NIH-funded study shows less diabetic retinopathy progression among those who underwent intensive glycemic control Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. People with type 2 diabetes who intensively controlled their blood sugar level during the landmark Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial Eye Study were found to have cut their[Read More…]
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Sierra Club: Supreme Court Rejects Latest Polluter Backed Challenge to Vital Health Protections Against Mercury Pollution
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. The United States Supreme Court decided to reject another polluter-backed challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) today. The court refused the state of Michigan’s request to review the D.C. Circuit’s decision to leave these vital public health[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Whole Woman’s Health Decision Could Help Bolster Dangerous Government Interference in Medical Practice, Says New Center for American Progress Issue Brief
Pro-abortion rights protesters rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Source: AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. As millions of women across the country wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the Center for American Progress[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden on Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden issued the following statement on the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida: The heinous terrorist attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The victims,[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Mass Shooting at Gay Nightclub in Orlando
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. “We stand in solidarity with the LGBT community, which appears to have been the target of this attack. Our thoughts are with those who lost loved ones and with the entire suffering Central Florida community. “As we come together to heal from this tragedy, we must[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Orlando, Florida, Terrorist Attack
CHINA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement regarding the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, early this morning: “I have been briefed by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and FBI Director James Comey on the horrific terrorist attack in Orlando and will continue to receive updates[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Key Actions to Reduce the Organ Waiting List
America’s progress in science and technology has countless revolutionary discoveries within our reach… New breakthroughs in treating cancer and ending the wait for organ transplants… That’s some of what America can do. President Obama, May 19, 2016 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the waiting[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Orlando Terrorist Attack
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 106. In response to the terrorist attack last night at an Orlando gay nightclub Hillary Clinton released the following statement: “I join Americans in praying for the victims of the attack in Orlando, their families and the first responders who did everything they could to save lives.[Read More…]
National Gay Media Association Statement on Orlando Shootings
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. The National Gay Media Association is stunned at the mass shooting at an LGBT club in Orlando, Florida. At least 50 people have been killed, and dozens more injured in the attack. “Our hearts go out to the entire Orlando community,” said Leo Cusimano, publisher of The[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Tragic Shooting in Orlando, Florida (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016 https://youtu.be/hFv8PVuiiDM Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov
