Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tretten, Coagulation Factor XIII A-Subunit (Recombinant), the first recombinant product for use in the routine prevention of bleeding in adults and children who have a rare clotting disorder, known as congenital Factor XIII A-subunit deficiency. Congenital Factor[Read More…]
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Revised Autism Screening Tool Offers More Precise Assessment
Testing during routine checkups indicates earlier diagnosis possible Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. An updated screening tool that physicians administer to parents to help determine if a very young child has autism has been shown to be much more accurate than earlier versions at identifying children who could benefit from further[Read More…]
More Partnerships Between Doctors and Hospitals Strengthen Coordinated Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
123 New Accountable Care Organizations Join Program to Improve Care for Medicare beneficiaries Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. Doctors, hospitals and other health care providers have formed 123 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, providing approximately 1.5 million more Medicare beneficiaries with access to high-quality coordinated care across the United[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence Improves in December 2013
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. Consumer confidence rebounded among households with incomes less than $75,000 in December, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) since 1946, the Surveys monitor consumer attitudes and expectations. Higher income households reported the same-sized[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on U.S. Government Contracting with Sweatshops
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The United States government has failed to ensure transparency and integrity in the government supply chain, and this has fostered international sweatshops and egregious labor law violations. We call on President Obama to end these appalling practices. The U.S. government is a major buyer at the[Read More…]
Energy Use of Cable, Satellite and Telephone Set-Top Boxes to Be Slashed, Saving Consumers $1 Billion Annually
NRDC Part of Historic Agreement with Cable, Satellite and Phone Companies to Use More Efficient Equipment SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013 — A voluntary agreement announced today by the Natural Resources Defense Council and other energy-efficiency advocates, the U.S. Department of Energy, the pay-TV industry; and equipment manufacturers will reduce[Read More…]
Rio Tinto Says It May Divest from Pebble Mine Project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
NRDC: EPA Still Needs to Reject the Copper and Gold Mining Proposal WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013 – Rio Tinto, the London-based global mining company, today publicly announced that it is considering “divestment” from the massive, ill-conceived Pebble Mine project, a controversial proposal to mine gold and copper at the headwaters of[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Applauds Passage of U.S. – Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement
Agreement Provides Access to Nearly 1.5 Million Acres of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Paves the Way for Development of Common Safety and Environmental Standards WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell applauded the enactment of the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement that establishes a framework for[Read More…]
Michelin Recalls Certain LTX M/S Tires
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. SUMMARY: Michelin North America, Inc., (Michelin) is recalling certain Michelin LTX M/S tires, size LT225/75R16 115/112R LRE, manufactured from January 10, 2010, through June 23, 2012, and supplied for use as original equipment on certain Ford vehicles, and as replacement equipment on various brand commercial light[Read More…]
Chrysler Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 Chrysler 300 AWD, Dodge Charger AWD, and Dodge Ram 1500 4×4 Vehicles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. SUMMARY: Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chrysler 300 AWD, Dodge Charger AWD, and Dodge Ram 1500 4×4 vehicles equipped with ZF all wheel drive (“AWD”) 8HP45 transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission output shaft may fracture.[Read More…]
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