CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. Courtney Makowksi, a 22-year-old pharmacy student at Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus, has been selected to sit on the University’s Board of Trustees for a two-year term beginning July 1. Makowksi of Naperville is the first student ever from the College of Pharmacy to be selected for the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Classification System Could Improve Tracking of Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Despite gains made by the “Back to Sleep” campaigns launched in the 1990s, sudden unexpected infant death – or SUID – remains a significant risk for infants, and rates have not improved in the past decade. Classifying and tracking the causes of these deaths[Read More…]
Rotavirus Vaccine Prevents 1.5 Million Health Care Visits Since 2006
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Rotavirus vaccines have reduced the number of children hospitalized for severe rotavirus-associated diarrhea by as much as 94 percent in some years, according to research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, “Rotavirus Vaccines and Health Care Utilization forDiarrhea in the[Read More…]
Founder’s Blog: The Gift from Obama
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. By Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Director Many marijuana smokers were thrilled when Barack Obama became president since he’d previously “outed” himself in his 1995 memoir Dreams From My Father. In his memoir, Obama acknowledges that he and his friends in the “Choom Gang” were regular marijuana[Read More…]
Senators Urge Department of Transportation to Finally Ban E-Cigarettes On Airplanes
Senators Ask Secretary Foxx to Finalize Regulation Protecting Airline Passengers from Exposure to Secondhand Vapor WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today urged the Department of Transportation[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Bipartisan Bill Investing in Illinois Water Infrastructure Priorities Becomes Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) celebrated today as President Obama signed into law the Conference Report of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. The legislation, which was passed by the U.S. Senate at the end of May, authorizes critical investments in Illinois priorities[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: College Diploma Should Open the Door to Opportunity, Not To Debtors Prison
At a press conference today with young Americans struggling with student loan debt, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) discussed actions Congress could take this week to help ease their burden. WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. At a press conference today with young Americans struggling with student loan debt, U.S. Senator Dick[Read More…]
Organic Consumers Association Calls on Starbucks to Convert to Certified Organic Milk
FINLAND, Minn.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has joined GMO Inside in a campaign calling on Starbucks to convert its milk purchases to certified organic milk. “Starbucks is perpetuating the unsustainable model of industrial and GMO agriculture,” said Ronnie Cummins, OCA’s national director. “Approximately 75 percent of all[Read More…]
New Report Explores How Women of Color Are Driving U.S. Entrepreneurship
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. At an event featuring Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the Center for American Progress today released a new report exploring how women of color are a principal force within the U.S. entrepreneurship community and how their success is vital to the U.S. economy. The report[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Joined by 12-Year-Old Chloe Stirling to Sign ‘Cupcake Bill’
Bill Signing Ceremony Takes Place in Chloe’s Kitchen; New Law Loosens Regulations for Home Kitchen Operations in Illinois TROY–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by 12-year-old Chloe Stirling and her parents at their Troy home to sign legislation that supports home kitchen businesses in Illinois. The “cupcake[Read More…]
