WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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: “Bobby Chupete” Pacifiers Units: About 641,000 Importer: Grand World Inc.,[Read More…]
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New report – One-Third of Young Adults Lack Health Care
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2009. The future of the country lies in the hands of its young people. Yet today, more than 1/3 of America’s youth – aged 19-29 – lacks health care. Often dismissed as the “young invincibles” who don’t worry about health care, a new study from the U.S. Public[Read More…]
Medical Examiner: Michael Scott’s Death a Suicide
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Chicago Tribune: Cook County Medical Examiner Nancy Jones said today there is "no evidence" indicating Chicago school board president Michael Scott’s death was anything but a suicide. Making a rare public appearance to discuss an autopsy, Jones said Scott died of a single gunshot wound to[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Open House Slated for Dec. 6
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School will open its doors to prospective students and families with its annual Open House on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature tours, displays and plenty of informational literature to familiarize families with the quality, college preparatory[Read More…]
Reversing Two Restrictive Policies, Illinois Issues Accurate Birth Certificates To Three Transgender Persons
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. In an important reversal of two policies restricting who can obtain accurate birth certificates after sex reassignment surgery, the state of Illinois has issued new, accurate birth certificates to three transgender persons born in Illinois. All three individuals had been denied birth certificates with the correct gender[Read More…]
Six Community Events will Highlight Teen REACH Stop the Violence Summit Day
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Teen REACH (Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring and Hope) program announces its first annual statewide Stop the Violence Summit Day, on Thursday, November 19. Stop the Violence Summit Day will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in Chicago, McHenry,[Read More…]
Senate Health Committee to Consider Food Safety Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will mark up a bill to improve food safety (S. 510) this Wednesday, November 18. The House overwhelmingly approved food safety legislation in July, and Consumers Union (CU), the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, is urging[Read More…]
Halvorson Discusses Health Reform with Seniors, Nurses, Small Business Owners
JOLIET–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. Reaching out to constituents across the 11th District, and working to deliver affordable, quality, stable health care that works for Illinoisans, Rep. Debbie Halvorson (IL-11), completed a five day, six stop health care tour this past weekend with events in Joliet, Kankakee, Normal, and Peru throughout the[Read More…]
AMA, AARP and MOAA Call for Passage of House Medicare Reform Bill, Vote Expected This Week on H.R. 3961
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. Today, leading advocates for seniors, military families and physicians joined together to call for passage of legislation in the House that will preserve access to care for seniors, baby boomers and military families through repeal of the broken Medicare physician payment formula. A vote on H.R.[Read More…]
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Resisting Conservative Slanders on Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. Conservatives are putting up a last ditch effort to stop health care reform. They’re doing their level best to scare the public, telling them that passing health care reform will take the country down the road to socialism and ruin the economy, among other things. But[Read More…]
