Source: flickr.com Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), including those who have not received prior chemotherapy. This is the first[Read More…]
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JVP–Chicago to Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: “Defund Islamophobia”
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fines Experian $3 Million for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores
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6 Business Leaders Join DePaul University Board of Trustees
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 18, 2017
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Trump Administration Must Recognize that Water Security Due to Climate Change Puts Americans at Risk
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Scientists Use ‘Beetlejuice Provision’ to Protect Data From Trump
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Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, March 23, 2017
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In Case You Missed It: Huffington Post — Do Not Delay: Implement Marijuana Legalization In California
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Riviana Foods Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Certain Ronzoni® Thin Spaghetti
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2017. Riviana Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling 610 cases of certain coded Ronzoni® Thin Spaghetti cartons that may contain an egg fettuccine product. The affected Ronzoni Thin Spaghetti cartons do not declare the allergen “egg”, which is an ingredient in the egg fettuccine product. People who[Read More…]
