Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Last week Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) joined Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) to introduce the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act. This bill would expand access to treatment for people struggling to receive needed addiction care by lifting a current Medicaid ban and enabling beneficiaries[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Visual Impairment, Blindness Cases in U.S. Expected to Double by 2050
NIH-funded studies tease out trends by race, ethnicity and sex. The findings suggest that there is a need for increased screening and interventions to identify and address treatable causes of vision loss. A slit lamp, with its high magnification, allows the eye care professional to examine the front of the[Read More…]
NIH Statement On HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Advances in HIV/AIDS research have given us the opportunity to transform the lives of those living with HIV while providing highly effective methods of preventing the infection. This progress has strengthened optimism for achieving a durable end[Read More…]
Large-scale HIV Vaccine Trial To Launch In South Africa
NIH-funded study will test safety, efficacy of vaccine regimen. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- An early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa has determined that an investigational vaccine regimen is safe and generates comparable immune responses to those reported in a landmark 2009 study showing that a vaccine can protect people from HIV[Read More…]
Visual Impairment, Blindness Cases In U.S. Expected To Double By 2050
NIH-funded studies tease out trends by race, ethnicity and sex. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections[Read More…]
Increased Physical Activity Associated With Lower Risk Of 13 Types Of Cancer
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- A new study of the relationship between physical activity and cancer has shown that greater levels of leisure-time physical activity were associated with a lower risk of developing 13 different types of cancer. The risk of developing seven cancer types was 20 percent (or more) lower among the most[Read More…]
Rare Cancers May Masquerade As ADHD In Children, NIH Researchers Suggest
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- What Rare tumors called pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas may cause the same symptoms as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, leading to inappropriate treatment that could worsen their symptoms and potentially endanger their health. That’s the conclusion of a new study by National Institutes of Health researchers who[Read More…]
President Obama’s Weekly Address: A Conversation About Addiction, Released May 14, 2016 (Video and Text)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Remarks of President Barack Obama and Macklemore as Prepared for Delivery Weekly Address The White House May 14, 2016 THE PRESIDENT: Hi, everybody. I’ve got a special guest with me this week – Macklemore. For those of you who don’t share the same love[i] for hip-hop, he’s a[Read More…]
Podcast: This Week In Drugs With David Bratzer: This Time It’s History
LEAP-(ENEWSPF)- From our friends at “LEAP,” Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. http://www.leap.cc
Air Pollution Levels Rising In Many Of The World’s Poorest Cities
Geneva-(ENEWSPF)- More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits. While all regions of the world are affected, populations in low-income cities are the most impacted. According to the latest urban air quality database, 98% of cities[Read More…]
