SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. South Suburban College will be offering a Free Highway Construction Careers Training Program this summer at their Oak Forest Campus. Orientation and Assessment Testing will be June 28-30 at the Oak Forest Center, with the program set to begin on July 25, 2016.[Read More…]
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Far East Brokers Recalls Children’s Chairs and Swings Due to Violation of Federal Lead Paint Standard
Far East Brokers Camp Chair Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Chairs and swings Hazard: The screen-printing on the fabric of the chairs and swings contains excessive levels of lead, which is a violation of the federal lead paint standard. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Far[Read More…]
VA Announces Formal Removal of Three Phoenix Health Care System Officials
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that it has removed three senior officials at the Phoenix VA Health Care System. The move follows an announcement in March in which VA proposed the removal of Lance Robinson, the facility’s Associate Director; Brad Curry, Chief[Read More…]
Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico Predicted (Video)
Outlook incorporates multiple hypoxia models for the second year Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016 Scientists forecast that this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life – will be approximately 5,898 square miles or about the size of[Read More…]
El Niño Made a Nuisance of itself in 2015
Record ‘nuisance flooding’ in many U.S. cities tied to Pacific weather pattern Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2016 The frequency of nuisance tidal flooding in many U.S. cities increased as predicted for the 2015 meteorological year, from May 2015 to April 2016, according to a new NOAA report issued today. In some[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement in Response to House Republican Poverty Plan
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016 “Pediatricians are always eager for innovative solutions from leaders on how to lift families out of poverty. While the American Academy of Pediatrics shares U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) interest in finding a ‘better way’ to fight poverty, the plan unveiled[Read More…]
Music Celebrities Popular Among Teens Are Used to Promote Unhealthy Foods
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. A study in the July 2016 Pediatrics examines the food industry’s use of music celebrities to endorse sugary soft drinks and nutrient-poor foods through multi-million-dollar campaigns. Results also demonstrated that these celebrities are highly popular among teenage audiences. The study, “Popular Music Celebrity Endorsements[Read More…]
Identifying Parents With Low Health Literacy Improves Children’s Health
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. As part of well child visits, pediatricians may also want to assess parents’ health literacy levels. The study, “Parent Health Literacy, Depression, and Risk for PediatricInjury,” appearing in the July 2016 issue of Pediatrics (published online June 7) looked at a cross-sectional group of[Read More…]
Size of Formula Bottles Contributes to Greater Infant Weight Gain and Size at Age Six Months
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. While it’s known that formula-fed infants are at a greater risk of obesity later in life, it wasn’t known if this was caused by the formula, the formula bottle or some other impact. A new study shows that using a large formula bottle in[Read More…]
Democratic Leaders Introduce Resolution to Disband Republicans’ Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health
WASHINGTON, D.C.– (ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2016. Today, Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky and leading Democratic members introduced a resolution to disband the Select Investigative Panel, which was established by House Republicans as a political weapon to attack women’s health, target health care providers, and intimidate scientists seeking to understand and ultimately cure[Read More…]
