Study succeeds at early diagnosis but suggests high risk of HIV infection for youth Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Januay 24, 2014. More than 30 percent of young males who had sex with other males and who were subsequently enrolled in a government treatment and research network were found to have high levels of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Congresswoman Duckworth Calls for Transit Benefits to be Restored in Schaumburg
SCHAUMBURG–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) met with commuters at the Schaumburg Metra station to raise awareness about the transit tax benefits that were cut on January 1st. Duckworth is a cosponsor and strong advocate for the Commuter Parity Act of 2013. This bipartisan legislation will restore the transit[Read More…]
Oklahoma Judge: Restrictions on Emergency Contraception Violate State Constitution
Oklahoma women will continue to have same access to safe and effective emergency contraception as other women across the U.S. OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Late yesterday, an Oklahoma district court judge permanently struck down an unconstitutional state law restricting women’s access to emergency contraception. Judge Lisa Davis ruled from the[Read More…]
New Minimally-Invasive Surgery Treats Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Custom-made stent spares patients the impact, recovery time of open surgery CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. Twelve years ago, a routine ultrasound found what Chicago resident Lou Casa could not feel — a tiny, pulsating, potentially fatal bulge in the part of the aorta passing through his stomach region called an abdominal[Read More…]
UN: WHO Boosts Hope on Pain Relief, Palliative Care
Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. The Executive Board of the World Health Organization on January 23, 2014 adopted a groundbreaking resolution urging countries to ensure access to pain medicines and palliative care for people with life-threatening illnesses. The resolution addresses the health needs of the 20 million people who die each year[Read More…]
Overwhelming Majority of Latinos Want Strong Presidential Action to Combat Climate Change, Poll Shows
Pollsters: In comparable surveys on Latino priorities, only immigration reform scored higher levels of intensity WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014 – An overwhelming majority of Latinos in the United States want strong presidential action to curb the threat of climate change, according to new poll conducted for the Natural Resources Defense Council[Read More…]
Californians at Risk of Fracking Pollution Because of New Fracking Law
Judge rules that passage of California’s Senate Bill 4 stops environmental review case Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled that a 2013 law put a stop to a lawsuit designed to force the state of California to examine the environmental effects of the highly controversial[Read More…]
Union Membership Rate in 2013 is 11.3%, the Same as in 2012
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. In 2013, the union membership rate–the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions–was 11.3 percent, the same as in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.5 million, was[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, January 24, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Supreme Court Hears Landmark Union Case Involving Home Health Care Workers This week, U.S. Supreme Court heard Harris vs. Quinn, a case concerning in-home care providers who work with Medicaid patients, and their right to unionize. In response to high turnover rates and low wages amongst[Read More…]
Circular Economy Can Generate US$ 1 Trillion Annually by 2025
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–24 January 2014 – Over US$1 trillion a year could be generated by 2025 for the global economy and 100,000 new jobs created within the next five years if companies focused on encouraging the build-up of “circular” supply chains to increase the rate of recycling, reuse and remanufacture. This[Read More…]
