Month: May 2018

TCH/CBD driving study

Study: THC/CBD Administration Not Associated With Driving Impairment

Oslo, Norway—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The administration of an oral spray containing equal ratios of THC and CBD is not associated with either driving impairment or an increased risk of motor vehicle accident, according to a literature review published in the journal Brain and Behavior.[Read More…]

Hurricane Harvey

Forecasters Predict a Near- or Above-Normal 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

New satellite data and model upgrades to give forecasts a boost Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Lauren Gaches NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75-percent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near- or above-normal. Forecasters predict a 35 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 40[Read More…]

NIH Summit

NIH Summit Delivers Recommendations to Accelerate Therapy Development for Alzheimer’s Disease

Call for transformative research agenda, open and collaborative science, to enable precision medicine. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact:  Joe Balintfy Experts from government, academia, industry, and non-profit organizations put forward recommendations that provide a roadmap for an integrated, multidisciplinary research agenda necessary to inform priorities for Alzheimer’s disease and related[Read More…]

Depression in African Americans

African Americans and Latinos are More Likely to be at Risk for Depression than Whites

Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Newton A new study published in the May 2018 issue of Preventive Medicine (link is external) shows that African Americans and Latinos are significantly more likely to experience serious depression than Whites, but chronic stress does not seem to explain these differences. Dr. Eliseo[Read More…]

White House

Do Americans Trust the Trump Government?

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 By: John Halpin, Navin Nayak, Ruy Teixeira, Geoff Garin, and Guy Molyneux New polling conducted jointly by the Center for American Progress and Hart Research Associates finds that the perceived positive impact of and trust in government has cratered among self-identified Democrats and risen significantly among self-identified[Read More…]

Department of Justice

Mishawaka Man Convicted for Bank Robbery

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPFR)- A Mishawaka man was convicted of bank robbery this week, the Justice Department reports. Carlos Maez, age 40, of Mishawaka, Indiana was convicted of all counts, early evening on Wednesday, before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The jury convicted Maez on one[Read More…]

Wilson Avenue at LSD

City of Chicago Endangering Cyclists, Violating Bill of Rights for the Homeless

New Bike Lanes Under LSD Solely to Discriminate Against Homeless in Uptown, Attorneys Allege CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contacts: Diane O’Connell, Staff Attorney, Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Alan Mills, Executive Director, Uptown People’s Law Center Today, an amended complaint was filed alleging discrimination against[Read More…]

Hadiya Pendleton

Rep. Robin Kelly, Senators Durbin & Duckworth Introduce Resolution Establishing ‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’

To bring attention to the issue of gun violence, Americans are encouraged to wear orange the weekend of June 1st – 3rd – June 2nd would’ve been Hadiya Pendleton’s 21st birthday WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director, Rep. Robin Kelly U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL), U.S. Senators[Read More…]

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