Senate HELP Committee Prepares to Release Its FDA Overhaul Proposal; Beware of Talk of Bipartisanship Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. The U.S. Senate’s Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is expected to release its version of the 21st Century Cures Act soon. If the bill resembles the version approved in[Read More…]
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Butter is Not Back: Limiting Saturated Fat Still Best for Heart Health
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. People who replace saturated fat (mainly found in meats and dairy foods) in their diets with refined carbohydrates do not lower their risk of heart disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. On the other[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America on Upcoming Congressional Hearing on Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. In response to the upcoming Planned Parenthood hearing this morning, NARAL Pro-Choice America released a statement from Sasha Bruce, Senior Vice President of Campaigns and Strategy: “Today, the witch hunt against Planned Parenthood continues, demonstrating just how far anti-choice and extremist politicians are willing to go[Read More…]
With South Sudan at Crossroads, UN Secretary General Ban Urges Parties to Reaffirm Commitment to Peace
South Sudanese refugees wait to be registered at a crossing into Ethiopia earlier in 2015. Photo: UNHCR/R. Riek NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 September 2015 – Citing a new window of opportunity for peace in South Sudan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties to demonstrate a genuine commitment to the peace[Read More…]
Texas Continues to Fight Back: El Paso Clinic Reopens Following Supreme Court Action Blocking Sham Abortion Restrictions
Reproductive Services in El Paso reopens, but millions of Texas women still at risk of losing access to safe, legal abortion Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. After being forced to close its doors in early 2014 due to Texas’ clinic shutdown law, an El Paso clinic reopened today and announced it[Read More…]
EPA Updates Emissions Standards for Petroleum Refineries
First-ever fenceline monitoring requirements will protect nearby communities WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated air pollution standards to further control toxic air emissions from petroleum refineries. Exposure to toxic air pollutants, such as benzene, can cause respiratory problems and other serious health issues and[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the Creation of a Select Committee to Investigate Planned Parenthood
Washington D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to House Republican’s announcement of the creation of a select committee to investigate Planned Parenthood. “It is beyond comprehension that House Republicans are choosing to further waste time and resources on this witch hunt. To date,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Board of Trustees Announces New Member
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees recently added a new member to its seven-member board. Christopher J. Baikauskas was selected from a pool of applicants to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Peg Donohue, who had been serving her second term[Read More…]
HHS Advances Development of Novel Drug to Treat Influenza
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. A monoclonal antibody therapeutic drug, a novel approach to treating patients with influenza, will advance in development with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). No monoclonal antibody antiviral drugs to treat patients[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Racial, Ethnic Differences in Fetal Growth
Current standards may misclassify certain fetuses as growth-restricted Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Current standards for ultrasound evaluation of fetal growth may lead to misclassification of up to 15 percent of fetuses of minority mothers as being too small, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]
