Support group turns to boxing to help caregivers, those fighting disease stay active CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. Sometimes a left hook is just what the doctor ordered.Paula Weiner, for one, is looking forward to finding out. The Chicago resident was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three years ago when she noticed a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Study Finds Coordinated Approach Improves Quality of Primary Care
Results Suggest Growing Support for Patient-Centered Care Management NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014 — Primary care doctors practicing in a model of coordinated, team-based care that leverages health information technology are more likely to give patients recommended preventive screening and appropriate tests than physicians working in other settings, according to research[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Trumka on Raising Seattle’s Minimum Wage
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Today’s vote in Seattle will go down in history as a milestone in the struggle to raise wages and ensure fair pay for all workers. It is proof that when working people organize and make their voices heard, we all benefit. While Republicans in Congress fail[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Seattle Workers Show the Way by Winning $15/Hour Wage Floor
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. After the Seattle City Council voted to lift the minimum wage in Seattle to $15 per hour, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “Like working Americans across the country, the 2.1 million members of SEIU are tremendously[Read More…]
EPA Rule on Treated Seeds Challenged, Activists Tell Lowe’s to Stop Selling Neonics
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) challenged EPA’s position that seeds coated with pesticides, commonly neonicotinoid pesticides, are exempt from regulation under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA currently[Read More…]
Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid Increasing Access through Small- Scale Energy Solutions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. Today, the U.S. Government is formally launching an innovative framework under President Obama’s Power Africa initiative to increase energy access for underserved populations across sub-Saharan Africa. Over an initial five year period, Beyond the Grid will leverage partnerships with 27 investors and practitioners committing to invest[Read More…]
MyPocketNurse Wins Grand Prize at Chicago Health 2.0 Spring Conference and Make-a-thon
Winner Will Demonstrate Concept at Health DatapaloozaTM Today in Washington, D.C. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. It was a day brimming with innovation, excitement and interaction around creative solutions to everyday health care problems as Chicago Health 2.0 hosted its “Make-a-thon” competition at their 2014 Spring Conference. The event focused on innovation[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Innovation Framework Agreement Signing Ceremony With Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski
Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Thank you so very much, Minister, and thank you, Secretary of State, and now, if I could please ask you to deliver your statements. The first to speak is going to be Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. FOREIGN MINISTER SIKORSKI: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary of[Read More…]
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls 62 Bags of “Science Diet® Adult Small & Toy Breed™” Dry Dog Food in California, Hawaii and Nevada Because of Potential Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. of Topeka, KS is voluntarily recalling 62 bags of Science Diet® Adult Small & Toy Breed™ dry dog food as they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The suspect product, part of a single production run, was distributed to[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Patients, Caregivers, and Physicians Outraged as Governor Cuomo Proposes Leaving Patients Behind
Comprehensive Legislation is Needed to Relieve Suffering in New York; Research Should Augment, Not Replace, Legislative Solution; Strong Statements from Patients, Caregivers and Physicians Calling on Governor to Support Compassionate Care Act NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Today, the Buffalo News reported on an agreement with Britain-based GW Pharmaceuticals to pursue[Read More…]
