Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. A large new study of twins has found that having a twin sibling diagnosed with cancer poses an excess risk for the other twin to develop any form of cancer. Among the 23 different types of cancer studied, an excess familial risk was seen[Read More…]
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NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Endorsement Declares Clinton is the Champion America Needs; Ad Campaign in Support Of Endorsement Launches Today; Print Ad To Run in Tuesday’s Des Moines Register and Online Ads To Run in IA and NH Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America today released this statement from president Ilyse Hogue, announcing[Read More…]
Yemen: Civilian Casualties Top 8,100 as Airstrikes and Shelling Continue, UN Reports
Boys hold a large piece of twisted metal near homes that were destroyed in an air strike, in Okash Village, near Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. Photo: UNICEF/Mohammed Hamoud GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–5 January 2016 – Civilians are suffering a “terrible toll” in the fighting tearing Yemen apart, with casualties now topping 8,100,[Read More…]
U.S. Government, Legislators, Doctors, Legal Scholars, Business and Faith Leaders Join Fight Against Texas Clinic Shutdown Law
Diverse supporters unite to urge U.S. Supreme Court to overturn deceptive Texas law that creates unconstitutional limits on safe, legal abortion Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. An unprecedented collection of diverse and influential U.S. organizations and individuals have filed 45 amicus curiae briefs urging the Supreme Court to reject Texas’ clinic shutdown law and[Read More…]
Nurses to Send Off the #BernieBus from Los Angeles
Headed to Early Voting States, Nevada and Iowa CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. ‘The Most Trusted Profession Trusts Bernie’. If voters in the early primary states have not yet seen that message now posted on select billboards in states like Nevada and Iowa, they’ll soon be able to see it rolling by[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: President’s Actions Will Help Prevent Gun Violence in Our Communities
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. In response to the President Obama’s executive actions on gun violence and mental health, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “The actions President Obama is announcing today are concrete steps to help end the scourge of gun violence that plagues our communities. Too[Read More…]
NASA’s Chandra Finds Supermassive Black Hole Burping Nearby
Galaxy NGC 5195 Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Texas/E.Schlegel et al; Optical: NASA/STScI Read full caption Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. Evidence for powerful blasts produced by a giant black hole has been discovered using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This is one of the nearest supermassive black holes to Earth that is[Read More…]
NASA Research Could Save Commercial Airlines Billions in New Era of Aviation
Researchers with NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation project coordinated wind-tunnel tests of an Active Flow Control system — tiny jets installed on a full-size aircraft vertical tail that blow air — to prove they would provide enough side force and stability that it might someday be possible to design smaller vertical[Read More…]
Former McKinsey & Company Partner Arrested on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Billing $890,000 in Bogus Consulting Services and Travel Expenses
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. A Chicago-based partner in a global management consulting firm schemed with a client to bilk their companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in purported consulting services that were never performed, according to a federal indictment announced today. NAVDEEP ARORA, a former partner in the[Read More…]
Nation’s Stockpile of Medical Disaster Supplies Falls Short of Meeting Needs of Children
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2016. Despite significant progress in recent years, a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says the nation remains incompletely equipped to respond to children’s unique medical needs in the wake of disasters. Children are particularly vulnerable to illness and injury during pandemics,[Read More…]
