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Corporate Financed Clinical Trials Stifle Important Data
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contact: Karen Conner The current system of financing clinical trials for prescription drugs and medical devices, which relies primarily on corporate funding, makes little useful information available to researchers READ MORE
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‘Beyond Comprehension’: In Just Two Years, Half of All Corals in ‘Forever Damaged’ Great Barrier Reef Have Died
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin Global warming, researchers warn, “is rapidly emerging as a universal threat to ecological integrity and function.” AUSTRALIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Jessica Corbett, staff writer The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral system, READ MORE
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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise; Increase Fueled by Synthetic Opioids
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 Contact:CDC Media Relations An in-depth analysis of 2016 U.S. drug overdose data shows that America’s overdose epidemic is spreading geographically and increasing across demographic groups. The report, from researchers READ MORE
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March Madness: DePaul University Math Prof Talks Longshot Odds of Picking Perfect Bracket
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin Professor Jeff Bergen calculates chances of predicting all 63 games correctly at one in 9.2 quintillion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Russell Dorn rdorn@depaul.edu As college basketball fans get set to fill out their READ MORE
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Chicago Department of Transportation Saving City Millions, Still Room for Improvement
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2018 By: Danielle Perry A report released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Chicago Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) management of construction projects in READ MORE
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Life-saving Post-ER Suicide Prevention Strategies are Cost Effective
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin Follow-up postcards less expensive, more effective than usual care: NIH study. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2017. Three interventions designed for follow up of patients who are identified with suicide risk in READ MORE
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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2017
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 15, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 19 strikes consisting of 30 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation READ MORE
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Advocates to Monitor New Bond Cook County Court Order and Evaluate Impact on Pretrial Incarceration
Share: Facebook0Twitter0Google+0Linkedin CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2017. Starting on Monday, Sept. 17, advocates from Chicago Community Bond Fund and The Coalition to End Money Bond will be closely monitoring implementation of a new Cook County Court court READ MORE
