CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. A west suburban physician was sentenced today to two years in prison for fraudulently certifying patients as confined to the home, allowing healthcare agencies to bill Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary in-home treatment. As an employee and part-owner of Bloomingdale-based Home Care Physicians Inc.,[Read More…]
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Former Evanston Man Convicted of Robbing First Federal Savings Bank in Rock Falls
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. A former Evanston, Ill. man was convicted today of bank robbery following a three-day jury trial in federal court in Rockford. CONRAD J. GONZALEZ, 47, was found guilty of robbing the First Federal Savings Bank, located at 701 1st Ave., in Rock Falls, Ill. on Oct.[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund To Endorse Hillary Clinton
First Time in Organization’s History it has Endorsed in a Presidential Primary Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. Planned Parenthood Action Fund announced today that it will endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States — marking the first time in the organization’s history that it has endorsed a candidate[Read More…]
Study: Consumers Infrequently Combine Marijuana And Alcohol
Santa Monica, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. Marijuana consumers do not typically use cannabis and alcohol in combination with one another, regardless of whether they are consuming cannabis for medicinal or social purposes, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Addiction. Investigators with the RAND Drug Policy Research[Read More…]
Collegiate Athletes Facing Less Scrutiny For Marijuana
Lincoln, NE–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. College athletic programs and the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) have become more tolerant of student athletes consuming cannabis, according to the results of an Associated Press investigation of 57 athletically prominent colleges. Of the school programs assessed, 23 have eased sanctions for athletes who test[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Calls for Obama Administration to End Deportation Raids, Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Families
LAS VEGAS–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on the Obama administration today to end the recently started deportation raids and instead extend Temporary Protected Status to families who have fled violence in Central America. “Raids are not the answer. We cannot continue to employ inhumane tactics involving[Read More…]
A Different Kind of Opera at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts on Jan. 24
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Jauary 7, 2016. Artists from just about every genre have been celebrating the seasons in song for decades. Simon and Garfunkel shared their Hazy Shade of Winter in 1966. Kid Rock made summer famous in his 2008 hit All Summer Long. Folk pianist George Winston developed an almost[Read More…]
Milky Way International Trading Corp. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Nice! Mandarin Oranges in 8-ounce Bottles Due to Possible Glass in Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. Milky Way International Trading Corp. today announced the recall of Nice! Mandarin Oranges in 8-ounce bottles due to potential glass in the product. The affected product was distributed to Walgreens stores nationwide and displays one of the lot numbers listed below. Consumers could potentially be[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: Dietary Guidelines Fail to Recommend Less Meat Consumption
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. The federal government’s new Dietary Guidelines miss a key opportunity to steer Americans toward a diet that is healthier and better for the environment by not clearly recommending that people reduce their meat consumption, says EWG Research Analyst Emily Cassidy: The new 2015 Dietary Guidelines[Read More…]
Oral Contraceptive Use Not Associated with Increased Birth Defects Risk
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016. Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. They found that the prevalence of major birth[Read More…]
