WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. This week the House Agriculture Committee is expected to mark up and vote on a bill that would take away the right of states to label food with genetically modified ingredients, or GMOs. According to EWG, the latest draft of the measure shows it to be[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Rep. Givson: ‘We Need to do Better’ for Lyme Disease
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. The House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a sweeping medical research bill that makes specific provisions for Lyme disease. New York Congressman Chris Gibson mentioned Lyme disease in his one-minute speech asking Congress to approve the measure. View the video at: http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4543892/rep-chris-gibson-speaks-support-hr-6-21st-century-cures-act[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Clemency to 46 People, Will Make Big Push for Criminal Justice Reform This Week
Obama to Address Mass Incarceration at NAACP Convention Tomorrow and Become First President to Visit a Prison on Thursday Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 people incarcerated in federal prison. This follows the commutation of eight people incarcerated in federal prison for drug[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Schizophrenia and as an Add on to an Antidepressant to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. On July 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole) tablets to treat adults with schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment to an antidepressant medication to treat adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder affecting[Read More…]
Rosetta: Preparing for Perihelion
Comet around perihelion EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015. Rosetta’s investigations of its comet are continuing as the mission teams count down the last month to perihelion – the closest point to the Sun along the comet’s orbit – when the comet’s activity is expected to be at its highest. Rosetta has been[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Celebrate New Playgrounds in Avalon as Part of Chicago Plays! Playground Renovation Program
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Michael P. Kelly and Alderman Michelle Harris joined community members yesterday to celebrate the completion of two refurbished playgrounds at DeBow Park and Lorraine Dixon Park in the Avalon neighborhood as part of Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Plays! program.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Launches Destination: Chicago Mobile Van to Bring Computers and Computer Learning to Underserved Neighborhoods This Summer
Project powered by Chicago City of Learning and sponsored by Best Buy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael P. Kelly were joined today by 75 Park District summer campers at Columbus Park to launch a program to fill opportunity gaps in underserved neighborhoods. As[Read More…]
Use of More Distinct, Temporary Names For Newborns Decreases Wrong Patient Errors
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. When babies are born, hospitals often assign generic, temporary first names to infants under their care such as Babyboy or Babygirl. These temporary names become especially problematic when newborns are admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), where a large number of patients may[Read More…]
Only Half of Children Receive Appropriate X-Ray to Detect Possible Child Abuse
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. In children who are being evaluated for possible child abuse, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that physicians order a skeletal survey – or radiographical examination of the entire skeleton – to look for fractures that require medical treatment, as well as to document[Read More…]
HHS Targets Funding, Programs to Help Older People Reduce the Risk of Falling
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. As part of the White House Conference on Aging, the Administration on Aging (AoA), a component of the Administration for Community Living, announced the award of $4 million in new grants to significantly expand falls prevention efforts. The funding will reach communities in seven states over[Read More…]
