A new book by the Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., offers a translation of the eulogy given by Henri de Maupas du Tour and takes a snapshot of 17th century France at the time of Vincent de Paul’s death A new book by the Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., offers[Read More…]
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FDA Approves First-of-its-kind Corneal Implant to Improve Near Vision in Certain Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved the KAMRA inlay, a device implanted in the cornea of one eye (the clear, front surface) to improve near vision in certain patients with presbyopia. It is the first implantable device for correction of near vision[Read More…]
Drugs That Activate Brain Stem Cells May Reverse Multiple Sclerosis
NIH-funded study identifies over-the-counter compounds that may replace damaged cells Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Two drugs already on the market — an antifungal and a steroid — may potentially take on new roles as treatments for multiple sclerosis. According to a study published in Nature today, researchers discovered that these[Read More…]
Global Pandemic of Fake Medicines Poses Urgent Risk, Scientists Say
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Poor quality medicines are a real and urgent threat that could undermine decades of successful efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, according to the editors of a collection of journal articles published today. Scientists report up to 41 percent of specimens failed to meet quality[Read More…]
Sierra Club Marks 5 Years since BP Oil Disaster
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Today marks five years since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill that killed 11 workers and spewed 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, leaving a lasting legacy of destruction from which[Read More…]
Canada Fights Toxic Mosquito Spraying Near Homes and Parks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. New details emerged last week after a Canadian volunteer group, Pesticide Free Alberta (PFA), received records from the City of Edmonton regarding ground and aerial application of Dursban 2.5, a restricted insecticide (in both Canada and the US), in close proximity to residential areas to kill[Read More…]
Six Minnesota Men Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Four Defendants Arrested in Minneapolis; Two Arrested in San Diego Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. A criminal complaint was filed today charging six Minnesota men with conspiracy and attempt to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Zacharia Yusuf[Read More…]
2016 Presidential Hopeful Jill Stein Jill Stein Among Those Calling for Release Political Prisoner Rev. Pinkney
“This is not unrelated to the videos we have seen of Eric Garner being taken down in the street. This is not unrelated to the video we have seen of Walter Scott in North Charleston being shot down like a dog”- Dr. Jill Stein St. Joseph, MI—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2015. Dr.[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 20, 2015
Public Works crews tackle a major water main break last October. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2015. Hydrant flushing begins in Park Forest on April 20 and will continue through Memorial Day. Hydrants are flushed to remove rust and sediment from the water system. Flushing will begin at[Read More…]
Unitarian Universalist Community Church to Screen Documentary ‘Cowspiracy: the Sustainability Secret’ on April 24
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘Cowspiracy: the Sustainability Secret’ on Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. A lively discussion will follow the film screening. ‘Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret’ follows intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he[Read More…]
