Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: “There is no question that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations have caused a great deal of confusion and worry among women and[Read More…]
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American Cancer Society Responds to Changes to USPSTF Mammography Guidelines
Atlanta–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009—The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today announced that it is changing its guidelines for mammography and no longer recommends routine screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49. Below is a statement from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer, American Cancer Society.[Read More…]
Pruden: Obama Lacks ‘Blood Impulse’ for What America ‘Is About’ due to ‘Kenyan Father,’ ‘Mother Attracted to Men of the Third World’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From Washington Times editor emeritus Wesley Pruden’s November 17 column (emphasis added): So far it’s a memorable trip. He established a new precedent for how American presidents should pay obeisance to kings, emperors, monarchs, sovereigns and assorted other authentic man-made masters of the universe. He stopped just this[Read More…]
In Book Full of Complaints, Palin Writes: ‘I Don’t Like To Hear People Complain’
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In her forthcoming memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin writes, "I don’t like to hear people complain," before stating one "complaint for the record" about the national media. However, Palin’s professed distaste for "complaints" is undercut by the numerous complaints that[Read More…]
Dutch Marijuana Use Lower Than European Average, Study Says
Lisbon, Portugal–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2009. Marijuana use among Dutch citizens is lower than the European average, according to survey data published last week in a report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). According to the 2009 annual report, entitled "The State of the Drugs Problem in[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana: The Drug Czar is Wrong (Again)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2009. In its official response to the AMA’s recent call for a review of marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug (barring any medical use) under federal law, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy stated that it would defer to “the FDA’s judgment that[Read More…]
Under Pressure, Dobbs Announces His Resignation from CNN
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The following is a statement from Lou Dobbs, announcing his resignation from CNN, effective immediately: LOU DOBBS: Tonight, I want to turn to a personal note, if I may, and address a matter that has raised some curiosity. This will be my last broadcast here on CNN, where[Read More…]
Nets Devote More Coverage to Wilson’s Outburst than to Obama’s Speech
Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– During their September 10 editions, the three evening network news programs cumulatively devoted more coverage to Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s September 9 joint address to Congress on health reform — in which Wilson claimed President Obama lied when he said "our reform efforts" would[Read More…]
Media Matters: The Tea Party Teapot Tempest Rages On
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– It’s fitting that a week that began with conservatives warning about the president indoctrinating schoolchildren would end with those same conservatives acting like schoolchildren in the face of perceived indoctrination. Leading up to President Obama’s September 8 back-to-school address to our nation’s students, the conservative media loudly voiced[Read More…]
Art as Resistance for US Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
“Throughout history, culture and art have always been the celebration of freedom under oppression.” – Author unknown Analysis By Dahr Jamail Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have tough truths to tell, and it has been well demonstrated that the establishment media does not want to broadcast these. Given the[Read More…]
