Small study suggests that high cortisol level in hair may foretell hard-to-diagnose disorder. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Analyzing a hair sample may help with the diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome, a rare and potentially fatal disorder in which the body overproduces the stress hormone cortisol, according to researchers at the National[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 4, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 246,000. The 4-week moving average was 244,250, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Attacks Against Title X Providers Could Leave Millions Without Access to Affordable Family Planning Services
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. As part of a broader anti-choice agenda, Republicans in Congress are pushing to eliminate an Obama administration rule that protects Title X providers, who administer family planning services to about 4 million clients each year. If successful, the move could cause millions of people to[Read More…]
New NASA Leadership Inherits Rejuvenated Space Exploration Program
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. A new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress finds that there is a solid foundation for a rejuvenated and realistic space exploration program as NASA transitions to new leadership under the Trump administration. Under the leadership of former administrator Charles Bolden, NASA has[Read More…]
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Corporations Cannot Stop Release of Government Documents
Private Prison Corporations Thrown Out of Court New York –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by private prison corporations seeking to block the release of government documents about their immigration detention practices. A federal judge ruled in July, in a case brought[Read More…]
New Vital Signs Study Finds Noise-Related Hearing Loss Not Limited to Work Exposure
Millions have hearing damage even when hearing perceived as excellent Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Unless your hearing is tested, it’s really hard to know if it’s damaged. That’s the message of a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey that found about one in four U.S. adults who[Read More…]
Black History Month Continues with Omarosa’s Lies About How Trump Will Improve Education for Blacks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017 By Kelly Macias Black people in the United States have long believed that education is the great equalizer. Despite persistent stereotypes and media portrayals to the contrary, black parents routinely encourage their children to aspire for degrees (whether they be high school, college or beyond) in order to improve[Read More…]
Kellyanne Conway Promotes Ivanka Trump Product Line on Fox News
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017 By Egberto Willies I have never seen something like this in my life. Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to President Trump, appeared on Fox News and as shown in this excerpted video, shamefully started hocking Ivanka Trump’s product. The Trump charade continues. Kellyanne Conway is using her position in the[Read More…]
On Monday, February 13, Fight for $15 to Flood Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr. Restaurants Nationwide Declaring Trump Labor Nominee Unfit to Serve
Rallies in Two-Dozen Cities Planned as Fast-Food Mogul Admits He Didn’t Pay Legally-Required Taxes on Housekeeper for Years NATIONWIDE –(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2017.  Days before a U.S. Senate committee hearing, the working Americans in the Fight for $15 movement will Monday escalate its opposition to Andy Puzder’s nomination as labor secretary[Read More…]
Music, Art and Advocacy: Chicago Sleep In to Benefit 13 Youth Homeless Agencies on Friday, Feb. 24
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Chicago’s youth-serving homeless agencies, shelters and drop-in centers will benefit from the Out in the Open Sleep In Friday night, Feb. 24 in Chicago’s South Loop. Thirteen non-profits will come together for a night of advocacy and fundraising at 2nd Presbyterian Church, 1936 S. Michigan Avenue. More than 20,000 young[Read More…]
