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California: Lawmakers Hold Historic Hearing On Marijuana Legalization

Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)– State lawmakers heard testimony last week in support of taxing and regulating the commercial production and distribution of marijuana for adults age 21 and older. Members of the California Assembly Committee on Public Safety called for the hearing, entitled "Examining the Fiscal and Legal Implication of the Legalization[Read More…]

Park Forest Nurses Club Dicussion on Mechanisms of Heart Failure

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2009.  The Park Forest Nurses Club will meet on Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 N. Orchard Drive. Clarissa Miller, RN, MS, CNP will discuss “Mechanisms of Heart Failure.”  All Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses, active or inactive, are[Read More…]

Breast Cancer Donation: Check It Out Before Going Pink

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As National Breast Cancer Awareness month celebrates 25 years of education, many national and local businesses are marketing pink ribbon products and services to support a cure for breast cancer. The Better Business Bureau advises consumers to research donation claims before making a purchase. The BBB encourages consumers[Read More…]

Senate Committee Told H1N1 Vaccine is Safe, Supply Will Be Greatly Increased by November

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2009.  Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., were reassured Wednesday by three Cabinet Secretaries that the H1N1 vaccine is safe – for children and adults – and that officials are doing all they can to ensure a much[Read More…]

USDA Confirms 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus Present in Minnesota Fair Pig Sample

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 19, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed the presence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a pig sample collected at the Minnesota State Fair submitted by the University of Minnesota. Additional samples are being tested. “We have[Read More…]

FDA Approves Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Fluarix for Pediatric Use

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2009.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved use of the seasonal influenza vaccine Fluarix for children ages 3 years to 17 years. Previously, this vaccine, which contains inactivated (killed) influenza A and B viruses, had been approved for use in adults, ages 18 years and[Read More…]

Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products

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