As Center for American Progress Action Fund releases new report detailing the impact of a universal retirement savings option for American workers, Merkley introduces legislation to put this idea into action WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley unveiled the American Savings Act, major new national[Read More…]
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Study: CBD Oil ‘Highly Promising’ In Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment
ISRAEL–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. The administration of cannabis oil extracts high in cannabidiol reduces seizure frequency in children with intractable epilepsy, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Seizure. Israeli researchers retrospectively evaluated the effects of CBD oil in a multicenter cohort of 74 patients with[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Registrants Often Over 50 Years Of Age
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Patients who are registered to use medicinal cannabis in compliance with state law are often over the age of 40, according to a demographic assessment published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. An investigator with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of[Read More…]
Study: THC Inhibits Weight Gain
Calgary, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. THC administration prevents weight gain in mice fed a high fat diet, according to preclinical trials data published in the journal PLOS ONE. Investigators at the University of Calgary and at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Ontario assessed the impact of small, daily[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: No Town Too Small, No Suburb Too Wealth to Avoid Heroin Epidemic
At Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator points to prescription narcotic drugs as a dangerous and growing source of opioid addiction, and shares treatment efforts in Dixon, Illinois as model for addressing the growing crisis WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Yesterday at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Attacking America’s Epidemic of Heroin and[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: ‘FTC Charges of Deception Against DeVry University are the Latest Chapter in the Shameful Story of So Many For-Profit Colleges’
Students from DeVry University are the ‘story behind the story’ cumulatively holding $8.3 billion in student debt, but nearly half aren’t prepared to pay it back WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. After learning that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit against DeVry University, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth on DoD Family Benefits Announcement: Congress Must Act on Parental Leave to Ensure our Military Can Recruit and Retain Our Nation’s Finest
SCHAUMBURG, IL –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Following Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s announcement of a more comprehensive and competitive family benefits package for servicemembers that includes 12 weeks of paid maternity leave for new mothers, Congresswoman and Member of the House Armed Services Committee Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Debt Settlement, Check Cashing, and Other Financial Service Complaints
Report Includes Look at Consumer Complaints from New York State and the New York City Metro Area WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting consumer complaints about financial services such as debt settlement, check cashing, money orders,[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Drug to Show Survival Benefit in Liposarcoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Halaven (eribulin mesylate), a type of chemotherapy, for the treatment of liposarcoma (a specific type of soft tissue sarcoma) that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or is advanced (metastatic). This treatment is approved for patients who[Read More…]
Tristar Products Recalls AquaRug Shower Rugs Due to Fall Hazard
Beige AquaRug Four Suction Cup Shower Rug for Bathtubs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: AquaRug shower rugs Hazard: The four suction cups on the underside of the rugs can fail to prevent slipping, posing a fall hazard to the user. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: [Read More…]
