2018 Yellow Book includes important health information for international travel Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. CDC’s 2018 Yellow Book, the definitive guide for healthy international travel, is now available for free online and for order in hard copy. The 2018 edition features significant revisions, updates to important travel health recommendations, new[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces 12 Other Cities Join Chicago to Publish EPA Climate Change Information
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that 12 other cities have joined the City of Chicago in posting research from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Change Website after the Trump administration unceremoniously removed it from the federal government’s websites on April 29. “It is inspiring to[Read More…]
FDA Issues Nationwide Recall of Certain Birth Control Pills
Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that it has voluntarily recalled lot L600518, Exp 05/18 of Mibelas 24 Fe A confirmed market complaint indicated a packaging error, where the blister was rotated 180 degrees within the wallet, reversing the weekly tablet orientation and making the lot number[Read More…]
The Cities Project By Heineken® Helps Fans Who Give Back Get Tickets To Bruno Mars 24K Magic U.S. Tour
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. What if you could land tickets to this summer’s hottest concert tour, while helping make great U.S. cities even greater? The Cities Project by Heineken® has partnered with the Bruno Mars 24K Magic U.S. Tour, offering fans a rare chance to earn concert tickets to the[Read More…]
NIAID Scientists Discover Rare Genetic Susceptibility to Common Cold
Unusual case provides insight into leading cause of acute illness worldwide. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation that results in a markedly increased susceptibility to infection by human rhinoviruses (HRVs) — the main causes of the common cold. Colds contribute to more than 18 billion[Read More…]
Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS in Iraq, Syria, June 12, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 36 strikes consisting of 64 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualties, June 12, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died June 10 in Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of gunshot wounds sustained in Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. The Soldiers were assigned[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Gender Equity Citizenship Case
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. The Supreme Court today ruled that one of the last remaining federal laws treating men and women differently violates equal protection. Congress cannot legislate based on “once habitual, but now untenable” stereotypes about male domination, wrote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Sessions v. Morales-Santana. The court[Read More…]
United Pet Group Voluntary Recalls Multiple Brands of Rawhide Chew Products for Dogs Due to Possible Chemical Contamination
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. United Pet Group, a division of Spectrum Brands, Inc. is voluntarily recalling multiple brands of packages of rawhide dog chew products that were distributed to retail outlets and sold online in the U.S. The recall involves the brands and products described below. The recall was[Read More…]
Chicago Community Bond Fund: No Significant Change Expected in Cook County Jail Population Under New Illinois Bond Law
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. The Chicago Community Bond Fund (CCBF) will continue our efforts to end the use of monetary bond and dramatically reduce pretrial detention in the wake of Governor Rauner signing SB 2034 into law last Friday. CCBF expects this new law will result in little or no decrease[Read More…]
