WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24 – A consumer watchdog group argued on Wednesday that the recent revelations about the diabetes drug Avandia underscore the need for the strong drug research provisions contained in the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress. Last Saturday, the Senate Finance Committee issued a report that claims[Read More…]
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AMA To President Obama And Summit Attendees: Medical Liability Reform Essential To Curbing Health Costs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. In advance of President Obama’s bipartisan health care summit, the American Medical Association (AMA) joined with more than 75 medical specialty societies to urge summit attendees to effectively address the broken medical liability system as part of health system reform. In a letter sent to the[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises in January
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health remained relatively stable in January. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) rose to 101.0 points in January, up slightly from a reading of 99.1 in December. The survey[Read More…]
HUMMER Sale to Tengzhong Cannot be Completed
DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. General Motors today announced that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) was unable to complete the acquisition of HUMMER. As a result, GM will begin the orderly wind-down of the HUMMER operations. “One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER,[Read More…]
Donations to CBHF by Feb. 28 Can Be Claimed on Your Tax Return
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. The deadline for taxpayers who want to claim individual donations to nonprofits providing Haiti earthquake relief on their US tax returns is Sunday, February 28. In January the Internal Revenue Service announced that individuals who itemize deductions to IRS-approved charities – such as the Clinton Bush[Read More…]
We Are The World 25 For Haiti – Official Video
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House Education and Labor Chairman Miller’s Statement on Inconsistent State Policies on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Education released information collected from states over the past six months on the state laws, regulations, policies and guidelines in place on preventing[Read More…]
Center On Halsted Hosts Silk Road Theatre Project March 16, 2010
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Center on Halsted presents actOUT with Silk Road Theatre Project; an intimate conversation with OUT playwright and Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and OUT stage director Steve Scott, discussing their World Premiere "The DNA Trail" A Genealogy of Short Plays about Ancestry, Identity, and Utter Confusion. Tuesday, March 16, 7pm-8:30pm[Read More…]
LGBT Seniors Program At Center On Halsted Receives One Year $475,000 Grant
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Congressman Mike Quigley announced on Tuesday, February 16, that SAGE Center on Halsted (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is to receive a grant from Health and Human Services. This one-year, $475,000 grant will fund special projects designed to enhance the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Mayor David Cicilline for U.S. Congress
Cicilline, who is openly gay, was twice elected as mayor of Providence. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the endorsement of Providence Mayor David Cicilline (D) in the 2010 U.S. House race for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional[Read More…]
