Miami, FL–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Those who consume cannabis are 50 percent less likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome as compared to those who do not, according to findings published online ahead of print in The American Journal of Medicine. Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors, including high blood[Read More…]
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Study: Cannabinoids Are Safe, Effective For Pain Treatment
Halifax, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Cannabinoids are safe and effective in the treatment of chronic pain, according to the results of a systematic review of randomized controlled trials published in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. Investigators from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and McGill University in Montreal evaluated the results[Read More…]
Syria: UN Envoy Cites Possibility of Ceasefire, Future Political Framework to End Conflict
Children at Atme camp for displaced people in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey. About 6.5 million Syrians have been internally displaced by violence. Photo: Jodi Hilton/IRIN VIENNA–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2015 – After briefing an informal session of the United Nations General Assembly about the “deliverables” that had come out[Read More…]
Paris, Beirut Terror Attacks Must Not Be Pretext for Slamming Shut Doors to Refugees – UN Officials
Migrants and refugees from several countries arrive by special train in Berlin, Germany. Photo: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2015 – The United Nations General Assembly met today on tackling the global refugee crisis in the shadow of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, with top officials[Read More…]
Nurses Criticize Clinton’s Attack on Single Payer
Clinton Ignores How Families Would Benefit Under Sanders Plan Nurses attend Medicare for All rally in Washington DC, July 2015 / Rick Reinhard Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. National Nurses United, the largest U.S. organization of nurses, condemned the Hillary Clinton campaign yesterday for its attack on Sen. Bernie Sanders’[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Files Shareholder Proposals to Ban Wall Street ‘Government Service Golden Parachutes’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. The AFL-CIO Office of Investment submitted a new round of shareholder proposals urging six of the largest Wall Street banks to ban special compensation packages for banking executives who leave for government positions. The proposals address the controversial practice of “government service golden parachutes” that provide[Read More…]
A Witness to a Wet Early Mars
Aurorae Chaos and Ganges Chasma EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2015 — Vast volumes of water once flooded through this deep chasm on Mars that connects the ‘Grand Canyon’ of the Solar System – Valles Marineris – to the planet’s northern lowlands.The image, taken by ESA’s Mars Express on 16 July, focuses on[Read More…]
U.S. and Cuba to Cooperate on Conservation and Management of Marine Protected Areas
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Yesterday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (CITMA). The MOU aims to facilitate joint efforts concerning science, stewardship, and management related to Marine Protected Areas[Read More…]
West Suburban Drug Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Selling Dozens of Guns Later Used in Chicago Shootings
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2015. A federal judge today sentenced a Lisle man to 16 years in prison for putting at least 80 firearms into the hands of known gang members on the streets of Chicago. WALTER FREEMAN obtained the guns from a co-defendant, TIMOTHY VANA, in exchange for crack cocaine. [Read More…]
Member of Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Distributing Cocaine and Heroin Shipped to Chicago from Mexico
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2015. A high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico was sentenced today to 19 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to transport large amounts of narcotics to the Chicago area. TOMAS AREVALO-RENTERIA directed a portion of the cartel’s U.S.-based couriers, who distributed[Read More…]
