SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) is hosting a free Helping & Hiring Our Hometown Heroes benefits fair for veterans on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Illinois National Guard Armory, 600 E. University in Urbana, Ill. The fair will bring federal, state and local agencies[Read More…]
Day: April 10, 2012
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, April 10, 2012
En Route West Palm Beach, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012 – 10:20 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome aboard Air Force One for this trip to Florida today, where the President will have some campaign events. He will also speak at FAU to talk about the importance of the Buffett Rule, a basic principle[Read More…]
Rick Santorum Suspends Presidential Campaign
PENNSYLVANIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2012. Rick Santorum announced today that he is suspending his Republican presidential campaign after a weekend of “prayer and thought.” “Ladies and gentlemen, we made the decision to get into this race around our kitchen table, against all the odds,” Santorum said. “We made a decision over the[Read More…]
Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone: Label Change-Products May Be Associated With a Higher Risk for Blood Clots
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENWESPF)–April 10, 2012. ISSUE: FDA has completed its review of recent observational (epidemiologic) studies regarding the risk of blood clots in women taking drospirenone-containing birth control pills.Based on this review, FDA has concluded that drospirenone-containing birth control pills may be associated with a higher risk for blood[Read More…]
New Affordable Care Act Program to Improve Care, Control Medicare Costs, Off to a Strong Start
Over 1.1 million beneficiaries now served by Accountable Care Organizations WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012. A new program that will help physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers work together to improve care for people with Medicare is off to a strong start, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)[Read More…]
Mali: UN Security Council Calls for Implementation of Accord to Restore Constitution
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2012. The Security Council today urged the military rebels who seized control of the government in Mali to immediately implement the agreement signed last week with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which provides a series of steps to restore constitutional order in the country.[Read More…]
Enesco Voluntarily Recalls ‘Any Wine Will Do’ Ceramic Wine Goblet
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012. Enesco, LLC announced today that it is voluntarily recalling the ONIM “Any Wine Will Do” ceramic wine goblets, SKU # 4026171. Enesco is recalling the “Any Wine Will Do” wine goblets because, through its internal compliance and independent laboratory product testing program, it became aware[Read More…]
Viking Range Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012. 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…]
Department of Justice Seizes More Than $896,000 in Proceeds from the Online Sale of Counterfeit Sports Apparel
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2012. The Department of Justice has seized more than $896,000 in proceeds from the distribution of counterfeit sports apparel and jerseys as the result of an investigation into the sale of counterfeit goods on commercial websites, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Top Five Ways to Sunblock Your Eyes This Summer
How to Make Healthy Sunglass Choices NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012 — Like your skin, overexposure to the sun can wreak havoc on your eyes. Sun damage can cause severe conditions such as sunburn to the cornea, tissue growth on the surface of eyes that can block vision, skin cancer of[Read More…]