Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Sticking to a healthy diet in the years after pregnancy may reduce the risk of high blood pressure among women who had pregnancy-related (gestational) diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study was published in Hypertension.[Read More…]
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Taco Bell Commits to Limiting Antibiotics Use in Chicken by Early 2017
IRVINE, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Taco Bell yesterday announced it will stop using antibiotics important to human medicine within a year, in a short statement posted on its website. In late January, the Natural Resources Defense Council and more than 80 other organizations sent a letter to Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum! Brands, calling on[Read More…]
CDC Adds Belize to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlant, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Yesterday, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Belize. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of[Read More…]
Groups to Obama: Keep it in the Ground, Cancel Fossil Fuel Auction in Santa Fe
SANTA FE, NM—(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Local, regional and national organizations sent a letter to President Obama today calling on him to keep federal fossil fuels in the ground and cancel the Bureau of Land Management’s federal oil and gas auction slated for April 20 in Santa Fe, N.M., owing to[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry’s Statement on Pragmatic Reform of Global Drug Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016 Leaders from around the world are gathering in New York today for a United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem, the first such gathering to discuss drugs in a generation. The timing is opportune. This meeting takes place as heroin and new[Read More…]
Department of Justice Releases the 2016 National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today announced that the Department of Justice released the 2016 National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. The strategy provides a comprehensive threat assessment of the nature and scope of the current dangers facing our nation’s children, including child pornography[Read More…]
FDA Launches First Ad Campaign Focused on Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco Among Rural Teens
“The Real Cost” extension draws attention to harmful rite of passage for many at-risk teenagers Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it is expanding its award-winning “The Real Cost” campaign to educate rural, white male teenagers about the negative health consequences associated with[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, April 18, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016 – 1:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for the late start today. (Laughter.) Almost. I do not have anything at the top, Kevin, so we can go straight to your questions. Q Okay, Josh. So I was wondering if the White[Read More…]
Earth Day Movie and Discussion at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on April 23
The Izaak Walton Preserve. Source: http://www.homewoodizaakwalton.com/ Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2016. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host the screening of a movie about the History of Homewood’s Izaak Walton Preserve on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the screening.[Read More…]
Illinois House Committee to Vote on Landmark Bill Regarding Solitary Confinement
HB 5417 would require that almost all prisoners be allowed out of their cells four hours per day SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016 — On Wednesday, April 20 at 8:30 AM, the Illinois House Restorative Justice Committee will hold a hearing regarding HB 5417, the Isolated Confinement Restriction Act, which would[Read More…]
