This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and[Read More…]
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Open Applications For ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week
Annual Program Will Host 200 of the Midwest’s Top Technology and Engineering Students in Chicago, Expanding Number of Student Participants by 50 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced ThinkChicago is now accepting applications for its sixth annual installment of ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week. Mayor Emanuel, World Business Chicago,[Read More…]
Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment Suggest African American and Latino Children Are Under Diagnosed and Under Treated
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. There has long been concern over the disparity between white and African-American and Latino children when it comes to diagnosis and medication use of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – with non-white children less likely to report ADHD medication use. A study, “Racial and Ethnic[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Recommends Pediatricians Offer Medication for Opioid Addiction
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NIH Establishes New Research Program to Address Health Disparities of Chronic Diseases
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, is launching the Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCC) for Health Disparities Research on Chronic Disease Prevention program. This program responds to the need for more robust, ecological approaches to address[Read More…]
Sierra Club on National Park Service Centennial
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Community Groups across the Country Challenge EPA over Failure to Update Protections from Lead Poisoning
Inadequate protections endanger young children in schools, homes, and other buildings currently deemed safe iStock.com / Wundervisuals Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. A coalition of national and regional groups across the country is suing the United States Environmental Protection Agency for failing to update standards that protect families against neurotoxic[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending August 20, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 261,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 262,000. The 4-week moving average was 264,000, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
