Ahead of many Western nations, African country close to meeting new UNAIDS testing and treatment targets Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Botswana appears to have achieved very high rates of HIV diagnosis, treatment, and viral suppression—much better than most Western nations, including the United States—according to a new study from[Read More…]
Day: March 24, 2016
VA to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War
Exemplifies a MyVA priority to Improve the Veteran Experience While Thanking Vietnam Veterans and Their Families WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it will conduct hundreds of events in VA facilities across the nation on March 29 to recognize, honor and thank U.S.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin Open New Section of Lakefront at Fullerton Avenue Beach, Stabilizing Shoreline and Creating Nearly Six Acres of New Park Land
Project Includes Separated Lakefront Bike and Pedestrian Paths at Fullerton Avenue CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Senator Richard Durbin, Alderman Michele Smith, Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael Kelly, Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday officially announced the completion of[Read More…]
Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to Six Months of Home Confinement for Vandalizing a Farm and Releasing 2,000 Mink from Cages
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to six months of home confinement for vandalizing a Grundy County fur farm and releasing more than 2,000 mink from their cages. After releasing the mink, TYLER LANG and an accomplice spray painted the barn with the words,[Read More…]
Advocate for Music as Change Agent in Prisons and Beyond to Speak April 4 at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. André de Quadros, an internationally known music professor, conductor and human rights activist who believes music has power to make social change, will speak about the idea of saving the world with music on Monday, April 4 at Roosevelt University in Chicago. A researcher and performer who[Read More…]
String Virtuousos to Perform with Roosevelt University Symphony Orchestra on April 1
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Celebrated musicians Almita Vamos and Richard Hirschl, artist faculty members at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), will perform with the CCPA Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, on April 1. Vamos (pictured at right), a legendary solo violinist and six-time[Read More…]
FDA Approves Cinqair to Treat Severe Asthma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Cinqair (reslizumab) for use with other asthma medicines for the maintenance treatment of severe asthma in patients aged 18 years and older. Cinqair is approved for patients who have a history of severe asthma attacks (exacerbations) despite[Read More…]
Couples’ Pre-pregnancy Caffeine Consumption Linked to Miscarriage Risk
NIH study finds daily multivitamin before and after conception greatly reduces miscarriage risk Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A woman is more likely to miscarry if she and her partner drink more than two caffeinated beverages a day during the weeks leading up to conception, according to a new study from[Read More…]
NRDC Petitions EPA to Stop Letting Industry Dump Chemicals, Waste in Potential Drinking Water Sources
Special Treatment for Oil, Gas & Nuclear Industries is Destroying Underground Water Reserves in Areas Facing Drought, Shortages WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016 – The Environmental Protection Agency should stop allowing the oil, gas and nuclear industries to intentionally contaminate underground water sources with hazardous chemicals and waste, according to a petition[Read More…]
Sierra Club: China Puts the Brakes on Coal Plants
WASHINGTON, DC -(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Chinese media reported today that the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has ordered 13 provincial governments to suspend approvals of new coal-fired power plant projects until the end of 2017 (Reuters reporting in english here). Another group of 15 provinces has been ordered to delay[Read More…]
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