PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 22 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians issued the following news release: Policymakers and public health officials have a critical role to play in reducing excessive alcohol use and alcohol use disorder, says the American College of Physicians in a new policy published today. Excessive Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Policy Brief of the American College of Physicians, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, says that barrier  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged all registered voters in Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico to participate in their respective presidential primary elections on Tuesday, April 2. Tonight, CAIR will broadcast an automated telephone message to remind over 20,000 Muslim voter households in  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties issued the following news release: Delegates have reelected Dr. Kenneth M. Mash the president of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties. Mash held the office from 2014 to 2020 and returned to the position in 2022. With the retirements of state vice president, secretary, and treasurer, faculty delegates elected Dr. Kara Laskowski of Shippensburg University as vice presi  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, April 22 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's environmental assessment, risk management, and corrective action committee (E50) has made over 140 revisions to its Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessments (PCA):  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) LGBTQ+ Rights Committee will present its 2024 David M. Rosenblum LGBTQ+ Public Policy Award to Philadelphia lawyer Henry M. Sias at an awards ceremony during the PBA Annual Meeting on May 9 in Hershey. The Rosenblum award honors individuals who have had a positive impact for the LGBTQ+ community and who have used their leadership position to inspire o  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, April 22 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's digital information in the supply chain committee (F49) is currently developing a standard guide for using the blockchain to authenticate and trace certificates of authenti  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) was awarded $156 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden's landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the be  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 23 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 1 with 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 1 comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regio  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Atrial fibrillation (Afib), a common type of arrhythmia that is on the rise in people under the age of 65, is more dangerous in this increasingly younger population than previously thought, according to a new study published today in Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and authored by physician-scientists at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institut  more