WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Today the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) announced the launch of its redesigned financial literacy education website, www.MyMoney.gov. The new site has enhanced interactive features and utility to provide more resources to Americans seeking information that can inform their personal financial decisions. President Obama recently proclaimed[Read More…]
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FDA Warns Users About Faulty Components in 14 External Defibrillator Models
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. About 280,000 external defibrillators used worldwide in health care facilities, public places, or in the home may malfunction during attempts to rescue people in sudden cardiac arrest, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned today. Sudden cardiac arrest is a condition in which the heart[Read More…]
BP, Big Oil Awash in Big Profits
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. The big five oil companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Shell—are poised to report their first quarter profits this week. And it should surprise no one that rising oil and gasoline prices will lead to higher profits compared to 2009. A research note from Citigroup determined that,[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Girls’ Research Projects on Energy Drinks and Migraines Expose Hidden Health Threats to Today’s Teens
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Two high school girls from Pennsylvania swept the top honors in the prestigious Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, the nation’s leading public health research competition for high school students. Their research on rising consumption of energy drinks among adolescents and underdiagnosed migraines in teenage girls puts[Read More…]
Opening Statement of Senator Levin, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Hearing, Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Role of Investment Banks
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2010. What follows is the opening statement of Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich) before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Hearing ‘Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of Investment Banks.” Link to Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing page with list of witnesses and links to[Read More…]
FTC to Refund $6 Million to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Advertised Weight-loss Supplements from QVC
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Starting April 30, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 140,000 refund checks totaling about $6 million to consumers who bought certain “For Women Only” brand dietary supplements from TV home shopping channel QVC, Inc. Last year, QVC settled charges that[Read More…]
House Committee Chairs Ask Insurers to Ban Rescissions Ahead of Health Reform Implementation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2010. Committee and Subcommittee Chairs from the House Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor today sent a letter to the CEOs of seven insurance companies, most of whom last week announced they were allowing individuals up to age 26 to get[Read More…]
Step2® Recalls Basic Rhythms Drum™ Toys Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Step2® Basic Rhythms Drums™ Units: About 21,000[Read More…]
Testimony by Secretary Napolitano, Before Senate Committee on the Judiciary Re: Strategy for Southwest Border
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Secretary Janet Napolitano: Chairman Leahy, Senator Sessions, and members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today; I appreciate the great interest this Committee has in homeland security and law enforcement issues. Today I will focus on[Read More…]
Secretary Napolitano Testifies Administration Will Review Arizona Immigration Law
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 27 – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earlier today, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said the Justice Department will review the recently passed Arizona anti-immigrant law. The Arizona law is the most extreme anti-immigrant law in the country, requiring law enforcement to question individuals about their immigration[Read More…]
