First Lady Michelle Obama and actor and singer Connie Britton, right, applaud as Counselor of the Year Cory Notestine, a school counselor at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colo., delivers remarks during the Counselor of the Year event in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 30, 2015. (Official[Read More…]
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Remarks by the First Lady at Got Your Six Screenwriters Event – Conversation on the Power of Telling Veterans’ Stories
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015- 11:21 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Good morning. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thanks so much. You all, rest yourselves. We want you well-rested so you can get to work on this initiative. I want to start by thanking Chris for that wonderful introduction, for his leadership of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Precision Medicine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015 – 11:19 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much, Elana, for that wonderful introduction. Let me just be clear, when I was 19, I was not doing genetic testing. (Laughter.) When I met Elana at the White House Science Fair last year, she tried[Read More…]
FDA Expands Uses of Vyvanse to Treat Binge-eating Disorder
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved uses of Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) to treat binge-eating disorder in adults. The drug is the first FDA-approved medication to treat this condition. In binge-eating disorder, patients have recurrent episodes of compulsive overeating during which they[Read More…]
Unlike Chris Kyle, Here is an American Sniper We Can Call ‘Hero’
MASSACHUSETTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. Listening to Garett Reppenhagen describe how he felt the first time he shot someone is like listening to an addict talk about their first time injecting heroin. “I leveled my M-4, put him in my iron sights, and took three shots. One of them hit him center[Read More…]
Transportation Secretary Foxx Urges Fans to Play It Safe and Designate a Sober Driver on Super Bowl Sunday
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. With football fans across the country preparing to watch and celebrate Sunday’s Super Bowl with friends and family, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reminds fans to enjoy the festivities responsibly and designate a driver if they intend to drink. “My team won’t be in[Read More…]
University of Chicago Nurses Vote To Authorize a Strike
Nurses Say Hospital’s Hard Line in Talks Puts Patients, Nurses at Risk Nurses discuss the strike before they make their decisions CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center overwhelming turned out on Thursday and voted by 95% to authorize nurse negotiators to call a one-day[Read More…]
NOAA, EPA Disapprove Oregon’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program
Agencies optimistic that state will make progress in addressing forest practices NOAA and EPA are working with Oregon to improve their coastal nonpoint program to protect streams like these that are important to endangered salmon. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have disapproved[Read More…]
Sunbeam Recalls Holmes Oil Filled Heaters Due to Scald Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015 Holmes Oil-Filled Heater (White) Recall Summary Name of product: Oil-Filled Heater Hazard: The oil-filled heaters can spray heated oil, posing a scald hazard. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Sunbeam Products, Inc. at (800) 515-4715 anytime, or online at www.holmesproducts.com and click on “Oil Filled Heater[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Jan. 30, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Congress to Create a Commission to “Fix” Social Security Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK) and John Delaney (D-MD) will introduce a bill this Congress to establish a commission that will propose changes to Social Security. These changes will likely include cuts to the program: raising the retirement[Read More…]
