Day: August 25, 2016

Dorel Juvenile Recalls Safety 1st Strollers Due to Fall Hazard

The recalled Step and Go Travel System by Safety 1st Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product:  Safety 1st Step and Go Travel Systems Hazard:  The stroller tray folding mechanism can partially disengage on one side when used with an infant car seat attached to the stroller, posing[Read More…]

Planned Parenthood Launches Miami Canvass To Educate Community About Zika Crisis

Miami, FL—(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016.  Today, Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida (PPSENFL) announced a six-week community canvass to educate local communities — especially women of reproductive age in medically underserved areas — about the Zika virus, mosquito transmission, sexual transmission, travel-associated risks, and prevention of Zika. Details about[Read More…]

AFL-CIO: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Makes Contracting System More Accountable

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016.  Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Guidance and Regulations: The AFL-CIO applauds the Administration for moving forward with regulations and guidance implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. This measure will make our contracting system[Read More…]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Open Applications For ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week

Annual Program Will Host 200 of the Midwest’s Top Technology and Engineering Students in Chicago, Expanding Number of Student Participants by 50 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced ThinkChicago is now accepting applications for its sixth annual installment of ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week. Mayor Emanuel, World Business Chicago,[Read More…]

Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment Suggest African American and Latino Children Are Under Diagnosed and Under Treated

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016.  There has long been concern over the disparity between white and African-American and Latino children when it comes to diagnosis and medication use of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – with non-white children less likely to report ADHD medication use. A study, “Racial and Ethnic[Read More…]

American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Recommends Pediatricians Offer Medication for Opioid Addiction

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016.  Opioid use disorders are a growing problem among young people.  The rate of “nonmedical use” (i.e., use without a prescription or more than prescribed) of opioid medication by adolescents (aged 12-17) and young adults (aged 18-25) more than doubled between 1991-2012, and the rates[Read More…]

Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) & Marley Natural™ are Expunging Oregon Cannabis Convictions Free of Charge

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016.  The Minority Cannabis Business Association and Marley Natural™ have teamed up to combat the negative consequences of the war on drugs across the U.S. Our first mission is to help men and women get their criminal record expunged.  You qualify if you: • Are over 18 years of age • Have[Read More…]

Oxygen Can Impair Cancer Immunotherapy in Mice

This panel shows how the PHD protein, depicted as a sphere in the three bottom panels, suppresses lung response, tumor growth, and anti-tumor immunity.NCI Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016.  Researchers have identified a mechanism in mice by which anticancer immune responses are inhibited within the lungs, a common site of metastasis[Read More…]

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