Celebrating Hubble’s silver anniversary EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2015. This glittering tapestry of young stars exploding into life in a dramatic fireworks display has been released today to celebrate 25 incredible years of the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA/ESA Hubble was launched into orbit by the Space Shuttle on 24 April 1990.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
One-Third of Baltimore Residents Can’t Afford Ever-Increasing Water Rates
DPW targets city’s low-income families before commercial accounts Baltimore, MD —(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. A Food & Water Watch research brief released today finds that Baltimore’s current water shutoff campaign is indicative of bigger issues for the city: one-third of the city’s residents cannot afford water and sewer service. Because of[Read More…]
RB Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain Cold, Flu and Sinus Over-the-counter Medications
Parsippany, NJ-(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. RB (formerly Reckitt Benckiser) has recalled certain lots of liquid bottles of MUCINEX® FAST-MAX® Night Time Cold & Flu; MUCINEX® FAST-MAX® Cold & Sinus; MUCINEX® FAST-MAX® Severe Congestion & Cough and MUCINEX® FAST-MAX® Cold, Flu & Sore Throat because the over-the-counter medications, which correctly label the[Read More…]
Two Men Arrested For Conspiracy To Manufacture Marijuana In Rockford Warehouse On 11Th Street
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. Two Chicago area men were arrested yesterday after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Rockford and charged with conspiring to manufacture, possess and distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants. Arrested were: GEORGE H. BACUS, 51, of Niles, Ill., and JEREMIAH N. CLEMENT, 37, of[Read More…]
West Dundee Man Indicted For Allegedly Receiving And Possessing Child Pornography
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. A federal grand jury returned a two count indictment charging BRUCE H. NIGGEMANN with receiving and possessing child pornography, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Niggemann, 65, of West Dundee, was indicted April 16 on one count of receiving and one count of possessing child pornography,[Read More…]
Interventions Can Help Children Be at Ease Swallowing Pills
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 29015. Children frequently have problems swallowing pills. One study found that more than 50 percent of children were unable to swallow a standard size pill or capsule. The authors of the review article, “Effectiveness of Pediatric Pill Swallowing Interventions: A Systematic Review,” appearing in the[Read More…]
Unimmunized Infants at Higher Risk of Hepatitis B
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Timely immunoprophylaxis shortly after birth and completion of the hepatitis B vaccine series prevents most transmission of perinatal hepatitis B virus. In the study, “Outcomes of Infants Born to Women Infected With Hepatitis B,” in the May 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online April[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Joins Guinta, Lujan Grisham & Buchanan to Reintroduce the Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 to End Horse Slaughter
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after the reintroduction of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act: “I am pleased to join Representatives Guinta, Lujan Grisham and Buchanan in reintroducing the SAFE Act (H.R. 1942). This critically important legislation would help us end the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Releases Issue Briefs That Analyze Current State of U.S.-Israeli Relations and Recent Israeli Election Results
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tour the Iron Dome defense system in Tel Aviv on March 20, 2013. SOURCE: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. The Center for American Progress is releasing a pair of issue briefs that analyze the current state of relations[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Attorneys Praise Gitmo Closure Plan, Caution Need for DOD to Get on Board, Stop Holding Up Efforts
New York –-(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to a front-page story in The Washington Post about the Obama administration’s plans to close the Guantanamo prison camp: We are encouraged by the Obama administration’s restated commitment to closing the prison before the[Read More…]
