti-HIV drugs, were safe and acceptable in studies of adolescents, two teams of investigators reported today at the 9th IAS Conference on[Read More…]

pesticides

Bill To Ban Chlorpyrifos Unveiled in Senate

Chlorpyrifos is linked to long-term damage in children’s developing brains Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017. Today, Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kamala Harris (D-CA) , Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) unveiled a first-of-its-kind bill that would[Read More…]

stolen guns

Center for American Progress Report Offers State-by-State Look into Surging Number of Stolen Firearms in America

Washington, D.C.  —(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2017.  Today, a new report from the Center for American Progress provides state-by-state numbers on the scope of gun thefts in America, revealing a staggering number of stolen guns nationwide and finding that a gun is stolen in the U.S. every two minutes. Contributing to an[Read More…]

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