Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. Researchers have long known that dopamine, a brain chemical that plays important roles in the control of normal movement, and in pleasure, reward and motivation, also plays a central role in substance abuse and addiction. In a new study conducted in animals, scientists found that a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
NIH Funds New Research Toward an HIV Cure
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. Three research teams focused on developing strategies that could help to rid the body of HIV are receiving grants totaling more than $14 million a year, for up to five years, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]
HHS and States Move to Establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Give Americans the Same Insurance Choices as Members of Congress
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a framework to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges, state-based competitive marketplaces where individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase affordable private health insurance and have the same insurance choices as members[Read More…]
Kirk Introduces Legislation Requiring Military Commission Trials for Foreign Terrorists Seized Abroad
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Juy 11, 2011. Following the transfer of Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, a Somali-based terrorist, to New York City for civilian trial, United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today announced legislation requiring Military Commission trials for foreign terrorists. Military Commissions were used by Presidents Lincoln and Roosevelt – and President Obama recently approved[Read More…]
Top UN Envoy Offers World Body’s Assistance After Deadly Blast in Cyprus
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 July 2011. Lisa Buttenheim, Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Cyprus The United Nations envoy for Cyprus voiced sadness at the loss of life in the deadly explosion at a naval base in the south of the country earlier today, adding that the UN mission has offered to[Read More…]
Research Links Mixture of Old and Current Pesticides in the Environment to Developmental Effects
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. The findings of a research team suggest that the concentrations of the banned but still persistent insecticide chlordane and the widely used insecticide permethrin in cord blood may be associated with inflammatory cytokines (signaling molecules of the nervous and immune system important to intercellular communication) in[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for July 11, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Park Forest Artist Wins Top Honors at Midwest’s Oldest Juried Art Fair
Park Forest artist Michael Weiss received the 2011 Nettie Hart Awards for Crafts. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Local artist Michael Weiss of Park Forest is the recipient of the Nettie Hart Award for Crafts, presented in honor of Nettie Hart, a key supporter in the early days of The 57th[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, June 10, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker, 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died July 9 in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He[Read More…]
Just A Lazy Afternoon At The Park Forest Aqua Center
Children and adults enjoy the cool in the wading pool. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- My HTC Evo smart phone shows the temperature at 90 degrees F, showing an unclouded sun shimmering on my screen. Seems fairly accurate as I sit just to the west of the children’s wading[Read More…]
