WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Yesterday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald held a press conference at VA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters where he shared observations from his travels to VA facilities over the past month and outlined the way ahead as The Road To Veterans Day. A transcript is below.[Read More…]
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Home Depot Provides Update on Breach Investigation
ATLANTA—(ENEWSPF)– September 9, 2014 — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, yesterday confirmed that its payment data systems have been breached, which could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its U.S. and Canadian stores. There is no evidence that the breach has impacted stores in Mexico[Read More…]
CDC Report Finds Sodium Consumption High Among U.S. Children
More than 40 percent of sodium comes from 10 common types of food How much sodium do children eat? Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. More than 90 percent of U.S. children, aged 6-18 years, eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and[Read More…]
Eating Habits, Body Fat Related to Differences in Brain Chemistry
NIH study ties eating in response to food cues to habit-forming region in obese adults Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. People who are obese may be more susceptible to environmental food cues than their lean counterparts due to differences in brain chemistry that make eating more habitual and less rewarding, according[Read More…]
NIAAA to Conduct Clinical Trial of New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder
NIH researchers seek to expand treatment options Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will conduct a clinical trial of gabapentin enacarbil as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). NIAAA estimates that the six-month trial will begin in the first half of[Read More…]
Almost Half of Older Adults Have Care Needs
ANN ARBOR—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Nearly half of older adults—18 million people—have difficulty or get help with daily activities, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Urban Institute analyzed data from a national sample of older adults drawn from Medicare enrollment files. In all, 8,245[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch: Missouri Should Review Ferguson Response
Law Enforcement Failures Show Need for Effective Oversight, Transparency New York—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon should conduct a comprehensive and transparent review of the law enforcement response to the protests in Ferguson, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the governor. The protests followed the shooting[Read More…]
Egypt: 7 Held for Alleged Homosexual Conduct
Unlawful Arrests Undermine Basic Freedoms, Rule of Law Beirut—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Egyptian authorities should immediately release seven men arrested on September 6, 2014 for allegedly “inciting debauchery,” Human Rights Watch said today. Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered the men detained and “physically examined” after an online video emerged showing the[Read More…]
Israel: Thousands Coerced Into Leaving the Country
Sudanese, Eritreans Seeking Protection Faced With Indefinite Detention Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. Israeli authorities have unlawfully coerced almost 7,000 Eritrean and Sudanese nationals into returning to their home countries where they risk serious abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Some returning Sudanese have faced torture, arbitrary[Read More…]
Leading Health and Human Rights Organizations Call for End to Unnecessary Restrictions that Harm Women’s Health Worldwide
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. In a letter to President Obama, a broad-based coalition of leading domestic and global organizations spanning women’s rights, health, human rights, reproductive justice, young people, the LGBT community, faith, and development are calling for an end to the incorrect implementation of the Helms Amendment in order[Read More…]
