Day: February 19, 2016

From Asthma to Zika, UN Tackles Links Between Environment and Health

Environmental pollution and degradation can be linked to a growing list of health conditions such as skin cancer, lung cancer, asthma, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, malaria, Ebola and Zika. Photo: World Bank/Curt Carnemark GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 February 2016 – The list of health conditions that can be linked to environmental pollution and[Read More…]

FTC Files Action Against Stratford Career Institute for Misleading Consumers About Online High School ‘Diploma’ Course

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2016.  The Federal Trade Commission has charged online distance education school Stratford Career Institute with misleading consumers about its high school equivalency program that the agency alleges failed to meet the basic requirements set by most states. In its complaint, the FTC alleges that Stratford’s extensive advertising[Read More…]

Footprints of a Martian Flood

Arda Valles EU–(ENEWSPF)–18 February 2016.  Water has left its mark in a variety of ways in this martian scene captured by ESA’s Mars Express. Arda Valles context The region lies on the western rim of an ancient large impact basin, as seen in the context map. The image shows the[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Initiative to Further Drive Neighborhood Development

Initiative Will Ensure Downtown Construction Projects Support Jobs and Economic Growth in Underserved Communities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2016.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced an initiative that will generate millions of dollars in new investment into underserved communities throughout Chicago. The proposal will reform existing ordinance to allow developers to obtain additional[Read More…]

Joint Statement Addresses Increasing Need for Privacy Protections for Young Patients

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Statement Highlights Confidentiality Risks in Health Care Billing Processes Oakbrook Terrace, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2016 – A new statement by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) addresses privacy concerns[Read More…]

Congresswoman Robin Kelly To Host Housing Expo on March 5

MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Housing Expo on Saturday, March 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the New Early Learning Center, located at 729 Engle St., in Dolton. Participants will learn about loan modification, foreclosure prevention, down-payment assistance programs, and how to appeal property[Read More…]

HHS Awards $500,000 in Funding to Flint Health Centers

FLINT, Mich. –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2916.  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell yesterday announced $500,000 in funding to help two area health centers increase and expand activities in response to the lead contamination of Flint’s water. Following a tour of the Hamilton Community Health Network, Inc.[Read More…]

Toyota Recalls Certain RAV4 and RAV4 EV Vehicles

TORRANCE, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2016 – Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. announced that it is conducting a safety recall of approximately 1,124,000 Model Year 2006-2012 RAV4 and Model Year 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles. The involved vehicles are equipped with lap-shoulder seatbelts in both second-row outboard seats.  There is a possibility that,[Read More…]

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