WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today the awarding of $599,802 in Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grants to eligible individuals, researchers and organizations to develop new technology that may enhance Veterans’ and service members’ ability to live in a specially adapted home. The[Read More…]
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Maternal Tdap Vaccine Highly Effective in Protecting Infants from Pertussis, Study Shows
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. Vaccinating pregnant women against pertussis was shown to be highly effective in protecting newborn infants against the life-threatening respiratory infection, which is also known as whooping cough, according to a new study to be published in the May 2017 issue of Pediatrics. The maternal[Read More…]
Study Finds Celiac Disease and Anorexia Nervosa Diagnoses Linked
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. A large-scale study in May 2017 Pediatrics suggests patients diagnosed with celiac disease, an inflammatory digestive disorder triggered by gluten, before age 19 were 4.5 times more likely to have previously been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. The study (published online April 3) looked at 17,959 women[Read More…]
International Scientific Teams Find Potential Approach Against Parasites
The cyclic peptide ipglycermide binds to an iPGM enzyme, blocking its activity. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. Research teams from the National Institutes of Health and abroad have identified the first inhibitor of an enzyme long thought to be a potential drug target for fighting disease-causing parasites and bacteria. The teams,[Read More…]
Groups Threaten to Sue Trump Administration for Blocking Common Sense Energy Efficiency Measures
Rick Perry stands by as people across the country lose out on cost savings Rick Perry speaking in Orlando, Florida, in 2011. Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. Today, Earthjustice—along with Consumer Federation of America, NRDC, and Sierra Club—notified the Trump Administration of its intent[Read More…]
HerStory: New Chicago Group Serving Black Girls Says Funding Women Funds Communities
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017 – Jessica Disu aka FM Supreme and the Chicago International Youth Peace Movement (CIYPM) announce today the official relaunch of the HerStory: My Sisters’ Keeper program for young women and girls. This program will focus on inspiring, educating and empowering young women of color through creative writing,[Read More…]
Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, Jared Kushner Examine Counter-ISIS Fight, Discuss Lessons for Strategy
Jared Kushner, left, senior advisor to President Donald J. Trump, speaks with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before leaving Ramstein Air Base, Germany, en route to Baghdad, April 3, 2017. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro BAGHDAD–(ENEWSPF)–April[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq, April 3, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 20 strikes consisting of 51 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments[Read More…]
Justice Department Cautions Employers Seeking H-1B Visas Not to Discriminate Against U.S. Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. The Justice Department cautioned employers petitioning for H-1B visas not to discriminate against U.S. workers. The warning came as the federal government began accepting employers’ H-1B visa petitions for the next fiscal year. The H-1B visa program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ[Read More…]
Sanofi Pasteur Agrees to Pay $19.8 Million to Resolve Drug Overcharges to the Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. Sanofi-Pasteur has agreed to pay $19,868,194 to resolve claims that it incorrectly calculated drug prices and thereby overcharged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for drugs under two contracts between 2002 and 2011, the Department of Justice announced today. Sanofi Pasteur, a Delaware corporation headquartered[Read More…]
