University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2015. Governors State University will host an undergraduate Open House Monday, October 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information on admission requirements, financial aid, campus life and student housing, as well as specific undergraduate programs will be available for prospective students and their parents.[Read More…]
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FDA Approves Keytruda for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
First drug approved in lung cancer for patients whose tumors express PD-L1 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has progressed after other treatments and with[Read More…]
Park Forest Fire Department to Take Part in Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-10) with Special Events
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. Location matters when it comes to your smoke alarm. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!” Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, the Park Forest Fire Department is[Read More…]
Study: Daily Cannabis Use Is Safe, Effective For Chronic Pain
Montreal, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. Chronic pain patients who use herbal cannabis daily for one-year report reduced discomfort and increased quality of life compared to controls, and do not experience an increased risk of serious side effects, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain.[Read More…]
New Lawsuit Challenges Two Oklahoma Laws That Delay Women’s Health Care and Criminalize Doctors
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a new lawsuit in state district court today challenging two Oklahoma measures which threaten to make safe and legal abortion even harder to obtain in a state with only two abortion providers. The first measure bans the most commonly used method[Read More…]
Statement on Arson Attempt at Planned Parenthood’s Thousand Oaks Health Center
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2015. Our commitment today, and always, is to the health and safety of our patients and staff. We are grateful for the quick and thorough response of law enforcement and that no one was in the building. We are working to assess and repair the damage and will[Read More…]
Statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office Re: Pope Francis Meeting with Kim Davis
Vatican City—(ENEWSPF)–2 October 2015 – The director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., today issued the following statement regarding the Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis, an American public official who spent five days in prison for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “The brief[Read More…]
Update #2 – Hurricane Joaquin May Be Experiencing Eyewall Replacement in NASA Imagery
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. The National Hurricane Center indicated on October 2 that powerful Hurricane Joaquin may be experiencing eyewall replacement. The eye was visible on NASA Aqua satellite imagery October 1, but obscured twelve hours later. In addition, NASA’s RapidScat instrument helped determine what part of the storm had[Read More…]
‘Stillness’ — Six Contemporary Artists of Still Life Opens at Tall Grass Arts Association on October 2
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2015. ‘Stillness’ – an exhibit of six contemporary artists of still life will opens at Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walkway, Park Forest, on Friday, October 2. The exhibit will run through November 7. An artists’ reception will be held on Saturday, October 3 from[Read More…]
EPA Strengthens Ozone Standards to Protect Public Health
Science-based standards to reduce sick days, asthma attacks, emergency room visits, greatly outweigh costs WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Based on extensive scientific evidence on effects that ground-level ozone pollution, or smog, has on public health and welfare, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality[Read More…]
