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FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer App for Contraceptive Use to Prevent Pregnancy

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2018 Contact: Deborah Kotz The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the first mobile medical application (app) that can be used as a method of contraception to prevent pregnancy. The app, called Natural Cycles, contains an algorithm that calculates the days of the[Read More…]

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Rising Rents Continue to Drive Inflation: Core Excluding Shelter Up Just 1.5 Percent in Last Year

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2018 By: Dean Baker Rising rental costs accounted for almost 60 percent of the inflation reported for July. Rising rents are becoming an evermore important factor in inflation. The shelter component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3 percent in July and accounted for almost 60[Read More…]

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NLGJA Announces Karen Hawkins as First Recipient of the NLGJA Jeanne Córdova Award

Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)- NLGJA – The Association of LGBTQ Journalists announces that Rebellious Magazine for Women founder and editor-in-chief Karen Hawkins is the inaugural recipient of the new NLGJA Jeanne Córdova Award. The award recognizes the achievement of an LGBTQ woman for a current body of work in journalism and/or opinion, with an emphasis[Read More…]

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Omega Centauri Unlikely to Harbor Life

Close encounters between stars in the Milky Way’s largest globular cluster leave little room for habitable planetary systems By Sarah Nightingale Riverside, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Searching for life in the vast universe is an overwhelming task, but scientists can cross one place off their list. Omega Centauri — a densely packed cluster of[Read More…]

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Clinicians Learning of Patient Overdose Deaths Reduce Future Prescriptions of Opioid Drugs

Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The National Institutes of Health reported Thursday that patient overdose deaths had a direct impact on whether clinicians would prescribe opioid drugs in the future. An NIH-funded study shows clinicians reduced prescriptions following behavioral “nudge,” that they were more likely to reduce the number and dose of opioid[Read More…]

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Senator Durbin Statement On Tribune Withdrawal From Sinclair Mega-Merger

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after Tribune Media Company (Tribune) announced it was withdrawing from its $3.9 billion proposed mega-merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair): From day one, the proposed acquisition of the Tribune Media Company by the Sinclair Broadcast Group[Read More…]

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Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Animal Care and Control Announce New Program to Return Lost Animals to Their Homes

Chicago residents can take advantage of low-cost and free microchipping, tagging and vaccine clinics on Wednesday, August 15 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) announced a new initiative that will support the return of lost animals faster while diverting them[Read More…]

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Owners of Five Chicago-Area Restaurants Charged in Federal Investigation Targeting Underreporting of Gross Receipts

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The owners of five Chicago-area restaurants are facing criminal tax charges as part of a federal investigation into the underreporting of gross receipts. The charges allege that the restaurant owners willfully avoided paying the full amount of federal taxes by reporting gross receipts[Read More…]

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