Cardiovascular problems propelled by increases in high blood pressure and obesity A health screening in Shanghai, China Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred largely by increases in high blood pressure, according to a new study from[Read More…]
Day: August 15, 2016
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces Over $800,000 for the American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced $805,000 in federal funding to help the Elk Grove Village-based American Academy of Pediatrics improve awareness and access to care for children with epilepsy in America. The funding is expected to be used to help provide children and youth with[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Statement on 4th Anniversary of President Obama’s Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Initiative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following statement regarding today’s fourth anniversary of the implementation of President Obama’s Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative: “After years of Republican leaders in Congress refusing to fix a broken immigration system and failing to support the common-sense DREAM[Read More…]
Retired General Wesley Clark, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, on New Revelations About Paul Manafort
“Who would Donald Trump be serving as President?” Little Rock, AR –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Retired General Wesley Clark, the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, and Chairman of the advisory board of VoteVets, released the following statement regarding news this morning that Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was found to[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Florida Prison Officials over Refusal to Recognize, Provide Medical Treatment to Transgender Woman
Despite receiving treatment and living as female since age 14, inmate denied treatment in DOC custody; Eighth Amendment lawsuit seeks end to policy denying transgender inmates medically-necessary care TALLAHASSEE, FL. –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida has filed a lawsuit challenging the Florida Department of[Read More…]
NASA Says Methane ‘Hot Spot’ in New Mexico Linked Directly to Gas Extraction and Coal Mining
Study says 250 polluters are responsible for half of the emissions causing the “hot spot” SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO—(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016 — NASA released a new study today examining what caused a methane “hot spot” to form in New Mexico. This new study of methane emissions generated by the oil and[Read More…]
Donald Trump Owes Americans Answers on Troubling Ties to Pro-Kremlin Forces
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. HFA Campaign Manager Robby Mook on the further questions on Donald Trump and his campaign team’s ties to Russia: “Facing another news story detailing Trump’s team’s ties to Russia and on the day of his foreign policy address, Trump’s campaign manager’s statement raised more questions than[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces GSU Awarded Library of Congress Grant to Enhance Science Curriculum
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Governors State University has been awarded a $202,115 federal grant to develop science curriculum for grades K-12 that will incorporate digital primary sources housed with the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress Teaching and Primary Sources grant will enable[Read More…]
Lack of State of Illinois Funding Jeopardizes Future of Program that Prevents Homelessness
First of Its Kind Study Published in Journal of Science Finds Chicago Homeless Prevention Programs Decrease Likelihood of Families Entering Shelters by 76% but State Funds Haven’t Been Available in More Than a Year Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. On any given night more than 6,700 Chicagoans find themselves[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Today, ahead of an event with Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton affirmed her support for the Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which aims to end cancer as we know it: “When Vice President Biden lost his beloved son, Beau, to cancer, he found strength in his sorrow.[Read More…]
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