Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2016. Children who move from one residence to another during their first year of life are at a substantially higher risk of being admitted to a hospital emergency room in early childhood, according to a new U.K. study that examined data on more than 237,000[Read More…]
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Prevention May be Essential to Reducing Racial Disparities in Stroke
NIH-funded study provides clues to differences in stroke deaths between blacks and whites. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Blacks between the ages of 45 and 54 die of strokes at a rate that is three times greater than their white counterparts, according to the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Alabama Over Abortion Restrictions That Would Severely Limit Access Statewide
State’s Newest Abortion Laws Would Shutter Clinics, Ban Medically Proven Procedures and Harm Women MONTGOMERY, Ala. —(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a legal challenge to three new abortion restrictions that are part of Alabama’s years-long effort to shut down abortion clinics and impose obstacles in[Read More…]
IDNR Conducting Survey, Planning Statewide Summit on Coordinating Monarch Butterfly Conservation in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Identifying ways to improve and increase habitat for monarch butterflies in Illinois is the focus of a new online survey this month and a planned conservation summit meeting in Springfield this September. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), along with partners representing agriculture, transportation[Read More…]
Prince’s Tragic Fentanyl Overdose – Here’s What You Need to Know About Fentanyl
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016 By: Kevin Franciotti The toxicology results from music legend Prince’s tragic death last month are now public, and the media are focusing on what for many is a new word – fentanyl. It appears likely that Prince ingested it and tragically died some time later. So[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month by Calling for Health Equity for Immigrants
New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. This month marks the third annual Immigrant Heritage Month, a nationwide effort to gather and share inspirational stories of immigration in America. As a leading U.S. health care provider and global health advocate, Planned Parenthood will celebrate immigrants in the United States and around[Read More…]
137 State Legislators Express Support for Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. 137 state leaders from Arizona to Texas have signed an open letter expressing their support for a woman’s access safe and legal abortion. Specifically, the legislators have expressed their support for four of their colleagues–the Honorable Wendy Davis (D) of Texas, Teresa Fedor (D) of Ohio,[Read More…]
Hurricane Damage Costs Will Skyrocket Due to Climate Change, New Report Finds
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2 – Costs from hurricane damages in the United States are expected to increase 39 percent in the coming decades because of the effects of climate change and coastal development, according to a new report prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray. The[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Schools Trump on Climate Change in California
MODESTO, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. Calling Donald Trump “a climate change denier,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday said bold action is needed to combat the planetary crisis that the Republican White House hopeful dismisses as a “hoax.” At a news conference, Sanders also challenged Hillary Clinton to join him[Read More…]
Dept. of Interior Announces Milestone for New York Offshore Commercial Wind Energy
Department proposes New York offshore wind lease sale for more than 81,000 acres; Public comment sought on associated environmental assessment WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. Furthering progress on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary of the Interior[Read More…]
