(IMAGE SUPPLIED) AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports the threat of severe weather will continue into the beginning of the new week, shifting eastward across the Plains and into the Midwest. Detroit; Chicago; Madison, Wisconsin; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Madison, Wisconsin: St. Louis; Little Rock, Arkansas; Dallas and San Antonio are just[Read More…]
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Video: Get To Know Park Forest’s NursesPlus Home Health Care, Servicing Chicago’s Southland, South Suburban Health Care
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Perhaps the best-kept health secret in Chicago’s South Suburbs. The Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus brings quality, affordable healthcare to patients in Chicago’s south suburban areas. For more information, contact Nurses Plus at 708-748-1118. Video: VOPF
Former New York Tax Liens Investment Company Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
Investigation Has Yielded 15 Guilty Pleas to Date Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. A former New York-based tax liens company executive pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of tax liens, the Department of Justice announced.[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Legislation Would Help Students Afford College
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12 – Flanked by Vermont college students and graduates who are deep in debt, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said today he will introduce legislation to help students earn college credits in high school in order to cut the cost of earning a college diploma. Sanders said he supports[Read More…]
Human Rights Groups Condemn Canadian Government for Allowing George W. Bush Visit
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. Today, in response to George W. Bush’s arrival in Toronto, Canada, for a fundraiser with Bill Clinton, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Canadian Centre for International Justice issued the following statement: “By allowing Bush to enter its territory, Canada is undermining the UN Convention[Read More…]
Concussion Symptoms Can Last Long After Initial Injury
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. Children who suffer from a concussion can experience a number of symptoms immediately after being injured, with physical symptoms starting right after the injury while emotional symptoms may present later during recovery, according to a study in the June 2014 Pediatrics, “Duration and Course[Read More…]
Stimulant Medications Reduce Smoking Risk in Youth With ADHD
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)–Research has documented that adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are two to three times more likely to smoke cigarettes than their peers without ADHD. A meta-analysis published in the June 2014 Pediatrics found individuals with ADHD who are treated with stimulant medications, however, are less likely to[Read More…]
The Longer Parents Smoke, the More Likely Their Teens Are to Start Smoking
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. The more time a child is exposed to a parent addicted to smoking, the more likely the youth will take up cigarettes and become a heavy smoker. A new study by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in the June 2014 Pediatrics, “Parental[Read More…]
Ford Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 – 2014 C-MAX and Escape Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 C-MAX, and Escape vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the restraint control module (RCM) may have errors in the programming software which may result in a delayed deployment of the side-curtain rollover air bag. CONSEQUENCE: If[Read More…]
Pesticides, Not Mites or Pathogens, Major Cause of Honey Bee Decline
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014. A study published in the Bulletin of Insectology substantially undercuts chemical industry arguments that neonicotinoid pesticides are not the primary contributing factor in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). The results find that hives exposed to low doses of two neonicotinoid pesticides—imidacloprid and clothianidin—do not recover from over winter losses[Read More…]
