Lawmaker pushing for immediate cash into Local Government Distributive Fund CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 11, 2013. In an attempt to end payment delays to local governments, State Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago heights) recently filed legislation that will require a portion of revenue tax receipts to go directly into the Local Government Distributive[Read More…]
Day: March 11, 2013
Premium Edge, Diamond Naturals and 4health Dry Cat Food Formulas Voluntarily Recalled Due to Possibility of Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
COLUMBIA, S.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling limited production codes of Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Senior Cat Hairball Management Formula dry cat food, Premium Edge Kitten Formula dry cat food, Diamond Naturals Kitten Formula dry cat food and 4health All[Read More…]
Remains of USS Monitor sailors interred at Arlington National Cemetery
151st anniversary of Battle of Hampton Roads The facial reconstruction of two Sailors whose remains were discovered inside the gun turret of the USS Monitor after it was raised from the ocean floor in 2002 are revealed during a ceremony sponsored by the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation. The ceremony is[Read More…]
More than a Quarter of Abused Children Had Prior Abusive Injuries
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. Relatively minor abusive injuries can precede more severe physical abuse in infants. A study in the April 2013 issue of Pediatrics, “Sentinel Injuries in Infants Evaluated for Child Physical Abuse,” (published online March 11) tracked for the first time the prevalence of such “sentinel”[Read More…]
Immunity Wans After Fifth Dose of DTaP Vaccine
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. The incidence of pertussis, or whooping cough, has increased in the United States since the 1980s, despite high rates of children receiving vaccines to protect against the disease. A study in the April 2013 Pediatrics, “Waning Immunity to Pertussis Following 5 Doses of DTaP,”[Read More…]
Frogs Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in Children
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. A nationwide outbreak of human Salmonella Typhimurium infections in children from 2008 to 2011 was linked to African dwarf frogs kept as pets. The outbreak is described in the study, “U.S. Outbreak of Human Salmonella Infections Associated with Aquatic Frogs, 2008-2011,” in the April[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Hails Opening of New VA Clinic in Joliet
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today hailed the opening of the new Joliet VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic. “As a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Reserve, my commitment is to make sure our military veterans get the best medical care available,” Senator Kirk said. “I am[Read More…]
In Dual Shadows: LGBT Undocumented Immigrants
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013. The Center for American Progress convened an event on LGBT Americans that are also undocumented immigrants featuring Define American founder Jose Antonio Vargas, and released “In Dual Shadows: LGBT Undocumented Immigrants.” In light of the Williams Institute of UCLA’s findings that there are at least 267,000[Read More…]
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Casualties, March 11, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2013 – Two U.S. Forces-Afghanistan service members died in eastern Afghanistan today when an individual wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform turned a weapon on U.S. and Afghan forces. It is USFOR-A policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the U.S. Department of Defense, who will[Read More…]
10 Years Later: Still Shocked, Not Awed
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 11, 2013. Ten years after the latest U.S. assault on Iraq began with a campaign of “Shock and Awe,” we stop to consider where we’ve been and where we should be heading. Join: Leah Bolger, Board Member and Past President of Veterans For Peace. Andy Shallal, artist, peace and[Read More…]