MIT neuroscientists show that a gene linked with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder impairs early brain development. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. In recent years, scientists have discovered several genetic mutations associated with greater risk of psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. One such mutation, known as DISC1 — an[Read More…]
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Fact Sheet: U.S. Export Promotion and the Asia-Pacific
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. As part of the National Export Initiative, President Obama noted that the Asia-Pacific region – with its tremendous economic growth and its large and growing middle class – is a key market for U.S. exports. Those exports are generating jobs in every corner of the United[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to U.S. and Australian Service Members
Darwin, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011 – 4:55 P.M. ACST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you! (Applause.) Hello, everybody! AUDIENCE: Hello! PRESIDENT OBAMA: How are you doing? I know that you all have a great Australian cheer. I want to hear it. So let me say — first — Auzzy, Auzzy, Auzzy! AUDIENCE: Auzzy, Auzzy,[Read More…]
Remarks By President Obama to the Australian Parliament
Canberra, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011 – 10:42 A.M. AEST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Prime Minister Gillard, Leader Abbott, thank you both for your very warm welcome. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the House and Senate, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for the honor of standing in this great chamber to reaffirm the[Read More…]
Occupy Wall Street: Watch Wall Street Shut Down Live
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. Live Updates 11:55 am: one of many video streams, TheOther99, breaks 20K current viewers, nearly 170K total views 11:52 am: counterterrorism agents spotted, appear oblivious to economic terrorism 11:44 am: thousands marching on Wall Street under red and black flag, police rush to erect barricades 11:34[Read More…]
As State Department Begins Additional Keystone XL Review, New Documents Raise Fresh Concerns
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. A new tranche of internal State Department documents released today by public interest groups is raising fresh concerns about pro-pipeline bias — just as the department begins a new review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline’s likely impacts. “What we see in these[Read More…]
Gross Job Gains Decrease in First Quarter 2011; Gross Job Losses Also Decrease
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2011. From December 2010 to March 2011 the number of gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments was 6.3 million, a decrease of 671,000 jobs compared to the previous quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the same period, gross job[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending November 12, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 393,000. The 4-week moving average was 396,750, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Cedars-Sinai Denying Transplant to Medical Marijuana Patient with Inoperable Liver Cancer
Patient advocacy group calls on preeminent health center to change harmful transplant policy Los Angeles, CA –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. Sixty-three year-old medical marijuana patient Norman B. Smith was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 2009 and sought treatment from the internationally lauded Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Smith’s oncologist[Read More…]
Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low in 2010
CDC report also notes first decline in C-section rate in over a decade Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15–19 years hit a record low in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Births: Preliminary Data for[Read More…]
