Contact investigation under way; risk to other travelers considered extremely low Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. The CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have confirmed a diagnosis of Lassa fever in a person returning to the United States from West Africa. The patient was admitted to a hospital in[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
GSU’s Mascot Search Comes Down to Just Four
It’s the Mascot Match-up: The Final Showdown University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014 – After receiving over 400 suggestions, Governors State University has narrowed its choices for an official mascot down to four: the Bengals, the Prairie Wolves, the Jaguars and the Gladiators. The university is soliciting the help of current[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on National Minority Health Month 2014
Prevention is Power: Join us in Taking Action for Health Equity Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. In April, we commemorate National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minorities. This year’s theme – “Prevention is Power: Taking Action for Health Equity”[Read More…]
Hummingbird Evolution Soared After Invading South America 22 Million Years Ago
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. A newly constructed family tree of the hummingbirds, published yesterday in the journal Current Biology, tells a story of a unique group of birds that originated in Europe, passed through Asia and North America, and ultimately found its Garden of Eden in South America 22 million years[Read More…]
Medicaid Enrollment Grows by More Than 3 Million, April 4, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Because of the Affordable Care Act, 7.1 million people have signed up for quality, affordable, private health insurance options in the Health Insurance Marketplace through March 31. And, according to a new CMS report released today, 3[Read More…]
NRDC: Coast Guard Report on Shell Debacle Underscores Danger of Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)-April 4, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s long-awaited report on the 2012 grounding of Shell Oil’s Kulluk drill rig near Kodiak Island, Alaska underscores the serious threats posed by drilling in the Arctic Ocean, the Natural Resources Defense Council said. The 152-page report said Shell’s reckless and failed attempt[Read More…]
U.S. Coast Guard Releases Report of Investigation into the Grounding of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Kulluk
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday released the report of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the mobile offshore drilling unit Kulluk on the eastern coast of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Dec. 31, 2012. A series of events contributed to the causal factors that resulted in the grounding[Read More…]
Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus Has Underground Sea
Inside Enceladus EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2014. Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has an underground sea of liquid water, according to the international Cassini spacecraft. Understanding the interior structure of 500 km-diameter Enceladus has been a top priority of the Cassini mission since plumes of ice and water vapour were discovered jetting from[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, April 4, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. Paul Ryan’s April Fools’ Day Budget Would Cut Medicare Dramatically On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released another Republican budget proposal – this one for the 2015 fiscal year – that would slash programs that benefit seniors in order to cut taxes for[Read More…]
UN Deplores ‘Abhorrent’ Attack on International Journalists in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2014 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned the “abhorrent” attack on two international journalists working for the Associated Press today which left one dead and the other wounded. Photographer Anja Niedringhaus and reporter Kathy Gannon were shot in the Tani district of Khost[Read More…]
