NIH-funded scientists look at combined therapy, but call for further research Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. Combining the estrogen hormone estriol with Copaxone, a drug indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), may improve symptoms in patients with the disorder, according to preliminary results from[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Bush Officials Should Be Held Accountable for Post-9/11 Abuse and Religious Profiling, Attorneys Argue
New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal court of appeals to allow a case to go forward against high-level Bush administration officials alleged to have ordered the post-9/11 immigration sweeps, detention, and racial and religious profiling of Muslim, Arab, and South[Read More…]
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to Address Prairie State College Graduates at May 17 Commencement Ceremony
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will address the graduates and their guests at the 55th annual commencement ceremony at Prairie State College (PSC) on Saturday, May 17. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the Pioneer Fieldhouse, located on Vollmer road, north of the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Christopher Art Gallery Presenting ‘Graduate Exhibition +2’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Works of art from eight graduating Prairie State College (PSC) students is on display through Wednesday, May 21, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. “Graduate Exhibition +2” features works that include drawings, paintings,[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul Presents Two World-premiere Productions in Two Weeks
Inaugural 2013-14 season in new artistic home concludes with new work The Theatre School at DePaul will offer two world premiere productions, in each of the school’s new theatres, to conclude its 2013-2014 season. “The Scavengers” and “What Happened in Pinkville?” will be performed in the new LEED Gold building[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Applauds Passage of Crucial Bill for Veterans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) voted for H.R. 4486 – the 2015 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – which passed the House of Representatives. The bill would provide $158.2 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 7% more than in fiscal year 2014.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce First Phase of Schools to Receive Air Conditioning for Next School Year
57 Schools Across the City to Receive Air Conditioning this Summer in First Year of Five-Year CPS Capital Plan CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–MaY 1, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett yesterday announced the first phase of the five-year plan to provide air conditioning to every classroom. As part of this[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Continued Fight to Raise Wages
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. The Senate failed yesterday to increase the minimum wage. The rest of America marches forward, raising wages every way possible, utterly confident that we have history, economics, morality, and plain common sense on our side. Any political oligarch in America who thinks they won yesterday is[Read More…]
Chicago’s Petcoke Problem: City Council Ordinance Moves in the Right Direction
More Work to Be Done to Live Up to Mayor Emanuel’s Strong Words CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2014 – Chicago’s City Council today prohibited more oil refining waste storage sites from blighting the city’s neighborhoods, air and waterways with the passage of an ordinance aimed at banning new coal and petroleum coke[Read More…]
New Report on Central African Republic: Enough Project Finds Diamonds, Oil, Ivory, and Regional Interests are Behind Violence
Extensive Field Research Argues that the U.S., U.N. Must Help Cut Off Illicit Revenues of Violent Groups, Support a Comprehensive Peace Process Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. As violence grows in the Central African Republic, with fears of intensifying divisions and northern secession, the Enough Project released its first report on[Read More…]
