Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Opioid use and misuse in the workplace are a definite part of America’s opioid crisis – and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a new plan to fight it. Approaching the[Read More…]
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Yellowstone Grizzlies: Court Blocks Idaho, Wyoming Trophy Hunts
MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contacts: Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center and Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians Today, a U.S. District Court judge granted wildlife advocates’ motion for a temporary restraining order to block planned grizzly bear trophy hunts in Idaho and Wyoming for at least 14 days. This came[Read More…]
Trump Administration Intensifies War on Drugs by Taking on Marijuana Legalization and Supervised Consumption Sites
Attempts to Thwart Growing Momentum and Support for Sensible Marijuana Laws and Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Strategies Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contacts: Tony Newman and Anthony Papa The Trump Administration is ramping up the war on drugs by plotting to undermine marijuana legalization and threatening cities and states that are considering[Read More…]
Safety Seat Check Community Event at Prairie State College on September 5
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Prairie State College Media Proper use of a child safety seat can lower the risk of injury or death in most car crashes. Certified child passenger safety technicians will be on the Prairie State College (PSC) campus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday,[Read More…]
Trump Cancels Pay Raise for Most Civilian Federal Employees
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Donald Trump has sent a letter to Congress today informing House and Senate leaders that he is canceling a pay raise that most civilian federal employees were due to receive in January. His rationale for the cancellation of the raises were budgetary constraints.[Read More…]
John McCain’s Complicated Health Care Legacy: He Hated the ACA. He Also Saved It.
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Emmarie Huetteman There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system. John McCain was not one of them. And yet, the six-term senator from Arizona and decorated military veteran leaves behind his own health[Read More…]
Product Quest Manufacturing LLC Recalls All Nasal Products and Baby Oral Gels
Recalled Products Manufactured at Florida Facility had Possible Microbial Contamination Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contact: Kathryn Weingart Product Quest Manufacturing (“Product Quest”) announced its voluntary recall of Lot# 173089J of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist due to a finding of microbial contamination identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa.[Read More…]
Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc. Recalls Certain Beef and Pork Meatloaf Products
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contact: Benjamin A. Bell En Español Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc., a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 75 pounds of beef and pork meatloaf products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains[Read More…]
On International Overdose Awareness Day, Parents Across the Nation Will Gather to Remember and Honor Lives Lost and Educate Communities about Solutions to the Overdose Crisis.
Moms United to End the War on Drugs Partners are Creating Events in Several Cities in the United States and with Moms Stop the Harm Partners in Canada as Overdose Deaths Reach a Record High CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contact: Gretchen Burns Bergman Moms United to End the War on Drugs[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Revises Medical Marijuana Legislation to Include Use for Pain Management to Help Combat Opioid Crisis
Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 offers pain-management option CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Governor Bruce Rauner signed the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 on Wednesday. The Act expands the list of those eligible for medical marijuana to include those that might otherwise use opioids for pain[Read More…]
