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…]
Month: May 2018
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…]
South Bend, Indiana Men Sentenced On Firearm Charge
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A man from South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced on a firearm charge, the Justice Department said in a statement. Andrew Jacobs, age 20, of South Bend, IN, was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence,[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Chicago Community Members Detail Racial Profiling at Day Labor Corner
After 20 to 40 workers and residents were detained last weekend, as part of a series of regional raids, immigrants pledge to expose ICE civil rights violations and make ‘every corner a Sanctuary’ Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2018 Contacts: Tania Unzueta and Rebecca Harris More than 100 members of Chicago’s immigrant[Read More…]
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…]