Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. District Judge Richard Mills this afternoon sentenced former Illinois correctional officer Steven L. Carson, of Hillsboro, Illinois, to serve 520 months (43 years, four months) in federal prison, to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Carson pleaded guilty in February 2013 to charges that[Read More…]
Day: August 29, 2013
New York City Comptroller Releases Report Calling for the Establishment of a Medical Marijuana Program
Report Shows that 100,000 Seriously Ill New York City Residents Could Benefit from Medical Marijuana; Patients, Healthcare Professionals, and Advocates Call on State Legislature to Pass Compassionate Care Act Immediately NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. Today, New York City Comptroller John Liu released a report calling on the state legislature to[Read More…]
Gitmo Lawyers Respond to Transfers
New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. In response to the announcement today that the United States has transferred two men from the prison at Guantánamo Bay to Algeria, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: We welcome the resumption of voluntary transfers from Guantánamo. This is an important step[Read More…]
Oregon’s Governor Kitzhaber Announces West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel
Salem, OR–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. Governor Kitzhaber announced yesterday that Oregon is joining with the state of California to establish a new panel to focus on the extent, causes, and effects of ocean acidification and hypoxia along the Pacific coastline. The West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel will bring[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Real Estate Gala to be Held November 7
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. On November 7, C. Michelle Panovich, principal and executive vice-president, Mid-America Asset Management, Inc., will receive the Lifetime Industry Leadership Award at the 12th annual Real Estate Gala hosted by the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University. Christopher G. Kennedy, chairman of Joseph P.[Read More…]
New Dual Degree Opportunity for Roosevelt University’s College of Pharmacy Students
Schaumburg, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. Students at Roosevelt University’s College of Pharmacy in Schaumburg who are studying for the three-year, year-round Doctor of Pharmacy degree will have an opportunity beginning in the fall to simultaneously earn a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Elmhurst College. The special dual-degree agreement reached in[Read More…]
Genetic Variant May Increase Heart Disease Risk Among People With Type 2 Diabetes
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. A newly discovered genetic variant may increase the risk of heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes by more than a third, according to a study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Joslin Diabetes Center. It is the first genome-wide[Read More…]
HHS Announces First Guidance Implementing Supreme Court’s Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a memo clarifying that all beneficiaries in private Medicare plans have access to equal coverage when it comes to care in a nursing home where their spouse lives. This is the first guidance issued by HHS[Read More…]
Learning How the Brain Takes Out Its Trash May Help Decode Neurological Diseases
Lysosome as the engine behind garbage uptake in the cell. Image credit: Haoxing Xu ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. Imagine that garbage haulers don’t exist. Slowly, the trash accumulates in our offices, our homes, it clogs the streets and damages our cars, causes illness and renders normal life impossible. Garbage in[Read More…]
New Poll Shows Americans Strongly Oppose 20-Week Abortion Bans When They Understand Reality of the Issue
60 Percent of Americans Support Access to Abortion at 20 Weeks in Cases of Severe Fetal Abnormalities WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. The first poll that reflects the reality of abortion later in pregnancy was released today, showing that when voters understand the real-world circumstances surrounding abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy,[Read More…]
