Exclusive Founding Memberships Offered to First 4,000 Registered; System Launches on Friday, June 14th CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Divvy, Chicago’s new bike share system, will open its website to annual membership registration at noon on Wednesday offering two tiers of annual memberships, and the first 4,000 registrants will become “Founding Members”[Read More…]
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New Financial Trading Room coming to Roosevelt University’s Heller College of Business
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Roosevelt University’s Heller College of Business will build a state-of-the art financial trading room so students can have practical, real-time experiences in finance, investing, banking and related markets. The new $200,000 trading room is made possible by a gift from Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation. Located on the[Read More…]
Governors State University Offers New Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Certificate Program
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The College of Education and College of Health and Human Services at Governors State University have joined forces to present an exciting new program, the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Certificate Program. The first of its kind in the Midwest, the new Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Certificate Program[Read More…]
FDA Approves Two Drugs, Companion Diagnostic Test for Advanced Skin Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved two new drugs, Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), for patients with advanced (metastatic) or unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin[Read More…]
South Suburban College Sustainability Committee Tours Quarry
South Holland college is making sustainability a priority. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Members of the South Suburban College (SSC) Sustainability Committee recently participated in the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Deep Tunnel & Thornton Quarry Tour during Urban Biodiversity Week. One of the Sustainability Committee’s goals[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes Amendments to Ability-to-repay Rule
Rules To Facilitate Lending by Certain Small Creditors and Community Lenders WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized rules to facilitate access to credit by creating specific exemptions and modifications to the CFPB’s Ability-to-Repay rule for small creditors, community development lenders, and housing stabilization programs.[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Debuts HealthyChildren.org in Spanish
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today the launch of HealthyChildren.org en Español (www.healthychildren.org/Espanol), a website backed by 60,000 pediatricians providing support, resources and a host of features to enable Hispanic parents to quickly find important and trusted child health information in Spanish.[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Recommendations for Pediatricians Caring for Homeless Children
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Children’s health and housing security are closely intertwined, and children without homes are more likely to suffer from chronic disease, hunger and malnutrition. In a policy statement, “Providing Care for Children and Adolescents Facing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity,” published in the June 2013 Pediatrics[Read More…]
Obama Administration Releases Final Rules on Employment-based Wellness Programs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury continued to move forward to implement the health care law today, by issuing final rules on employment-based wellness programs. The final rules support workplace health promotion and prevention as a means to reduce the[Read More…]
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Motor Delays is Key, According to a New American Academy of Pediatrics Report
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Motor delays are common in children, but early recognition can optimize outcomes through timely referrals from the medical home to pediatric specialists and developmental therapists. In a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical report, “Motor Delays: Early Identification and Evaluation,” published in the[Read More…]