WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Today, 40 Senators, led by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced historic, comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT Americans. The legislation was filed simultaneously in the U.S. House of Representatives by 158 Representatives, led[Read More…]
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Low Birth Weight Combined with Unhealthy Adult Lifestyle May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. People who are a low weight at birth and have unhealthy habits as adults, such as eating nutritionally poor diets or smoking, may have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people born at an average weight who live similar lifestyles,[Read More…]
Pesticides Found in Most Pollen Collected from Foraging Bees in Massachusetts
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. More than 70% of pollen and honey samples collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts contain at least one neonicotinoid, a class of pesticide that has been implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), in which adult bees abandon their hives during winter, according[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez: Floor Speech on the ‘Donald Trump Act’ H.R. 3009
Rep. Gutiérrez: “Just a few weeks into his campaign and Donald Trump has a bill on the floor of the House. That is better than some of the Senators he is running against.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor in opposition to[Read More…]
Study: Sleep-Disturbed Patients Report Relief From Cannabis
Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Patients with sleep disorders find relief from the ingestion of various strains of cannabis, according to data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators from the University of California at Berkeley, the National Center for PTSD, and John Hopkins University in Baltimore evaluated cannabis species and[Read More…]
Chicago Nurses, Community Leaders Plan Festive Celebration for Medicare’s 50th Anniversary on July 30
Part of National Day of Action July 30th Join Call to Protect, Improve and Expand Medicare to All CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Registered nurses and other community leaders will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Thursday July 30 with a festive event and action in Chicago. The celebration is part of[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Rejects Policies that Further Criminalize Immigrant Communities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on House consideration of H.R.3009 the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act: We should not allow shameless, anti-immigrant politicians to frame our nation’s policy debate. We reject this bill and any policies that further criminalize immigrants and communities of color.[Read More…]
Wide Approval for Pope Francis’ Values of Community and Equality
Photo source: www.wikimedia.org Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015 – Today Lake Research Partners released the results of a survey among religious and faith affiliated voters in advance of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the U.S. The survey reveals that the Pope’s vision and message of togetherness, community, inclusion and equality[Read More…]
NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth
This artist’s concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent larger in diameter. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle Read more… Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: House Passage of DARK Act Hinders Public’s Right to Know
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 23, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “Today the House of Representatives passed the so-called Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, better known as the Denying Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act. This bill would prevent states from requiring labeling of genetically[Read More…]
