Photo: Flickr user Centophobia, via the Creative Commons license. AUSTIN, Texas —(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Since 2002, the proportion of adolescents reporting marijuana use has decreased, and more younger adolescents report strong disapproval of marijuana use initiation, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin School of Social[Read More…]
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Requests GAO Report on Medicaid Oversight and Quality of Care in Assisted Living Facilities
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. A bipartisan group of United States senators has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a report on the oversight of and quality of care provided to Medicaid enrollees at assisted living facilities. The letter was sent by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Ask Federal Agencies About Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. A group of eight United States senators today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requesting information about the agencies’ efforts to facilitate and coordinate[Read More…]
Widespread Human Rights Violations Being Committed by all Parties in Iraq – UN Report
Children in the Khanke Camp near Dohuk city, Iraq, which mainly houses Yazidis fleeing from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Photo: UNAMI GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015 – The ongoing conflict in Iraq continues to exact a “terrible” and deadly toll on the country’s civilians, particularly in the[Read More…]
ADDIS: New UN-backed Report Details Ways to Boost Finance for Sustainable Energy
Geothermal energy is converted into electricity and used to heat the Gourmet Mokai glasshouse in New Zealand which grows tomatoes and peppers. UN Photo/Evan Schneider ADDIS ABABA–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015 – A new United Nations-backed report launched today at a conference in Addis Ababa details concrete ways to boost crucial investment[Read More…]
VA Urges Congress to Act And Transfer Funds for Veterans’ Care
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today urged Congress to act expeditiously and approve its pending request for fiscal year 2015 budget flexibility. The request, formally transmitted on June 23, seeks the transfer of funds from the Choice Program to continue VA’s efforts to increase Veterans’[Read More…]
Cholera Cases Multiply as Cost of Clean Water Skyrockets in South Sudan Capital: Oxfam
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015. Cholera cases are rapidly increasing in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as the cost of clean water skyrockets amid a worsening economic crisis. 33 people have died in Juba alone including seven children under five, with 700 more people infected with the deadly and contagious disease. Zlatko Gegic,[Read More…]
Anti-GMO Labeling Bill Just Keeps Getting DARKer
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. This week the House Agriculture Committee is expected to mark up and vote on a bill that would take away the right of states to label food with genetically modified ingredients, or GMOs. According to EWG, the latest draft of the measure shows it to be[Read More…]
Rep. Givson: ‘We Need to do Better’ for Lyme Disease
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. The House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a sweeping medical research bill that makes specific provisions for Lyme disease. New York Congressman Chris Gibson mentioned Lyme disease in his one-minute speech asking Congress to approve the measure. View the video at: http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4543892/rep-chris-gibson-speaks-support-hr-6-21st-century-cures-act[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Clemency to 46 People, Will Make Big Push for Criminal Justice Reform This Week
Obama to Address Mass Incarceration at NAACP Convention Tomorrow and Become First President to Visit a Prison on Thursday Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 people incarcerated in federal prison. This follows the commutation of eight people incarcerated in federal prison for drug[Read More…]
