Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from 4.8 million in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.1 million) and separations (4.9 million) were little changed in December. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9[Read More…]
Day: February 10, 2015
Prairie State College Recognizes Black History Month with Panel Discussion on February 17
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. As part of its recognition of Black History Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Let’s Talk – A Conversation About Education, Poverty, Law Enforcement Practices, and Where Does Society Go From Here,” a panel discussion presented by the Male Success Initiative (MSI) and the Black[Read More…]
Nationwide Study Reports Shifts in Americans’ Use of Natural Products
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. A nationally representative survey shows that natural product use in the United States has shifted since 2007, with some products becoming more popular and some falling out of favor. Overall, natural products (dietary supplements other than vitamins and minerals) remain the most common complementary health approach.[Read More…]
Study Shows Iron Supplementation After Blood Donation Shortens Hemoglobin Recovery Time
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. A National Institutes of Health-funded study comparing low dose iron supplementation to no supplementation in blood donors found that supplementation significantly reduced the time to recovery of post-donation lost iron and hemoglobin — an iron-rich protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells throughout the body.[Read More…]
Nationwide Survey Reveals Widespread Use of Mind and Body Practices
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. More Americans of all ages are rolling out their yoga mats in an effort to improve their health. A large nationally representative survey shows that the number of Americans using mind and body approaches to improve health and well-being remains high. Of note is a significant[Read More…]
Groups Go To Court to Protect Blueback Herring from Extinction
Challenge flawed decision not to list imperiled river herring as a “threatened species” Blueback herring are now reduced to tiny remnant runs, due primarily to the impacts of dams and habitat destruction, overfishing, and water pollution. The commercial fishery has collapsed and a critical food source has gone missing from[Read More…]
Neonics Harm Bees’ Brain Cells, According to Researchers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Scientists at the Universities of Dundee and St. Andrews in Scotland have found evidence confirming that the levels of neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides bees are likely to encounter in the wild impair the pollinator’s brain cells, resulting in colony declines. Bees and other wild pollinators provide services[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety: Fis and Wildlife Service Campaign to Save Monarchs is Inadequate, Misses Major Driver in Population Decline
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Center for food Safety today commented on the announcement by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of a new campaign aimed at saving the declining monarch butterfly. The campaign allocates $3.2 million in resources for monarch population revival. This is significantly less than what would be[Read More…]
No Jobs on a Dead Planet: Trade Unions Join the Transition to a Greener Economy
Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World 2014 explores the employment challenges and opportunities of a transition to a sustainable economy Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Can the need to protect the environment be reconciled with the desire to safeguard jobs? Labor markets will shift to fit the demands of a greener economy as[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Randolph County State’s Attorney Walker Charge Drew Peterson for Solicitation of Murder
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy R. Walker yesterday filed a two-count criminal information against Drew Peterson, 61, an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center, charging him with one count of solicitation of murder for hire and one count of solicitation of[Read More…]
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