Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign intended to raise awareness of the health and social problems that excessive alcohol consumption can cause for individuals, their families, and their communities. Excessive drinking is a dangerous behavior for both men and women. This year, CDC is[Read More…]
Day: April 23, 2013
Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing Hits Chicago Area: DePaul Study
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Demand for affordable rental housing for lower-income households in Cook County outpaces supply, according to a new report from DePaul University’s Institute for Housing Studies. The findings show an affordability gap, between demand and supply of affordable housing in suburban Cook County, increased by 25 percent between[Read More…]
Anti-HIV Therapy Appears to Protect Children’s Hearts, NIH Network Study Shows
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. For children who have had HIV-1 infection since birth, the combination drug therapies now used to treat HIV appear to protect against the heart damage seen before combination therapies were available, according to researchers in a National Institutes of Health network study. In the early 1990s,[Read More…]
New Analysis: After Long Lines of 2012, States Push to Expand Voting Access
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. After long lines marred the 2012 election, Republicans and Democrats are supporting bills in the states to increase registration opportunities, expand early voting, and modernize election systems, a new Brennan Center analysis found. Nearly 200 bills to expand voting access were introduced in 45 states in[Read More…]
Herschel Links Jupiter’s Water to Comet Impact
Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact site G EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2013. ESA’s Herschel space observatory has solved a long-standing mystery as to the origin of water in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, finding conclusive evidence that it was delivered by the dramatic impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in July 1994. During the spectacular[Read More…]
Rights Groups Statement on the Sudans on the Release of the State Department’s Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Yesterday, Humanity United, along with Act for Sudan, American Jewish World Service, The Enough Project and United to End Genocide, released a statement on the release of the State Department’s Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012. The rights groups commended the Department on[Read More…]
SEIU: Debate over Immigration Bill Stresses Need for Roadmap to Citizenship
Former and current Attorneys General echo bipartisan call for commonsense immigration reform WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. After the second of many Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that have been scheduled to debate immigration reform, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina released the following statement: “Today we heard from[Read More…]
NATO-Russia Council Expands Support to Afghan Air Force
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2013. NATO Foreign Ministers together with their Russian counterpart, Minister Sergey Lavrov, agreed to expand their support for the Afghan Air Force during a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Tuesday (23 April). “Today we launched the second phase of the NATO-Russia Trust Fund for the maintenance[Read More…]
Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2013. NATO Foreign Ministers condemn in the strongest possible terms the continued development by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes, and its recent inflammatory and threatening rhetoric. North Korea’s provocative actions are in direct violation of UN Security Council resolutions[Read More…]
Beware of Online Fundraising Scams and Hackers Trying to Exploit the Tragedy in Boston
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. The outpouring of support and generosity of the American public in the aftermath of last Monday’s explosions in Boston speaks to both our compassion and resilience as a country. But unfortunately, as we’ve seen previously, high profile news stories and tragedies can also lead to a[Read More…]
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