Milwaukee, WI–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The enactment of statewide medical cannabis laws is associated with a decrease in the number of reported workplace absences due to sickness, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Health Economics. An economist from the University of Wisconsin analyzed work absence data[Read More…]
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Study: Cannabis Exposure Diminishes Feelings Of Aggression
Maastricht, Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Cannabis exposure diminishes feelings of aggression while alcohol exposure facilitates aggressive behavior, according to clinical data published in the journal Psychopharmacology. Investigators from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and Frankfurt University in Germany evaluated subjects’ self-reported response to aggressive stimuli following exposure to alcohol, cannabis, or[Read More…]
Durbin, Senators Send Letter to DEA Calling for Stricter Limits on Opioid Pills
ROCKFORD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. In a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward Markey (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on the agency to use its power to more aggressively combat the opioid epidemic[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Introduces Bipartisan Proposal to Safeguard Taxpayer Dollars by Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Federal Charge Card Spending
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. After a federal watchdog found nearly $100,000 of improper adult entertainment charges on taxpayer-funded credit cards, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, today introduced good government legislation to help rein in waste, fraud and abuse in taxpayer-funded[Read More…]
Lorex Recalls Video Baby Monitors Due to Burn Hazard
Lorex Care ‘N’ Share baby monitor Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Video baby monitors Hazard: The video monitor’s batteries can overheat, swell and expand and cause the battery cover to open or come off. This can expose hot batteries, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Remedy: [Read More…]
Chicago to Host World’s Largest Conference on High-Energy Physics August 3 – 10
Week of events to include physics slam, public lecture on gravitational waves Scientists from around the world will present results during the International Conference on High Energy Physics. Copyright: CERN CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. More than 1,350 physicists from 49 countries will converge in Chicago for the biennial International Conference on[Read More…]
ACLU of Iowa Files Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of Transgender Corrections Employee
Prison Nurse Was Denied Health Care and Use of Men’s Facilities Because He is Transgender DES MOINES, IA – (ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa today filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission on behalf of Jesse Vroegh, a long-time Iowa Department of Corrections[Read More…]
ACLU of Florida Statement on the Police Shooting of an Unarmed Man in North Miami
MIAMI, FL -(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The below statement on the shooting of Charles Kinsey by North Miami police officers is from Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida: “We are extremely disturbed by the police shooting of Charles Kinsey, an unarmed caretaker helping a patient with autism[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group Lists the Top Ten Toxic Chemicals EPA Should Review Now
Americans are exposed daily to these chemicals found in consumer products WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The nation’s new chemical safety law promises to give the Environmental Protection Agency expanded authority to regulate hazardous chemicals in consumer products. But of the tens of thousands of chemicals on the market, most never[Read More…]
Magnetar Capital Foundation Donates $5 Million to the University of Chicago for Youth Financial Education
Partnership with UChicago STEM Education to improve access for high school students CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. A new partnership between UChicago STEM Education and the Magnetar Capital Foundation will expand access to financial education for high school students. The Magnetar Capital Foundation, parent organization of the Magnetar Youth Investment Academy, will[Read More…]
