Geneva/Kinshasa–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010. The eight staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held since 9 April by an armed group operating in South Kivu province were released today in the Fizi area and handed over to ICRC personnel. The ICRC team received logistical support from the[Read More…]
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Oxfam’s Teams and Aid on Their Way to Qinghai Earthquake
HONG KONG–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010. International agency Oxfam has sent out two teams of aid experts to earthquake hit Quinhai and Sichuan provinces in China. The teams have been sent from the agency’s offices in Lanzhou and Chengdu in Sichuan and the neighboring province of Gansu. The teams will be distributing[Read More…]
Top Insurers Divert 1 in 4 Premium Dollars Away from Patient Care
New Health Reform Law to Crack Down on the Practice WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 16 – An investigation of six of America’s largest health insurers concluded that over one quarter of policy-holders’ premiums on the individual health insurance market did not go to medical care in 2009, according to a Senate Commerce, Science,[Read More…]
Congress Delays Medicare Physician Payment Cut Again to June 1
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. Statement attributable to J. James Rohack, MD, President, American Medical Association. “Late last night Congress again delayed the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut until June 1 to avoid a Medicare meltdown for seniors. Repeated delays and continued uncertainty combined with the fact that Medicare payments,[Read More…]
SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud in Structuring and Marketing of CDO Tied to Subprime Mortgages
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the U.S. housing market was beginning to falter. The SEC[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, April 16, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of April 16, 2010) Allocated 4,105,200 Ordered 3,588,600 Shipped 3,584,320 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, April 16, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of April 4-10, 2010, nationally most key flu indicators declined slightly from the previous week. Overall, influenza activity[Read More…]
Obama Orders Greater Medical Rights For Same-Sex Partners
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. President Obama has asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to order all hospitals that participate in Medicaid and Medicare to allow patients to designate who shall be allowed to visit them and make medical decisions on their behalf. The order would allow for[Read More…]
Somali Clashes Taking Shocking Toll on Civilians, Says UN Refugee Agency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010 – The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its shock after more than 30 people, including children, were reported to have been killed by this week’s clashes in Mogadishu which residents of the strife-torn Somali capital have described as some of the worst in months. “It[Read More…]
Gaza: UN Human Rights Chief Urges Hamas to Halt Executions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2010 – The United Nations human rights chief today voiced her alarm and disappointment that Hamas has resumed executions in the Gaza Strip, and called on the de facto authorities to abolish the use of the death penalty. During the night of 14 to 15 April, two[Read More…]
