WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), along with 23 Democratic senators, led the charge to extend overtime pay to millions of Americans who are working long hours without fair pay. Last year, the Department of Labor proposed an expansion to overtime pay protections that could benefit five million[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Calls on Chicago-Based Abbott Labs to Explain 180 Layoffs, Plan to Outsource Jobs
Laid-off workers forced to train their replacements before losing their jobs CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 29, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Chief Executive Officer Miles White of Abbott Laboratories in Chicago to explain reports that his company plans to lay off 180 workers and replace them with foreign[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid
Bill would allow more than 2,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in Illinois to access substance abuse treatment each year CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined doctors and substance abuse treatment clients at Haymarket Center to discuss legislation he is introducing this week that will expand access to[Read More…]
Jack and the Green Sprouts, Inc. is Voluntarily Recalling Alfalfa and Alfalfa Onion Sprouts
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. State health and agriculture officials are investigating an outbreak of food borne illness. Retailers and restaurants should not sell or serve alfalfa sprouts and consumers should not eat them at this time. Routine disease monitoring by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) identified seven E.[Read More…]
FDA Takes Additional Action to Better Understand Safety of Essure, Inform Patients of Potential Risks
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today actions to provide important information about the risks of using Essure and to help women and their doctors be better informed of the potential complications associated with implantable forms of sterilization. The FDA issued a new, mandatory[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Shooting for $40 Million Month
FORT COLLINS, Colo. –(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. Bernie Sanders’ backers were racing the clock on Monday to raise more than $40 million by tonight’s end-of-the-month midnight deadline. To keep up the momentum propelling Sanders’ grassroots White House bid, the campaign set the ambitious goal of topping the $40 million mark for[Read More…]
Procter & Gamble Leads Industry Toward Ingredient Transparency
Earns Praise from Watchdog EWG: “Consumers Are Being Heard” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. EWG commended Procter & Gamble, the multinational manufacturer of family, personal care and household products, for taking a significant step today toward greater transparency about its ingredients by making public a list of more than 140 chemicals[Read More…]
Poll: Many Americans View Their Health Care Positively, But Report Problems with Costs, Quality, and Access to Services
Patient perceptions vary significantly across seven states and nation Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. A new NPR / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that although a majority of Americans are satisfied with the health care they receive, many still experience significant[Read More…]
VA Announces Additional Changes to Improve Veterans Crisis Line
Changes Support Crisis Line Staff and Creates Structure for Them to Succeed Canandaigua, NY –(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson today announced improvements to enhance and accelerate progress at the Veterans Crisis Line, which serves as a life-saving resource for Veterans who find[Read More…]
Eylea Outperforms Avastin for Diabetic Macular Edema with Moderate or Worse Vision Loss
NIH-funded clinical trial shows Eylea, Avastin, and Lucentis perform similarly when vision loss is mild. Patient undergoes an eye exam. National Eye Institute Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. A two-year clinical trial that compared three drugs for diabetic macular edema (DME) found that gains in vision were greater for participants receiving[Read More…]
