Northwestern Memorial Physician’s Group dermatologist offers tips to protect your skin this summer Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. Summer is in full swing allowing everyone to go outside and enjoy the warmer weather. Outdoor activities can provide great exercise, but too much time spent at the beach or park in the hot[Read More…]
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Hidden Vitamin in Milk Yields Remarkable Health Benefits
Weill Cornell Researchers Show Tiny Vitamin in Milk, in High Doses, Makes Mice Leaner, Faster and Stronger NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012 — A novel form of vitamin B3 found in milk in small quantities produces remarkable health benefits in mice when high doses are administered, according to a new study[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Offers Resources and Assistance on Birth Control, Urges Women to Visit Health Centers Nationwide During Week of June 18
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. Planned Parenthood is encouraging women to visit Planned Parenthood health centers nationwide the week of June 18 for information and access to birth control. Patients can receive information about the kind of birth control that’s best for their lives, as well as direct access to[Read More…]
Human Microbiome Project Outlines Powerful New Methods for Cataloging and Analyzing Microbes That Play Role in Health and Disease
Human Microbiome Project researchers Nicola Segata (l), Curtis Huttenhower Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. New studies led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have helped identify and analyze the vast human “microbiome”—the more than five million microbial genes that exist inside the human body. Scientists estimate that each person[Read More…]
CPI All Items Falls in May as Decline in Gas Prices Offsets Other Increases
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2012. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. The gasoline index declined[Read More…]
Durbin Calls on Illinois House Republicans to Demand Speaker Boehner Bring Bipartisan Senate Transportation Bill to a Vote
With current bill set to expire on June 30, Speaker Boehner continues to ‘drag his feet’ on legislation that would create or save nearly 68,000 jobs in Illinois House Republican Conference Committee Members trying to cut funding that could be used for Illinois projects such as the I-74 Bridge, CREATE[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Releases New Video on Youcef Nadarkhani, Continues Call for Release of Jailed Iranian Pastor
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. Today U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) continued his call for the release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian dissident jailed for his religious beliefs, by releasing a video highlighting the issue. To[Read More…]
Northwestern University Team Wins Energy Department’s National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. As part of the Obama Administration’s Startup America Initiative that works to encourage and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation, the Energy Department today announced that NuMat Technologies from Northwestern University won the first-ever DOE National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. The competition aims to inspire university[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces New Partners Join the Better Buildings Challenge
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. The Obama Administration announced today that six new major U.S. companies are joining President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge, which encourages private sector leaders across the country to commit to reducing the energy use in their facilities by at least 20 percent by 2020. Starbucks Coffee Company, Staples,[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders: Health Crisis Feared As Refugee Influx Overwhelms South Sudan Camps
MSF Warns of Medical Emergency in Overcrowded, Under-Prepared Refugee Camps South Sudan 2012 © Sally McMillen – Refugees fleeing conflict and food insecurity in Sudan are arriving to already-overcrowded camps in South Sudan. 2012 © MSF View full map JUBA/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–JUNE 14, 2012—Tens of thousands of refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan are[Read More…]
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