Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who have received at least one previous therapy. CLL is a rare blood and bone marrow disease that usually gets worse slowly over time, causing[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Americans for Safe Access: Congress Calls on President Obama to Use His Authority to Reclassify Marijuana
Letter signed by eighteen federal legislators says marijuana’s current status “makes no sense” Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. Eighteen Members of Congress joined together today in calling on President Obama to use his authority to reclassify marijuana from its current position as a dangerous drug, alongside heroin and LSD, with no[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer, 17 Members of Congress send letter asking Obama to Reschedule Marijuana
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) along with 17 other members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to President Obama asking him to direct Attorney General Eric Holder to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, as is permitted by 21 U.S.C. § 811. “You[Read More…]
Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Toyota Prius, RAV4, Tacoma and Lexus RX 350 Vehicles
TORRANCE, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2014 – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it is advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of plans to conduct voluntary safety recalls of approximately 700,000 Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles and, combined, approximately 260,000 Model Year 2012 Toyota RAV4, 2012-2013 Toyota Tacoma,[Read More…]
Graco Announces Recall of Certain Models of Child Seat Harness Buckles
Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2014. Potential Problem: As part of our continuous product testing and improvement process, Graco identified that food and dried liquids that can make some harness buckles progressively more difficult to open over time or become stuck in the latched position. Therefore, Graco has decided to conduct a voluntary[Read More…]
Local Physician Indicted on Charges of Healthcare Fraud
ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. A suspended Rockford physician was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of healthcare fraud. CHARLES S. DEHANN, 59, of Belvidere, Ill., was charged with nine counts of engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare. The indictment alleges that DeHaan, a physician licensed in Illinois,[Read More…]
Two Men Charged With $983,000 Investment Fraud Scheme
ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. A Rockford man and a California man were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Rockford on fraud charges. TODD C. SMITH, 46, of Rockford, was charged with seven counts of mail fraud and ten counts of wire fraud, and TRAVIS OLIVER, 36, of Tremecula, Cal.,[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Warner Urge Establishment of Merchant and Retail Industry Information Sharing Analysis Center
MRI-ISAC Would Enable Stores and Businesses to Protect from Cyber Threats WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Edith Ramirez to request the establishment of a Merchant and Retail Industry Information Sharing Analysis Center (MRI-ISAC), which would enable stores[Read More…]
Department of Interior Announces Ban on Commercial Trade of Ivory as Part of Overall Effort to Combat Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking
Ban Addresses Serious and Urgent Conservation and Global Security Threat Posed by Illegal Trade in Wildlife, Including African Elephants and Rhinoceros WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. Following today’s release of the Obama Administration’s National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S. Fish[Read More…]
Department of Interior Releases First National Interactive Map of Onshore Wind Turbines
USGS Scientific Tool to Aid Landscape-Level Planning, Responsible Renewable Energy Development, Support Climate Action Plan WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. As part of the President’s Climate Action Plan to move the economy toward clean energy sources, reduce carbon pollution and create jobs, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle today[Read More…]
