Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Vascular Solutions Inc. (VSI) has agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve allegations that it caused false claims to be submitted to federal health programs by marketing a medical device for the ablation (or sealing) of perforator veins without FDA approval and despite the failure of its[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Iraq Extradites Fugitive Defense Contractor to U.S. to Face Fraud Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. A Las Vegas-based former Department of Defense contractor has been extradited from Iraq to the United States to face fraud and conspiracy charges for attempting to bribe U.S. officials in order to secure government contracts for his companies. Metin Atilan, 54, is the first person extradited[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Presentation of the 2013 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014 – 3:18 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Hello! Hey! Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House. It has been 200 years since Dolley Madison saved the portrait of George Washington that hangs[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Town Hall with the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014 – 11:10 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. We’re just getting started here. Well, hello, everybody. (Applause.) Welcome to Washington. I know most of you are visiting our[Read More…]
Shameful: Illinois Politicos Co-sign Human Rights Violations, Say Counterprotesters
When top politicos abandon human rights, public should abandon them, say counterprotesters. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Israel’s supporters staged a rally today to defend the IDF’s wholesale assault on the people of Gaza — and counter-protesters were there to meet them. The counter-picket was organized to voice opposition to Israel’s ongoing[Read More…]
Why the New York Times’ Editorial Series Calling for Marijuana Legalization Is Such a Big Deal
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. The New York Times editorial board made history Sunday, as the first major national paper to call for an end to marijuana prohibition. And how they did it is half the story — with rare flash and panache, as well as the intellectual and moral substance[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Navy Casualty, July 28, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Yeshabel Villotcarrasco, 23, of Parma, Ohio, died as a result of a non-hostile incident June 19 aboard USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) while the ship was[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Feinstein & Gillibrand Question FDA About Efforts to Curb Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animals
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) sent a letter today to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg requesting information about the FDA’s efforts to curb the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production. “The use of antibiotics[Read More…]
NIH Scientists Find Six New Genetic Risk Factors for Parkinson’s Disease
Study shows power of combining big data analysis with cutting-edge genomic techniques Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Using data from over 18,000 patients, scientists have identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson’s disease, including six that had not been previously reported. The study, published in Nature Genetics,[Read More…]
New Directions for Returning Adults Information Session Scheduled at Prairie State College on August 12
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a New Directions information session for returning adult students from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the Conference Center on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The event is designed to[Read More…]
