Company has Added over 500 Jobs in Chicago in Three Years; Chicago’s Healthcare Economy has Grown by Over 18,000 Jobs Since 2011 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and IlliniCare Health CEO Jeff Joy announced today that IlliniCare will add an additional 300 jobs in Chicago in a new office[Read More…]

Protection of Millions from Deportation is Not the Only Benefit Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. The following statement was issued today by Barbara J. Easterling, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, and Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to President Obama’s unveiling of executive[Read More…]

NIH-funded study finds that gene appears to regulate protein signals inside the cell The fibroblast growth factors are a family of proteins known as cell signaling molecules. View expanded caption. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Researchers working with mice have uncovered a potential clue to polydactyly a birth defect involving extra[Read More…]

Legislation Filed to Save Taxpayers $500 Million WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014 – Sharp increases in prices for many generic drugs were examined today at a Senate hearing where three pharmaceutical companies refused to testify. Generic drugs, copies of drugs no longer protected by patents, historically have cost much less than brand-name[Read More…]

“Veterans Equal Access Act” would allow VA physicians to discuss medical marijuana with their patients without federal censure Washington, DC – (ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. U.S. House Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), along with ten bipartisan Congressional cosponsors introduced the “Veterans Equal Access Act” (VEAA) today, marking a[Read More…]

Last abortion clinic in the state to remain open while legal challenge continues NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014.  The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has refused to reconsider the constitutionality of Mississippi’s arbitrary and medically unwarranted law forcing a physician performing abortions to have admitting privileges at[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Hysingla ER (hydrocodone bitartrate), an extended-release (ER) opioid analgesic to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Hysingla ER has approved labeling describing the product’s[Read More…]

Comparisons of both genomes’ inner workings may lead to a better use of mouse models Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014.  Looking across evolutionary time and the genomic landscapes of humans and mice, an international group of researchers has found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse –[Read More…]

Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014.  Nine in 10 adults who drink too much alcohol are not alcoholics or alcohol dependent, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The study appears[Read More…]

Photo: UNAIDS GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2014 – Taking a fast-track approach in the battle against AIDS over the next five years will avert 21 million deaths and allow the world to end the epidemic by 2030, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said in a new report published today.[Read More…]