CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation establishing comprehensive Medicaid reform in Illinois. House Bill 5420 was crafted by bi-partisan legislative committees and passed both houses of the General Assembly with bi-partisan support. The law will enable the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) to improve efficiency[Read More…]
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11 Midwest Universites Divert 130,000 Pounds of Waste from Landfills
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 25, 2011. The results are in: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 Game Day Challenge college football competition diverted 130,000 pounds of waste material from landfills in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. This achievement prevented the release of 181 metric tons of carbon dioxide — equivalent to the[Read More…]
Departments of Energy and Commerce Announce New Partnership to Further Cooperation on Renewable Energy Modeling and Forecasting
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2011. Yesterday, the Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce announced a new agreement to further collaboration between the agencies on renewable energy modeling and weather forecasting, which will help enable the nation’s renewable energy resources to be used more effectively by business and entrepreneurs. The Memorandum[Read More…]
UN: Number of Cholera Deaths in Haiti Shows Signs of Falling or Stabilizing
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 January 2011 – The number of people dying from cholera in Haiti has been on a downward trend or has stabilized in all ten of the country’s departments affected by the outbreak, the United Nations humanitarian office reported today, adding that the number of hospitalized people has also[Read More…]
Mindfulness Meditation Training Changes Brain Structure In 8 Weeks
Mass. General-led study shows changes over time in areas associated with awareness, empathy, stress Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)– Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. In a study that will appear in the January 30[Read More…]
Modern Humans Reached Arabia Earlier Than Thought, New Artifacts Suggest
Hand axe pre-form. For more information, please see figure S5 in the Supporting Online Material, and for Additional Assemblage C material, please see Figure 2 in the manuscript. (Image © Science/AAAS) Humans may have found the Arabian Peninsula as long as 125,000 years ago Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Artifacts unearthed in the[Read More…]
State of IL Announces Natural Resources Settlement for former Indian Refinery site near Lawrenceville
SPRINGFIELD, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2011. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the settlement of a natural resource damages case that will result in ecosystem restoration projects to preserve waterways and enhance wildlife habitat on and near the[Read More…]
Marijuana Compound Induces Cell Death In Hard-To-Treat Brain Cancer
Madrid, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2011. The combined administration of THC and the pharmaceutical agent temozolomide (TMZ) demonstrates strong anti-cancer activity in brain tumors resistant to conventional anti-cancer treatments, according to preclinical data published online in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. Investigators at Complutense University in Spain assessed the anti-tumor activity of the[Read More…]
Cannabinoid Compound Exerts Anticonvulsant Effects In Animal Models Of Epilepsy
Reading, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2011. The administration of the nonpsychotropic cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) significantly reduces the incidences and severity of seizures, according to preclinical data published online in Seizure: The Journal of the British Epilepsy Association. Investigators at the University of Reading, School of Pharmacy, in the United Kingdom assessed the[Read More…]
IDPH 2011 Sports Fish Consumption Advisory
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the 2011 consumption advisories for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. This year, new advisories are being issued for the following lakes and rivers: Big Muddy River and tributaries in Washington, Jefferson, Perry, Franklin, Jackson and Williamson[Read More…]
