Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. New assessments of mosquito populations and test results this past weekend by Florida public health officials, as part of a community survey in the Miami neighborhood where several Zika infections were recently confirmed, have found persistent mosquito populations and additional Zika infections in the same area.[Read More…]
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Hampton Creek Issues Voluntary Recall of Mixes Containing Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder Because of Possible Health Risk
San Francisco, CA. -(ENEWSPSF)–August 1, 2016. Out of an abundance of caution, Hampton Creek is undertaking a voluntary recall of 6 SKU’s of baking mixes that contain the Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder. The ingredient, which makes up less than 1.31% of the mixes, tested positive for Salmonella in a[Read More…]
VFW Supports Gold Star Families
To ridicule a Gold Star Mother is out-of-bounds WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has a history of lashing out after being attacked, but to ridicule a Gold Star Mother is out-of-bounds, said the new national commander of the near 1.7 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars[Read More…]
VoteVets Releases Gold Star Family Members Letter to Trump, Demand Apology for All Gold Star Families
“Ours is a sacrifice you will never know. Ours is a sacrifice we would never want you to know.” WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Family members of twenty-three fallen service-members are writing to Donald J. Trump today, expressing their dismay at his treatment of the family of CPT. Humayun[Read More…]
Getting Youth Outdoors in 50 Cities Across the U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Youth are more disconnected from nature than ever before. To help change that, Interior is leading a nationwide movement to inspire millions of young people in urban areas to play, learn, serve and work in the great outdoors. The Let’s Move! Outside program, started by First[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Nearly 50% Decline in Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) today announced the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in the United States has been cut nearly in half since 2010. The data[Read More…]
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana
Illinois is now the 21st state in the nation to remove the threat of jail time for simple marijuana possession; possession of a personal amount is now considered a civil violation punishable by a fine of $100-$200, similar to a traffic ticket SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Gov.[Read More…]
6 Months after ICE Raids Schaumburg Church, DHS Releases Guidelines on Enforcement Operations at Sensitive Locations
Community advocates describe new guidelines as ‘weak and toothless’ Chicago, IL — (ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released guidelines on how immigration agents conduct raids and other enforcement operations at schools, churches, and other locations considered to be “sensitive.” The new guidelines serve as a[Read More…]
HHS Awards $5.1 Million to InBios to Advance Zika Diagnostic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. A blood test that may reduce from days to hours the time needed to diagnose patients with recent Zika virus infections will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).[Read More…]
Tapping Crowd-Sourced Data Unearths a Trove of Depression Genes
Pay-to-play gene typing leveraged for statistical power – NIH-funded study. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Scientists have discovered 15 genome sites — the first ever — linked to depression in people of European ancestry. Many of these regions of depression-linked genetic variation turn out to be involved in regulating gene expression[Read More…]
