Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015 – President Barack Obama today signed into law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, or SAV Act. The act is aimed at reducing military and veteran suicides and improving their access to quality mental health care. Hunt was a decorated Marine veteran who[Read More…]
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Statement by President Obama on the Confirmation of Ash Carter as Secretary of Defense
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2015. Ash Carter served as a key leader of our national security team in the first years of my presidency, and with his overwhelming bipartisan confirmation by the Senate today, I’m proud to welcome him back as our next Secretary of Defense. With his decades of experience,[Read More…]
New Data Shows Test Can Help Physicians Remove Patients with Suspected TB From Isolation Earlier
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. The FDA today cleared the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assay to help physicians determine if patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) can be removed from airborne infection isolation. This expanded use allows healthcare providers to use one or two negative Xpert MTB/RIF Assay test results to help[Read More…]
FDA Permits Marketing of Fecal Incontinence Device for Women
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the Eclipse System for the treatment of fecal incontinence (FI) in adult women. Fecal incontinence is the inability to control bowel movements and is a common problem, especially among older adults. The most common cause[Read More…]
New Mexico’s Marijuana Legalization Resolution Passes Out of Senate Rules Committee on a Historic Vote
Public Opinion and Wasted Tax Dollars Push Legislator to Fix Broken Marijuana Policies SANTA FE, NM –(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2015. Today, for the first time in history, a legislative committee voted in favor of taxing and regulating marijuana in New Mexico. On a vote of 5-4 New Mexico State Senator Ortiz[Read More…]
Chicago Mayoral Candidates Band Together to End Big Money in Elections
Every candidate backs Fair Elections Illinois ballot measure to reshape Chicago politics Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2015. All five of the city’s mayoral candidates stood up today against the corrupt influence of special interest donors by endorsing the Fair Elections ballot measure aimed at putting elections back in the hands[Read More…]
U.S. High School Graduation Rate Hits New Record High
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever before, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. The nation’s high school graduation rate hit 81 percent in 2012-13, the highest level since states adopted[Read More…]
Illinois Senate Committee Approves Marijuana Bill That Would Lower Penalties
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. There is a lot of activity right now in regards to marijuana reform efforts in Illinois. The battle to implement the medical marijuana law that was passed last session has been ongoing. Fortunately license winners have been announced, and hopefully safe access will be coming soon to[Read More…]
Advocates Urge FDA to Halt Risky GMO Mosquito Release
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Today, the national advocacy organization Food & Water Watch urged the FDA to prevent the British biotechnology company Oxitec from releasing millions of unregulated GMO mosquitoes in the Florida Keys this spring and to require the company to submit to a formal agency review. GMO mosquitoes are[Read More…]
Chef Colicchio, Activists, Lawmakers Demand Action on GMO Labeling
Sens. Boxer, Blumenthal and Rep. DeFazio Reintroduce Right-to-Know Bill Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Chef Tom Colicchio joined Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) today as they reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would give Americans more information about what’s in their food and how[Read More…]
