WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, on Thursday sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf urging the agency to approve all eligible applications to produce a generic[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
From the Plate to the Planet: University of Chicago Speaker Series Addresses Food and Science (Video)
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016 By Greg Borzo The adage “you are what you eat” is true on societal, cultural and global levels, as well as the individual level. Our diets may be contributing to the rapid rise of food allergies in America. Meanwhile, worldwide farming and dietary trends alter the landscape,[Read More…]
CDC Releases Detailed History of the 2014-2016 Ebola Response
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today will release a detailed account of the agency’s work on the largest, longest outbreak response in the agency’s history: the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2016. The series of articles, in a special supplement to CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality[Read More…]
HHS Announces New Actions to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced several new actions the department is taking to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. The actions include expanding access to buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder, a proposal to eliminate any potential financial[Read More…]
NIH Launches Largest-ever Study of Breast Cancer Genetics in Black Women
Findings could inform breast cancer disparities Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. The largest study ever to investigate how genetic and biological factors contribute to breast cancer risk among black women launched yesterday. This collaborative research project will identify genetic factors that may underlie breast cancer disparities. The effort is funded by[Read More…]
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Environmental Protection Agency Urge Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to Consider Aerial Spraying as Part of Integrated Mosquito Control to Reduce Zika-Associated Birth Defects
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016. Acting on data from multiple scientific studies in Puerto Rico that show that Zika is spreading rapidly and is a major risk to pregnant women and their fetuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend the people and[Read More…]
Wealthier Americans Now Receive Much More Health Care than Middle Class or Poor, Reversing a 50-year Trend: Harvard Study
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016. Inequality in the use of health care has increased dramatically in recent years, with wealthier Americans, who tend to be healthier, now consuming the most care, according to a study published today [Wednesday, July 6] in the July issue of Health Affairs. In 2012, the wealthiest fifth[Read More…]
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in the U.S. Could Drop by Half with Proven Strategies
Road traffic deaths in the US and other high-income countries. Entire infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016. About 90 people die each day from motor vehicle crashes in the United States, resulting in the highest death rate among 19 high-income comparison countries. Our nation has made progress in road safety, reducing[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for Vote This Week on Clean Emergency Funding Bill to Combat Zika Virus
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with maternal fetal medicine, infectious disease, and public health specialists to discuss the growing threat posed by the Zika virus. More than four months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requested emergency[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Absorbable Stent for Coronary Artery Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first fully absorbable stent to treat coronary artery disease. The Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System (BVS), which releases the drug everolimus to limit the growth of scar tissue, is gradually absorbed by the body in[Read More…]
