SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance is applauding CVS/pharmacy for being the first chain pharmacy in California to stock and sell the opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone without a prescription. More than 50 CVS/pharmacy stores in California will make the lifesaving drug available to friends and family members[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
Explore Careers in Community Health at Governors State University: Info Sessions Set for October 22
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. Individuals interested in pursuing a degree in Community Health are invited to attend a free information session offered by the College of Health and Human Services at Governors State University (GSU), located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL. The information sessions will be held[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Venezuela Travel Warning, Sept. 18, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about security conditions in Venezuela. Thousands of U.S. citizens safely visit Venezuela each year for study, tourism, business, and volunteer work. While U.S. citizens are not specifically targeted, violent crime in Venezuela is pervasive,[Read More…]
Medical Biller Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Role in $4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. The medical biller of a Chicago-area visiting physician practice was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for her role in a $4 million health care fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the[Read More…]
United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuit against Mississippi Hospital, Two Individuals and Management Company for Overcharging Medicare Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. The United States has intervened in a lawsuit and filed a complaint against H. Ted Cain, Julie Cain, Corporate Management Inc. and Stone County Hospital Inc. for submitting false claims to the Medicare program by knowingly charging excessive and ineligible expenses from 2002 to the present. [Read More…]
Writer Chris Bower to Read on Sept. 21 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Building
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Writer Chris Bower, who most recently authored the short story collection Little Boy Needs Ride, will read and discuss his work at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 in Roosevelt University’s Gage Building, Room 700, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The reading is free and open to the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Board of Trustees Recognizes Fall 2015 Honor Scholarship Recipients
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. During the August meeting of the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees (BOT), the fall 2015 recipients of the BOT Honor Scholarship were recognized. The full-tuition scholarship annually is awarded to one student from each high school in the district with a minimum of 3.25/4.0[Read More…]
Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery Exhibition Highlights Hispanic Heritage Month
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Public/Private,” an exhibition of Hispanic mural artists showing studio work, from Monday, September 21 to Thursday, October 22. The exhibit is being held in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Announces Bishop Alberto Rojas as Guest for Papal Address
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today announced that Bishop Alberto Rojas, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, will accompany him to Pope Francis’ address to Congress on September 24, 2015. Bishop Rojas, a native of Mexico, is the Vicar for Vicariate III. He has served[Read More…]
Founder of West Suburban Investment Firm Indicted for Embezzling Client Funds in $3.9 Million Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. The founding member of a Geneva investment firm used client funds to trade his own stocks and to purchase a yacht and luxury vehicle for himself, according to a federal indictment announced today. STEPHEN C. BROWERE, the founder and principal of Geneva-based Stephens Capital Management Inc.,[Read More…]
