Day: July 29, 2011

Mcneil Consumer Healthcare Announces Plans for New Dosing Instructions for TYLENOL® Products

Fort Washington, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. (“McNeil”) yesterday announced plans for new dosing instructions lowering the maximum daily dose for single-ingredient Extra Strength TYLENOL® (acetaminophen) products sold in the U.S. from 8 pills per day (4,000 mg) to 6 pills per day (3,000 mg). The[Read More…]

Rules to Protect Seniors from Financial Exploitation Adopted during Elder Abuse Awareness Month

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011.  State regulations designed to protect elders from financial exploitation took effect yesterday.  They were approved by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules on July 12.  The regulations are needed to implement legislation signed last summer by Governor Quinn that required the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) and[Read More…]

Durbin Asks Senate Committee to Delay Flood Insurance Purchase Requirement for Metro East Residents

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today asked the Senate Banking Committee to include in its bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) a provision that would require that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to delay flood insurance purchase requirements for communities – like[Read More…]

Durbin: Federal Government Unprepared for Growing Number of Extreme Weather Events

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today chaired a hearing of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee to examine the federal government’s preparedness for the economic impact of weather events which are growing in frequency and severity.  Traditionally, disaster relief funding has been largely unplanned[Read More…]

Kirk Addresses Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Task Force Report

  We should apply the lessons learned from Fukushima to protect the people of Illinois.  The disaster at Fukushima is an opportunity to upgrade the safety of nuclear reactors in America. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011.  Following the release of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Task Force report, which was unveiled 90[Read More…]

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