Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Physicians often fail to counsel their young adult patients about excessive alcohol use, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. NIAAA guidelines for low risk drinking call for men to drink[Read More…]
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NIH Launches Research Program to Explore Health Effects From Climate Change
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. A new research program funded by the National Institutes of Health will explore the role that a changing climate has on human health. Led by NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the program will research the risk factors that make people more vulnerable to[Read More…]
Frustrated L.A. Residents, Homeowners to Hold Major March TODAY and Protest Against Big Banks in Downtown LA , Oct. 6, 2011
LA residents fed up after years of predatory business practices devastating local neighborhoods, the economy LOS ANGELES—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2011. Hundreds of homeowners and Los Angeles-area residents will march through downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to protest major Wall Street banks for destroying jobs and neighborhoods with their greedy, reckless and[Read More…]
Thousands to March in Chicago Oct. 10 to Take Back Jobs, Homes, and Schools
Mass Mobilization to Greet Futures and Mortgage Banker Expos, Kick Off Week of Action Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. On Monday, October 10, as the big banks responsible for the recession converge upon Chicago for financial industry expos, thousands of the city’s working families will march to begin taking back the[Read More…]
More People Using Free Preventive Benefits Provided by Affordable Care Act
Number of people who received 50 percent discount on prescription drugs also rises WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2011. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported today that nearly 20.5 million people with Medicare reviewed their health status at a free Annual Wellness Visit or received other preventive services with[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Urges Lawmakers to Uphold Veto of Utility Rate Hike Legislation
Encourages Residents to use SayNotoRateHikes.Org to Oppose Utilities Imposing Billions in Rate Hikes Following Summer of Service Disruptions PEORIA—(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today visited Peoria to urge lawmakers to protect consumers from massive electric rate hikes by upholding his veto of Senate Bill 1652 in the upcoming fall[Read More…]
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered In Two More Illinois Counties
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2011. Traps set to monitor the movement of the emerald ash borer have detected the tree-killing beetle in two additional Illinois counties. The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) today announced infestations have been confirmed in DeWitt and Stark counties. Both detections occurred in rural areas. In DeWitt[Read More…]
Cornel West Addresses Occupy Boston
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Yesterday noted author, activist, and Princeton University professor Cornel West addressed Occupy Boston and members of the National Nurses United union. Thank you, Brother West! Source: www.occupyboston.com
National Action Network, Rev. Al Sharpton, Labor Leaders & Community Activists to Lead March for Jobs and Justice October 15
From the Emancipator (Abraham Lincoln) to the Liberator (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) the collective journey of civil rights will be reaffirmed NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN), along with partners in labor, education, civil rights, and clergy from across the country, will hold a[Read More…]
Astronomers Find Elusive Planets in Decade-Old Hubble Data
Source: Hubblesite.org Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- In a painstaking re-analysis of Hubble Space Telescope images from 1998, astronomers have found visual evidence for two extrasolar planets that went undetected back then. Finding these hidden gems in the Hubble archive gives astronomers an invaluable time machine for comparing much earlier planet orbital motion[Read More…]
