Statewide Effort to Ensure Proper Restraints and Save Lives of Illinois Children SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2014. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois Secretary of State, American Academy of Pediatrics – Illinois Chapter and AAA today launched 2014 National Child Passenger Safety Week in Illinois. The annual campaign brings attention to[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
White House Fact Sheet: U.S. Response to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2014. As the President has stated, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the humanitarian crisis there is a top national security priority for the United States. In order to contain and combat it, we are partnering with the United Nations and other international partners to help[Read More…]
FTC Stops Marketers of Phony Health Care ‘Discount’ Schemes Directed at Older Americans and Spanish-Speaking Consumers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. The Federal Trade Commission has halted two health care scams that were designed to trick consumers into paying for phony “discount” cards, which the scammers falsely claimed would provide consumers with health insurance, or help them pay for prescription drugs. Under settlements with the FTC and[Read More…]
FDA Approves Weight-management Drug Contrave
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Contrave (naltrexone hydrochloride and bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets) as treatment option for chronic weight management in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and physical activity. The drug is approved for use in adults with a body mass index[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch Sues USDA to Stop the New Poultry Inspection System
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. Today Food & Water Watch filed suit in federal court to stop the implementation of the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) rules—which would turn over key food safety inspection functions to poultry companies with limited oversight by USDA inspectors. “These rules essentially privatize poultry inspection,[Read More…]
Missouri Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto, Triples Waiting Period for Women Seeking Safe and Legal Abortion Services
Missouri joins Utah and South Dakota to become third state to force women to delay constitutionally protected health care for 72 hours MISSOURI–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. The Missouri Legislature voted late last night to triple the state’s mandatory waiting period for women seeking abortion services from 24 to 72 hours, overriding[Read More…]
FTC Settlement Bans Marketer Behind ‘Fat Burner’ Diet Pills from Manufacturing, Marketing Weight-Loss Products
Atlanta-based HealthyLife Sciences Sold Healthe Trim Dietary Supplements Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. The former CEO and co-founder of an Atlanta-based marketing operation has agreed to settle FTC charges that he deceived consumers with promises that they would “Get High School Skinny” by taking Healthe Trim supplements that supposedly burned fat,[Read More…]
ACLU Stands Up for Pregnant Workers’ Rights at the Supreme Court
Maryland Passed Law Protecting Pregnant Women Against Workplace Discrimination in 2013 BALTIMORE–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland (ACLU-MD) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in Young v. United Parcel Service supporting the rights of pregnant women under[Read More…]
Ebola: Secretary General Ban to Convene High-level Meeting at UN Headquarters to Scale-up Crisis Response
UNHCR has donated a truck to the Liberian Ministry of Internal Affairs to use in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease. Photo: UNMIL NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene leaders gathering in New York for the upcoming high-level segment of this year’s United Nations[Read More…]
CDC Report Finds Sodium Consumption High Among U.S. Children
More than 40 percent of sodium comes from 10 common types of food How much sodium do children eat? Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. More than 90 percent of U.S. children, aged 6-18 years, eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and[Read More…]
