Nearly 1,500 More Chicago Women Will Have Access to Breast Cancer Screenings CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced a new expansion that will provide free mammography services to an approximately 1,500 additional uninsured Chicago women at Roseland Community Hospital. “We want to do all that we can to[Read More…]

Forced to Pump in Unsanitary Conditions and Endure Harassment from Colleagues PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  A Port Allegany glass factory worker asserts in a civil complaint and an EEOC charge filed yesterday that she was discriminated against and harassed because she needed to pump breast milk at work following the birth[Read More…]

Arkansans for Compassionate Care kicks off campaign with Budweiser-sponsored music festival on November 9th in Eldorado, AR Little Rock, AR—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Medical marijuana advocates Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have joined forces to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot. The Arkansas Medical[Read More…]

Honor Recognizes Governor’s Advocacy for Ensuring All Residents Have the Option of Community Living SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today was presented with the Outstanding Advocate Award from the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) for his work to offer people with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to[Read More…]

Supports Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013.  In a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing regarding Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) testified today in support of the Treaty saying: “The Americans in this country who are disabled, like Steve[Read More…]

NIH-funded study finds that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013.  The generic anticonvulsant medication gabapentin shows promise as an effective treatment for alcohol dependence, based on the results of a 150-patient clinical trial of the medication. Conducted by scientists supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse[Read More…]

Greater use of all recommended tests could increase screening rates and reduce deaths Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013.  About one in three adults aged 50 to 75 years have not been tested for colorectal cancer as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), according to a new Vital[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2013. Multiple investigations found Johnson & Johnson (J&J) put profit ahead of the health and safety of children, the elderly and people with developmental disabilities.  The $2.2 billion resolution announced earlier today by Attorney General Eric Holder is another example of our commitment at the Department of[Read More…]

BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2013.  Marriage can be a battlefield. But a new study conducted at UC Berkeley has found that, when it comes to keeping the peace, it’s more important for wives than for husbands to calm down after a heated argument. Women take the lead when it comes to deflecting[Read More…]

Second study in teens shows few complications in first 30 days after surgery Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2013.  National Institutes of Health-funded researchers found that adults had significant weight loss three years after bariatric surgery, with the majority losing the most weight during the first year. A separate study in teens[Read More…]