Nurses Cite Safe Staffing, Patient Care Concerns UCMC Bargaining Team CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Some 1,550 registered nurses who work at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) are preparing to hold a one-day strike April 30. UCMC will be preventing nurses from returning to work for an additional four days[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Workers Memorial Day 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 On Workers Memorial Day we commemorate all those who have perished on the job. No worker should be exposed to fatal injuries and illnesses at work, yet every day 150 men and women die from a work injury or occupational disease. Their deaths remind us that[Read More…]
Hearing in Public Interest Coalition’s Constitutional Challenge to Idaho’s Controversial ‘Ag Gag’ Law
Advocates Ask Court for Judgment in Suit Against Law That Silences Industry Whistle-Blowers BOISE –-(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. On Tuesday, April 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho will hear oral arguments from plaintiffs for a broad-based public interest coalition of national nonprofits, including the Animal Legal Defense[Read More…]
Volkswagen Group of America Recalls 6,204 Vehicles, April 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Golf, GTI, and Audi A3 vehicles. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing. CONSEQUENCE: If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle will not[Read More…]
Volkswagen Group of America Recalls 6,204 Vehicles, April 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Golf, GTI, and Audi A3 vehicles. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing. CONSEQUENCE: If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle will not[Read More…]
GM Recalls 1,207 Vehicles, April 27, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2015 SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured April 9, 2003, to June 26, 2003, 2004 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 8, 2003, to June 25, 2003, and 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles manufactured April 7, 2003, to June[Read More…]
Brain Balances Perception and Action When Caught in an Illusion
EUGENE, Ore. —(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015 — Two wrongs can make a right, at least in the world of visual perception and motor functioning, according to two University of Oregon brain scientists. In a two-experiment study, published last month in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, UO neuroscientists Paul Dassonville and[Read More…]
See Chicago Through the Original Photographic Lens at DePaul Art Museum’s ‘Liminal Infrastructure’ Exhibition May 14
This photo of the Chicago skyline called “Jardine Water Treatment Plant” was taken on Oct. 24, 2014 and is part of the upcoming exhibition, “Liminal Infrastructure” at DePaul Art Museum. Opening May 14, the photographs on display were taken with one of the largest pinhole cameras, the Liminal Camera, by[Read More…]
HHS Issues Final Recommendation for Community Water Fluoridation
Adjusted level seeks to maintain dental health benefits of fluoride Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released the final Public Health Service (PHS) recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. The new recommendation is for a single[Read More…]
Two Treatments Yield Similar Results for Children After Cardiac Arrest
NIH-funded research finds therapeutic hypothermia no more effective than normal temperature control Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. A large-scale, multicenter study has shown that emergency body cooling does not improve survival rates or reduce brain injury in infants and children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than normal temperature control. Therapeutic hypothermia,[Read More…]
