Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2013. A study in the August issue of Pediatrics, “Video Game Use in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, or Typical Development,” (published online July 29) surveyed parents of 141 boys, ages 8 to 18, about their video game usage. The study found that boys[Read More…]

New Law Prompted by Chicago Hornets Hockey Player Will Let School Districts Excuse Athletes with Disabilities from Physical Education Classes CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn yesterday was joined by Chicago Hornets hockey player Tyler Woodworth to sign a new law that will help public school student-athletes with disabilities. Woodworth[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2013. Editor’s Note: eNews Park Forest wishes to thank our colleague Tony Newman from the Drug Policy Alliance for providing this article. Huffington Post, Let’s Get Honest About Our Drug Use, by Tony Newman, July 26, 2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/lets-get-honest-about-our_b_3660824.html Let’s have an honest conversation about our personal drug[Read More…]

Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  On World Hepatitis Day, we reaffirm our commitment to combating the “silent epidemic” of viral hepatitis. Globally, one in 12 people has chronic hepatitis B or C infection. About 1 million[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  Today, we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA has assisted millions of people with disabilities overcome and eliminate barriers in all areas of society, from schools and the workplace to housing and public transportation. For 23 years, the ADA[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement on the 23rd anniversary of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, all Americans should acknowledge the victory the ADA provided for people with disabilities and human rights in our country. In 1990, Senators Bob[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  In a press conference held yesterday, top officials from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that HPV vaccination rates in girls aged 13-17 years failed to increase between 2011 and 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Three-dose[Read More…]

Center for Reproductive Rights urges Gov. Pat McCrory to veto these clear attacks on women’s health and rights North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  Following a string of anti-democratic tactics to amend unrelated bills with harmful provisions restricting abortion in the state, the North Carolina General Assembly has sent a package of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today ruled against a Pennsylvania company that makes wooden cabinets and furniture and its owners that wished to avoid compliance with the federal rule requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for contraception. The court upheld a lower court’s[Read More…]

Agency releases new proposed rules under FSMA for verifying foreign suppliers and accrediting third-party auditors Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  In order to implement the bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed by President Obama, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two proposed rules aimed at helping to[Read More…]