Whopping 99.8 Percent of Respondents Choose to Join the Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Just over three weeks into the sign-up period for the City of Chicago’s innovative wellness program, Mayor Emanuel today announced that nearly 50 percent of City employees and eligible spouses have joined the program. “Our program will[Read More…]
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Drug Tests For Cannabis Exposure Not Advisable For Infants, Study Says
Salt Lake City, UT–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. False positive drug test results for cannabis are far more common to occur in infant urine samples than in those provided by non-infants, according to a study published online in the journal Clinical Chemistry. Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and[Read More…]
EPA Awards Over $16.9 Million to the State of Louisiana to Assist in Funding Safe Public Drinking Water Systems
DALLAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals $16,962,000 to provide low cost loan assistance to eligible public drinking water systems for infrastructure improvements. The funds are being granted through the EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to ensure safe drinking water[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $100 Million for Local Transportation Projects
Annual Capital Investment to Create Jobs and Repair Infrastructure BERWYN–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $100 million capital investment to address local transportation needs and put people to work throughout Illinois. The funding, which is part of the governor’s six-year, $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! capital program,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Woodward Inc. to Expand in Rockford Area, Add 660 Jobs
Aerospace and Energy Firm to Invest More Than $200 Million in its Corporate Campuses LOVES PARK, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today joined executives at aerospace and energy firm Woodward Inc. to announce the company’s plans to invest more than $200 million to build a manufacturing plant and offices[Read More…]
Settlement Requires Boston Water and Sewer Commission to Remedy Sewer and Stormwater Discharges
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court today, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the[Read More…]
Marketers of ‘Ab Circle Pro’ Device to Pay as Much as $25 Million in Refunds to Settle FTC Charges
Just Three Minutes a Day Won’t Make You Thin, FTC Complaint Alleges Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. As part of its ongoing efforts to stop over-hyped health claims, the Federal Trade Commission has filed deceptive advertising charges against the marketers of the Ab Circle Pro – an abdominal exercise device –[Read More…]
Press Briefing Transcript CDC Telebriefing on West Nile Virus, Aug. 22, 2012
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 22 – Noon ET Audio recording (MP3, 9.0MB) OPERATOR: Thank you for holding. Parties will be on a listen-only mode until the question and answer session. At that time you can press star one to ask a question. This conference is being recorded. I would like to introduce[Read More…]
NIH Uses Genome Sequencing to Help Quell Bacterial Outbreak in Clinical Center
Genomics and microbiology experts collaborate in hospital infection control Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012. For six months last year, a deadly outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria kept infection-control specialists at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in a state of high alert. A New York City patient carrying a multi-drug resistant[Read More…]
Study Reveals Nanoparticles Jeopardize Food Quality and Soil Fertility
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Two commonly used nanoparticles have a significant impact on the growth and yield of food crops, according to a team of scientists led by University of California Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. The study’s conclusions echo similar research findings that show human[Read More…]
