Day: January 27, 2011

Shockable Cardiac Arrests are More Common in Public Than Home

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011.  Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study appearing in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal[Read More…]

U.S., Russia Partner to Eradicate Polio Around the World

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. On January 27th, the U.S. government and the government of the Russian Federation, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (MOHSD), signed a Protocol of[Read More…]

Voices of Health Reform: Kayla’s Story

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. Posted by Stephanie Cutter, Assistant to the President for Special Projects Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series where readers can meet average Americans already benefiting from the health reform law, the Affordable Care Act. When Kayla Holmstrom was just 9 years old, she was in a[Read More…]

Ford Recall of Certain Model 1999 – 2003 Windstar Vehicles

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2011. Summary: Ford is recalling certain model year 1999 – 2003 Windstar Vehicles originally sol in or currently registered in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,[Read More…]

KEE Action Sports Recalls Paintball Marker Due To Injury Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

NATO Achieves First Step on Theatre Ballistic Missile Defense Capability

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2011. On 27 January 2011, NATO’s first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO’s military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany, in the presence of NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero,[Read More…]

IEMA, American Lung Association Launch Radon Video Contest for High School Students

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. On the heels of the Oscar nominations, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the American Lung Association in Illinois (ALA-IL) today announced a contest for aspiring teen film makers.  The second annual “Illinois High School Radon Video Contest” offers high school students an opportunity to compete[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Files Suit Against Fraudulent Chicago Area Air Duct Cleaning Firm

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a Chicago area air duct and vent cleaning company for soliciting work it failed to complete and for repeatedly misleading consumers, particularly senior citizens, to purchase services they didn’t need. Madigan’s lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit[Read More…]

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