Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2009 – 5:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Today we reached a critical milestone in our effort to reform our health care system. After many months of thoughtful deliberation, the fifth and final committee responsible for health care reform has passed a proposal that has both[Read More…]
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Senator Kerry Challenges Republicans to Step Up for the Uninsured
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2009. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Finance Committee, today addressed his Republican colleagues before the Committee’s final passage of comprehensive health care legislation. “Should we add another 20 million Americans to the ranks of the uninsured over the next decade?” Senator Kerry asked[Read More…]
Health Care Passes Senate Finance Committee
From the Chicago Tribune: Washington– Legislation that would transform the nation’s healthcare system cleared a significant hurdle today, as the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 for a sweeping overhaul. Just one Republican, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, voted for the bill. But that represented a victory for the White[Read More…]
Death Notice: Norma McClain
Norma McClain Norma McClain, of ParkForest, IL, died October 12, 2009 in Chicago, IL. Visitation Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home & Crematory, 50 Westwood Dr., Park Forest, IL 60466. In lieu of flowers memorials to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, NOCC, P.O. Box 3455,[Read More…]
GOP’s Olympia Snowe On Board for Democratic Health Care Reform Bill
From WTAE Pittsburgh: Washington– Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe broke with her party Tuesday and said she will vote for a Democratic health care bill, handing President Barack Obama a much-sought boost in his quest to expand access to medical coverage to all Americans. Approval of the legislation by the Senate[Read More…]
Wendell Potter Speaks Out for Public Option
From the Huffington Post: Just hours before the Senate Finance Committee is set to vote (and likely pass) its version of health care reform legislation, the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org has announced a new television advertisement slamming the final product. Narrated by former health insurance executive Wendell Potter, the spot[Read More…]
H1N1 Critical Illness Can Occur Rapidly; Predominantly Affects Young Patients
JAMA–(ENEWSPF)– Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low levels of oxygen in the blood, multi-system organ failure, a need for prolonged mechanical ventilation, and frequent use of rescue therapies, according to a study[Read More…]
Canadian National Says Western Ave. Gates Worked Properly in July Train/Car Crash
From Jerry Shnay at the Southtown Star: Canadian National Railway says it has a videotape of the Western Avenue collision last summer involving one of the railroad’s engines and a car driven by a Park Forest resident who suffered some facial injuries. Original reports said, and it was reported here,[Read More…]
Eric Berger, Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer, Killed on the Kennedy
From the Southtown Star: An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed overnight in a rollover crash on the Kennedy Expressway on the city’s Northwest Side. Eric Berger, 52, lost control of a 2007 Volkswagen two-door hatchback about 3:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 90 at Nagle Avenue, Illinois[Read More…]
Video: Michael Jackson’s Song ‘This Is It’
The album, Michael Jackson’s This Is It , is a companion piece to the Michael Jackson’s This Is It Movie and features the music that inspired the film, demo recordings and two versions of the previously unreleased song, "This Is It". Source: michaeljackson.com
