CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2017. The Calumet Heritage Partnership and Calumet Ecological Park Association will host a presentation ‘Lake Calumet Than & Now’ on Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Chicago Police 5th District Station Community Room, 727 East 111th Street in Chicago. Safe, free[Read More…]
Science
FDA Clears Test to Help Manage Antibiotic Treatment for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Sepsis
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared the expanded use of the Vidas Brahms PCT Assay to help health care providers determine if antibiotic treatment should be started or stopped in patients with lower respiratory tract infections, such as community-acquired pneumonia, and stopped in[Read More…]
Psychedelics Help Reduce Opioid Addiction, According to New Study
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017 By: Jag Davies The criminalization of people who use psychedelics is rooted in myths that are the vestiges of colonialism and the drug war – and, one by one, those myths are crumbling down. We’ve learned in recent years that people who use psychedelics are significantly[Read More…]
White House Indicates Potential Crackdown on Recreational Marijuana
Sean Spicer: Trump’s DOJ Will Push for “Greater Enforcement” of Federal Law in Recreational Marijuana States Administration Suggests They Will Not Crack Down on Medical Marijuana States Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In a press conference today, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer strongly indicated that Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice[Read More…]
VIDEO: Cancer at 26: ‘How Were We Going to Pay to Save Her Life?’
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Ahead of nationwide rallies to save the Affordable Care Act on February 25, Our Revolution on Wednesday released a video featuring Julienne Gene Edwards, a Maryland native who was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at 26. Julienne and her family say, if not for the[Read More…]
Trump’s Reckless Approach to U.S.-Mexico Relations Endangers Water Security in the West
A riverboat glides through Lake Mead on the Colorado River near Boulder City, Nevada, on October 14, 2015. AP/Jae C. Hong Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. The Trump administration’s stumbling and reckless approach to U.S.-Mexico relations could have profound and damaging side effects on water security in the American[Read More…]
280 Groups Oppose Western Governors’ Association’s Efforts to Weaken Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. More than 280 environmental, animal-protection, faith-based, outdoor-recreational and social-justice groups sent a letter today to the National Governors Association urging the organization to oppose any upcoming legislative changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Specifically, the letter asks the national association not to support an ongoing effort[Read More…]
New Study Indicates the Number of Spills Due to Fracking is 20 Times Higher Than Previous Estimates
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2017 By Mark Sumner An EPA study earlier this year suggested that hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and gas from shale beds could be a threat to drinking water, but that actual problems were “rare.” However, there may be reason to be concerned, because the number of spills related to[Read More…]
New Independent Patient Group to Fight Skyrocketing Drug Prices
Patients For Affordable Drugs will share stories of Americans struggling to afford prescriptions and mobilize patients to fight a rigged U.S. pricing system Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2017. A new independent organization called Patients For Affordable Drugs kicked off a nationwide effort to lower prescription drug prices today. The organization, founded[Read More…]
Federal Judge Blocks Texas from Cutting Off Planned Parenthood Funding Over Doctored Videos
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017 By Kerry Eleveld A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Texas lawmakers could not deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood over doctored videos made by anti-abortion activists in 2015. KPRC-2 reports: An injunction issued by U.S. District Sam Sparks of Austin comes after he delayed making decision in January and essentially[Read More…]
