Prohibition Has Unleashed Waves of New Drug Compounds Sold and Consumed by People Unaware of Potential Health Consequences; This Thursday and Friday: Drug Policy Alliance Hosting Free Summit in NYC Exploring Public Health Approaches to Dealing with Synthetic Drugs Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016.   Senator Grassley (R-IA) held a hearing in the U.S.[Read More…]

New toolkit offers practical tips for reducing germ’s growth, spread in building water systems   Water Management problems can lead to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks. Entire infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 7 2016.  More effective water management might have prevented most of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks CDC investigated from 2000 through 2014, according[Read More…]

Public launch of cancer-knowledge platform to enable broad collaboration among researchers Illustration of cancer cells. Copyright: iStockphoto.com CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016.  The Genomic Data Commons, a next-generation platform that enables unprecedented data access, analysis and sharing for cancer research, publicly launched at the University of Chicago on June 6, opening the[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016.  The FDA is warning consumers about the risk of serious bleeding when using nonprescription, also known as over-the-counter or OTC, aspirin-containing antacid products to treat heartburn, sour stomach, acid indigestion, or upset stomach. Many other products for these conditions are available that do not contain[Read More…]

“This is good news in the fight against cancer. With the launch of this new national resource, anyone can freely access raw genomic and clinical data for 12,000 patients – with more records to follow. Increasing the pool of researchers who can access data and decreasing the time it takes[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2016.  Children who move from one residence to another during their first year of life are at a substantially higher risk of being admitted to a hospital emergency room in early childhood, according to a new U.K. study that examined data on more than 237,000[Read More…]

NIH-funded study provides clues to differences in stroke deaths between blacks and whites. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016.  Blacks between the ages of 45 and 54 die of strokes at a rate that is three times greater than their white counterparts, according to the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in[Read More…]

State’s Newest Abortion Laws Would Shutter Clinics, Ban Medically Proven Procedures and Harm Women MONTGOMERY, Ala. —(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016.   The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a legal challenge to three new abortion restrictions that are part of Alabama’s years-long effort to shut down abortion clinics and impose obstacles in[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016 By: Kevin Franciotti The toxicology results from music legend Prince’s tragic death last month are now public, and the media are  focusing on what for many is a new word – fentanyl. It appears likely that Prince ingested it and tragically died some time later. So[Read More…]

New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016.  This month marks the third annual Immigrant Heritage Month, a nationwide effort to gather and share inspirational stories of immigration in America.  As a leading U.S. health care provider and global health advocate, Planned Parenthood will celebrate immigrants in the United States and around[Read More…]