CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2016 — The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a national education organization based in Bridgeview, IL, will hold a community event standing in solidarity with those under siege in Aleppo, Syria. The event will feature speakers from cosponsoring organizations, in addition to a communal prayer. The event will[Read More…]
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FDA Approves Eucrisa for Eczema
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Eucrisa (crisaborole) ointment to treat mild to moderate eczema (atopic dermatitis) in patients two years of age and older. Atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is often referred to as “eczema,” which is a general term[Read More…]
New Study Determines Opening a Supervised Injection Facility for People Who Inject Drugs Could Save Millions
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC— (ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. For the first time, researchers have determined the potential cost and benefits of opening a supervised injection facility for people who inject drugs in the United States. The study, released today, found that a single facility in San Francisco could generate $3.5 million[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds Marketing Deals with Colleges Can Mean Costly Fees and Risks for Students
Bureau Urges Schools and Banks to Put Students Best Financial Interest First Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. Yesterday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report raising new concerns about costly fees and risky features that can be attached to certain college-sponsored accounts. The Bureau’s analysis of roughly 500[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It — Albany Times Union: Regaining Life after Prison a Burden with New Struggles
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016 By: Anthony Papa Recently, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Acting Commissioner Anthony Annucci accepted the donation of my new memoir “This Side of Freedom: Life After Clemency, to be placed in all 54 general libraries in New York state prisons. Annucci and several members[Read More…]
Republicans Will Also Repeal $28 Billion in Savings, Thousands of Lives When They Nix Obamacare
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016 By Joan McCarter Obamacare continues to save lives and money, says a new government report. Efforts to make hospitals safer for patients are paying off, preventing 3.1 million harmful hospital-acquired conditions and the deaths of some 125,000 people, according to an HHS report released Monday. Those[Read More…]
Energy Department Rejects Trump Request for Names of Employees Whose Work Touched on Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016 By Hunter Current Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz with John Kerry during Iranian nuclear negotiations. Because that’s also something Rick Freaking Perry will have to take on. There may come a day when Donald J. Trump’s whims are the supreme law of the land, but today is[Read More…]
Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Aiding His Cousin and Heather Mack in the Murder of Mack’s Mother in Bali, Indonesia
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. A Chicago man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges he aided his cousin and Heather Mack in the 2014 killing of Mack’s mother at an Indonesian resort. ROBERT RYAN JUSTIN BIBBS, also known as “Ryan Bibbs,” admitted in a plea agreement that he advised[Read More…]
VA Study Confirms High Cure Rates With New Hepatitis C Drugs
Virus undetectable in high percentage of patients after treatment. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) database study shows that new drug regimens for hepatitis C have resulted in “remarkably high” cure rates among patients in VA’s national health care system. Of the more than 17,000 Veterans[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center Statement on Trump Swapping Climate Denier for Climate Denier in Interior Nom
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. The incoming administration has reportedly “pivoted” from nominating Washington state Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to lead the U.S. Department of Interior to Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, who believes climate change is “not a settled science.” Rep. Zinke’s record includes the following: Opposes common-sense BLM methane rule Supported[Read More…]
