Medical Device Not Shown to Be Safe and Effective; Associated With Patient Death and Injury WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should remove the medical device Seprafilm from the market because it has not been shown to be safe and effective, and has been[Read More…]
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Three Out of 4 American Adults Favor Making 21 the Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products
Seven in 10 cigarette smokers favor raising age of sale Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. Three out of 4 American adults—including 7 in 10 cigarette smokers—favor raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products to 21, according to an article by CDC published in the http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379715002524 American Journal of[Read More…]
Obama Administration Expands Efforts to Help Americans Manage Student Loan Debt
New proposal will expand 10% monthly caps to as many as six million borrowers, regardless of when they originally borrowed. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Continuing its work to make student loan debt more manageable, the U.S. Department of Education today announced its plans to provide an additional six million federal[Read More…]
Governor Jerry Brown Signs the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Bill
Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Yesterday Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act. AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis patients in the organ transplant process, unless a doctor has determined that medical cannabis use is clinically significant to the transplant process. Medical cannabis patients in[Read More…]
New Research Reveals the Trends and Risk Factors Behind America’s Growing Heroin Epidemic
Heroin use seen increasingly in most demographic groups Heroin Use Has Increased Among Most Demographic Groups. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Divvy Expanding Access to Popular Bike Share System through Divvy for Everyone (D4e) Program
City Offering Low Cost Annual Memberships Based on Ability to Pay; New Program Launched as Divvy Expands to New Neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Divvy is breaking down barriers to access the popular bike-share program by offering reduced-cost annual memberships to residents. Under the new[Read More…]
Brett Anthony Foods Issues Recall For Undeclared Milk In Whole Foods Market Branded Vegetable Chili Sold From Whole Foods Market Naperville, IL
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Brett Anthony Foods is recalling two 8oz cups of Whole Foods Market® brand vegetable chili because they were labeled incorrectly and may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they[Read More…]
Job Openings Remain High at 5.4 Million in May 2015; Hires and Separations Hold Steady
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. The number of job openings was little changed at 5.4 million on the last business day of May, the highest since the series began in December 2000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires was unchanged at 5.0 million in May[Read More…]
Prairie State College Student Government Leaders Participate in ICCTA Student Leadership Institute
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Several Prairie State College (PSC) student leaders participated in the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Student Leadership Institute held last month during the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) Annual Convention at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel Conference Center in Schaumburg, Ill. Among the PSC student participants[Read More…]
Prairie State College Names Two New Administrators
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) named two to administrative positions during the most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees. David Naze was named associate dean of faculty affairs, and Christopher R. Zorich was named director of athletics. Naze has been serving as the interim associate dean[Read More…]
