Month: August 2012

Mayor Emanuel Highlights the Importance of All Students Getting to School on the First Day

Greets Students, Teachers, Parents and School Leaders at LEARN Hunter Perkins School on Their First Day of the 2013-2014 School Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012.  This morning, Mayor Emanuel highlighted the importance of all students getting back to school on the first day,  greeting students, parents, teachers and school leaders at[Read More…]

Food Safety Guides for Groups Most Vulnerable to Foodborne Illness Now Available

USDA and FDA partner on food safety booklets to help those with compromised immune systems prevent foodborne illness Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have partnered to[Read More…]

NIH Researchers Implicate Unique Cell Type in Multiple Sclerosis

Study reveals new effects of the investigational MS drug daclizumab Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012.  Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found evidence that a unique type of immune cell contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS). Their discovery helps define the effects of one of the newest drugs under investigation[Read More…]

NIH Video Reveals the Science Behind Yoga

Consumer-friendly resource will guide viewers through research on yoga’s safety and effectiveness Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012.  A video featuring research on how yoga works, the safety of yoga and whether yoga can help treat certain health problems is being released by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM),[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Urges Support for Main Street Businesses at Hearing on Bipartisan Marketplace Fairness Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012.   U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today urged his colleagues to support a bill that would level the playing field for small businesses by allowing local brick-and-mortar retailers to compete more effectively against out-of-state internet sellers.  Durbin’s remarks were made in his testimony at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing[Read More…]

Governor’s Request for Agricultural Disaster Declaration Approved for Additional 50 Counties

Farmers in 98 of 102 Illinois Counties Now Eligible for Federal Drought Relief CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 98 of 102 Illinois counties as disaster areas. Approval of Governor Quinn’s latest request means federal disaster assistance is now available[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, August 1, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Humanitarian and Nonlethal Assistance Assad’s Remarks to Army are Cowardly Continued Planning for Potential Scenarios / Assad Needs to Step Aside Dialogue with Turkish Counterparts Assad Regime Should Not Use Chemical Weapons Sanctions Having an Effect on Syrian Regime SOUTH SUDAN[Read More…]

NOW Calls for Defeat of Those Who Voted for D.C. 20-Week Abortion Ban

Statement of National Organziation for Women (NOW) President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2012 Today, extremists in Congress continued their war on women by pressing for legislation that would criminalize abortions in the nation’s capital after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), the D.C. 20-Week Abortion[Read More…]

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