‘The people behind this fraud lied and broke the law in order to spread malicious lies about Planned Parenthood’ SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016 – Today, Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit against the people behind an ongoing, widely discredited video smear campaign – charging that anti-abortion activists engaged in an[Read More…]
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Study: Marijuana Decreases Migraine Frequency
Aurora, CO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. Cannabis administration is associated with decreased migraine headache frequency, according to data published online in the journal Pharmacotherapy. Investigators at the University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences retrospectively assessed cannabis’ effects on monthly migraine headache frequency in a group of 121[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Use Not Predictive Of Lower IQ
London, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. Marijuana use by adolescents is not associated with lower IQ or poorer educational performance once adjustments are made for potential confounders, specifically cigarette smoking, according to longitudinal data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. British investigators assessed the relationship between cumulative[Read More…]
Starvation ‘As a Weapon’ is a War Crime, UN Chief Warns Parties to Conflict in Syria
On 11 January 2016 in Madaya, Rural Damascus, women and their families wait for permissions to leave the besieged town. Photo credit: UNICEF/UN07229/Al Saleh, WFP NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2016 – With United Nations humanitarian teams witnessing scenes in Syria that “haunt the soul,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said the situation[Read More…]
U.S. Represenatives Lofgren, Roybal-Allard & Gutiérrez Statement on Central American Refugee Screening and Resettlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. Today, U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), and Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) issued the following statement regarding refugee screening and resettlement for El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala: “The Administration’s recently announced recognition that many Central Americans qualify as refugees under international law[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for End to Ban On Centers for Disease Control Gun Violence Research
Since 1996, nonsensical provision in law has prohibited the CDC from studying the epidemic of gun violence in America CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called for the end of a longstanding prohibition on federally funded gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control and[Read More…]
California Ballot Measure Would Restore Bird Habitat, Provide Clean Water and Ensure Flood Protection
Tax proposal would raise $500 million to create a healthier bay for people and wildlife American Coot. Photo: Alan Murphy/Audubon Photography Awards OAKLAND, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. In a move that seeks to breathe new life into one of the Western Hemisphere’s most important natural places, the San Francisco Bay[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s 2015 Year in Review Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released her “2015 Year in Review” report outlining her work in the Eighth District and in Congress over the last 12 months. In 2015, the Congresswoman fought for our troops and Veterans and she helped manufacturers as well as small businesses[Read More…]
Maryland Man Indicted for Conspiring to Provide and for Providing Material Support to ISIL
Defendant Allegedly Received Money from Individuals Overseas to Be Used for “Operational Purposes” in the United States MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday charging Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, of Edgewood, Maryland, with conspiring to provide and with providing material support to the Islamic State of[Read More…]
Health Care Clinic Consultant and Medicare Biller Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. A former health care clinic consultant and Medicare biller pleaded guilty today in connection with a $63 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme involving a defunct Miami-area health care provider. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo[Read More…]
