WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. At 10:50 a.m. this morning, President Obama spoke via telephone with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate to discuss the continuing federal disaster relief efforts for areas affected by the devastating severe storms and tornadoes that have impacted[Read More…]
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DOD Identifies Marine Casualty. April 28, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Adam D. Jones, 29, of Germantown, Ohio, died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Activates 200 Additional National Guard Troops for Flood
MARION–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today activated an additional 200 Illinois National Guard troops, bringing the total to more than 320 Guard personnel engaged in the state’s efforts to protect citizens and critical facilities from rapidly-rising flood waters. Governor Quinn also commended private companies for donating needed supplies to[Read More…]
Attorney General Intervenes in Federal Case to Allow Army Corps Authority to Alleviate Rising River Waters in Southern Illinois
Cape Girardeau, Mo.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today moved to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the state of Missouri that attempts to stop the Army Corps of Engineers from pursuing its plan to save the town of Cairo, Ill., from potential floods due to dangerously high water[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit for Oil Spill at Jasper County Oil Operation
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against an independent oil producer for allowing thousands of gallons of oil, saltwater and other oilfield waste to overflow into ditches and farmland at its Willow Hill unit in Jasper County earlier this month. Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. is[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 28 April 2011 (18:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2011 — UPDATE 18:00 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status 1. Current situation Overall, the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains very serious, but there are signs of recovery in some functions, such as electrical power and instrumentation. Changes to Fukushima Daiichi plant status[Read More…]
Durbin Responds to American Bankers Association on Interchange… Again
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) has responded to yet another letter from the American Bankers Association reiterating their opposition to any and all reforms of the interchange system. Durbin’s letter to the ABA today seeks to “cut to the chase” regarding the motivations behind[Read More…]
Medical Costs for Youth with Diabetes More Than $9,000 a Year
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Young people with diabetes face substantially higher medical costs than children and teens without the disease, according to a CDC study published in the May issue of the journal Diabetes Care. The study found annual medical expenses for youth with diabetes are $9,061, compared to $1,468[Read More…]
FDA Approves Zytiga for Late-Stage Prostate Cancer
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) in combination with prednisone (a steroid) to treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer who have received prior docetaxel (chemotherapy). In prostate cancer, the male sex hormone testosterone stimulates prostate tumors to grow. Drugs[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Avastin and Lucentis are Equally Effective in Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 28 2011. Researchers are reporting results from the first year of a two-year clinical trial that Avastin, a drug approved to treat some cancers and that is commonly used off-label to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is as effective as the Food and Drug Administration-approved drug Lucentis for[Read More…]
