European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Carmen Cuesta Roca NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2016 – Senior United Nations officials have strongly condemned today’s terrorist bombings in Brussels, extending condolences to the victims and their families while expressing solidarity with the people and Government of Belgium. A statement issued by Secretary-General[Read More…]
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U.S., Cuba Agree on Efforts to Improve Maritime Navigation Safety
Memorandum of Understanding signed in Havana CUBA–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, and Col. Candido Alfredo Regalado Gomez, Chief of Cuba’s National Office of Hydrography and Geodesy (ONHG), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve maritime navigation safety and[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Statement on Attacks in Belgium
Flagstaff, Arizona—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2016. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday issued the following statement after the deadly explosions in Brussels, Belgium: “We offer our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in this barbaric attack and to the people of Brussels who were the target of another cowardly[Read More…]
Medicare Spent $473 Billion Less from 2009 through 2014 Compared to Previous Spending Trends
Affordable Care Act continues to deliver better care, smarter spending and healthier people Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Medicare spent $473.1 billion less on personal health care expenditures between 2009 and 2014 than would have been spent if the 2000-2008[Read More…]
FDA Announces Enhanced Warnings for Immediate-release Opioid Pain Medications Related to Risks of Misuse, Abuse, Addiction, Overdose and Death
New safety warnings also added to all prescription opioid medications to inform prescribers and patients of additional risks related to opioid use Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. In a continuing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks related to opioid use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration[Read More…]
Study Finds Mindfulness Meditation Offers Relief for Low-back Pain
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) may prove more effective than usual treatment in alleviating chronic low-back pain, according to a new study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers from[Read More…]
Study: World’s Largest Monarch Population Could Disappear in 20 Years
84 Percent Decline Driven by Loss of Milkweed Due to Genetically Engineered Crops WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. The eastern migratory population of the monarch butterfly — which includes 99 percent of the world’s monarchs — is at high risk of extinction within two decades unless the population rebounds dramatically, according to[Read More…]
Computer Hacking Conspiracy Charges Unsealed Against Members of Syrian Electronic Army
Two Fugitives Believed to be in Syria Added to FBI Cyber’s Most Wanted VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Three Syrian nationals, all current or former members of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), were charged with multiple conspiracies related to computer hacking, according to two criminal complaints unsealed today in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Terror Attacks in Brussels
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement regarding the attacks in Brussels this morning: “I stand with President Obama and the American people in condemning this morning’s horrific attacks in Brussels. This was an appalling assault on the people of Belgium, on the European[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels, Belgium
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Hillary Clinton released the following statement in response to the terrorist attacks in Brussels this morning: “Terrorists have once again struck at the heart of Europe, but their campaign of hate and fear will not succeed. The people of Brussels, of Europe, and of the world[Read More…]
