DALLAS, Texas, July 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Bacteria from gum disease may cause inflammation, harden heart valves * Research Highlights : * A lab study investigating mouse and human cardiac tissue found a potential link between gum disease (periodontitis) and a narrowing of the aortic valves (aortic valve stenosis). * Currently, there is no medication or treatment available that can prevent or slow the progression of aortic valve stenosis. * However, thes more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has established Class E airspace at Meadow Creek Airport in Monee, Illinois, supporting instrument flight rule operations safely. The final rule, published July 10, becomes effective at 0901 UTC on Oct. 29, 2026. The action establishes controlled airspace to accommodate instrument procedures being developed for Meadow Creek Airport and to support aircraft operating under instrument flight rules. The agency said the amendment creates Class E ai more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Warns Companies Making Questionable 'Made in the USA' Claims * The Federal Trade Commission today issued warning letters to seven companies that appear to have misrepresented certain products as "Made in the USA," and one company that appears to have misrepresented certain products as "Made in Texas," despite indications that such products were imported, in whole or in significant part. "When Americans spend their hard-earned dollars on goods m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSFR) -- Legend Bancorp Inc., Bowie, Texas, has filed an application to acquire Graham Savings Financial Corporation and indirectly acquire Graham Savings and Loan, SSB, both of Graham, Texas, to engage in operating a savings association under Regulation Y. The Federal Reserve System said the application was submitted under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act and Regulation Y. Public portions of the filing are available for inspection, and written comments on whether the proposal meets statutory standards are invite more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.  more PR