SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: A new UCSF-led study suggests international guidance released in 2020 needs to be expanded beyond infants to be effective. When UC San Francisco research showed that routinely treating children in Sub-Saharan Africa with a common antibiotic could reduce deaths in children under five, the World Health Organization (WHO) moved quickly to recommend the treatment - bu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNNY MILNER, also known as "Blaze" and "O.G.," 46, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 10 years of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fent  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 23 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,049) on Aug. 22, 2024, involving Public Service Co. of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: * * * Proposed Purchase of Receivables Program Order Approving Settlement Agreement In this order, the Commission approves the parties' settlement agreement regarding Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource or the Company) proposed Purchase of  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 23 -- Nicotine and Tobacco Research, a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of nicotine and tobacco from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 26, Issue 9): * Evaluations of Compliance With California's First Tobacco Sales Bans and Tobacco Marketing in Restricted and Cross-Border Stores * Content Analysis of E-mail Marketing Communications Among Online E-cigarette   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 12-RC-343475) by Region 12 Director David Cohen: * * * FIRST TRANSIT OF PUERTO RICO, INC., Employer and CENTRAL GENERAL DE TRABAJADORES, Petitioner and UNION DE TRONQUISTAS DE PUERTO RICO, LOCAL 901, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, Intervenor DECISION AND ORDER On June 3, 2024, Central General de Trabajadores (the Petitioner) filed a petition in the above case under Section 9(c) of the N  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: (MANCHESTER, N.H.) Members of Teamsters Local 633 working in several New Hampshire communities are demanding that First Student provide them collective bargaining agreements that include access to the New England Teamsters Pension Fund. These Teamsters work under collective bargaining agreements associated with school districts in Derry, Nashua, North Hampton, Plaistow, Rochest  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * Over $4.5 million in funds is on its way to 26 facilities. * * * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums today announced over $4.5 million in reimbursement funding under the American Rescue Plan Endangered Species COVID-19 Relief program. The funds will be distributed among 26 facilities for costs related to species care duri  more