University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014 – In celebration of African American History month, Governors State University’s Student Life Department will present the second annual awards show, “Black Women Rock.” The show honors and acknowledges the contributions of GSU students, faculty and community leaders at the university and in the region.[Read More…]
Day: February 7, 2014
Kudos to Park Forest Public Works Shoveling Out From One Of Our Snowiest Winters Ever
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to Village officials, Public Works crews continue to do all they can to keep up with the snowfall for the current winter. Park Forest received about 7 inches of snow last Saturday, another 5 inches on Tuesday night/Wednesday and there is a call for 2 – 4 inches of[Read More…]
Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Chicago Tax Preparer
Woman Allegedly Invents Businesses; Deducts Phony Business Expenses on Customer Returns Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. The United States filed a lawsuit today to bar Barbara L. Garrett, a Chicago tax return preparer, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. The civil injunction suit alleges that Garrett,[Read More…]
Top Wolf Scientists Unanimous: Science Doesn’t Support Plan to Strip Protections
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. The Obama administration’s proposal to end federal protections for gray wolves across most the lower 48 states contains substantial errors and misrepresents the most current science regarding wolf conservation and wolf taxonomy, an independent peer review panel has found. The four leading wolf scientists were unanimous in[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Regular Aspirin Use May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. However, further research is needed before clinical recommendations can be made. The[Read More…]
Italian opera to be presented for four nights in Chicago’s Pilsen and Loop
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. A delightful Italian opera by Gioachino Rossini will be presented by Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1 at Benito Juarez Community Academy, 1450 W. Cermak Road, in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood and at 7:30 p.m. April 2 and[Read More…]
Vitamin A Deficiency Associated with More Frequent Childhood Illness
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. School-age children with vitamin A deficiencies are more likely to get gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan State University followed nearly 2,800 children, ages 5-12, in Bogota, Colombia, over the course of[Read More…]
Women’s Rights are Good for Men’s Health
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. In societies where women are equal to men, males stand a better chance of living longer, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and colleagues found gender differences in mortality rates are higher in more patriarchal societies. Men living[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
New CDC Analysis Shows Continuing Need for Prevention and Access to Health Care New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day by reminding people of the importance of prevention and access to health care in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the[Read More…]
Is Global Warming Hiding Underwater?
Sea-surface temperature EU—(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2014. Satellite observations of global sea-surface temperature show that a 30-year upward trend has slowed down within the last 15 years. Climate scientists say this is not the end of global warming, but the result of a rearrangement in the energy flow of the climate system[Read More…]
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