Medical groups team up to educate families on how to prevent dog bites Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015. The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and the American Academy of Pediatrics have joined forces with the U.S. Postal Service, non-profit community, insurance industry and veterinarians to educate the public that[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Why We Need to Defeat the Trade Bills
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015 This is a critical week in Congress, with the Senate and likely the House poised to take up Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), a bill to provide “fast track” authority – not just to the current President but to whomever next sits in the White House. I[Read More…]
Prairie State College Foundation Hosting Annual Scholarship Classic Golf and Tennis Outing on June 1
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015. The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation is hosting the 22nd Annual Scholarship Classic on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. All proceeds from the event will benefit student scholarships at PSC. The cost for the golf outing is $200 per golfer, and[Read More…]
Microchip Captures clusters of Circulating Tumor Cells – NIH Study
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. Researchers have developed a microfluidic chip that can capture rare clusters of circulating tumor cells, which could yield important new insights into how cancer spreads. The work was funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health.[Read More…]
International Treaty Bans Pentachlorophenal, U.S. Continues Use on Utility Poles and Railroad Ties
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. Delegates from more than 90 countries took the unprecedented step of voting last week for a global ban on pentachlorophenol (penta) – a proven toxic pesticide and contaminant found in wildlife and human biomonitoring studies worldwide. The historic vote came at the combined meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam,[Read More…]
Marines Killed in Nepal Helo Crash Identified, Recovered
KATHMANDU, Nepal–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015 – Joint Task Force 505 officials yesterday identified the six U.S. Marines who were killed along with two Nepalese soldiers when their UH-1Y Huey helicopter went down in the mountains of Nepal May 12. The fallen Marines are: Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, 29, a UH-1Y pilot[Read More…]
Joint Press Availability With Secretary of State Kerry and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, May 18, 2015
Seoul, South Korea–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We’re now on. We would like to start this joint – with Foreign Minister Yun and Secretary Kerry, the speeches by both ministers, and also we would like to have a Q&A session later. First of all, I would like to listen[Read More…]
Administrator and Biller of Illinois Physician Group Convicted in $4.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. A federal jury in Chicago on May 15, 2015, convicted the administrator and biller of a Schaumburg, Illinois, in-home visiting physician group for their participation in a $4.5 million health care fraud scheme that included billing Medicare for services rendered to patients who were dead and services[Read More…]
White House Launching the Police Data Initiative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. By: Megan Smith and Roy L. Austin, Jr. Today, the President is in Camden to talk about the promising progress that city is making in enhancing community policing. Last December, President Obama launched the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to better understand specific policing challenges and[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on the 2015 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2015 My father taught me the simple notion that everyone, everywhere is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. When it comes to LGBT people, that simple proposition has been painfully difficult to accomplish over the years. But in the last decade, thanks to the astounding bravery of[Read More…]
