New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has established the United Nations Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak.  The Trust Fund provides a rapid, flexible and accountable platform to support a coordinated response from the United Nations system and[Read More…]

Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)-  A chemical byproduct, or metabolite, created as the body breaks downketamine likely holds the secret to its rapid antidepressant action, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and grantees have discovered.  This metabolite singularly reversed depression-like behaviors in mice without triggering any of the anesthetic, dissociative, or addictive side[Read More…]

School Districts Must Now Establish Policies to Facilitate On-Campus Administration of Medical Marijuan; Governor Hickenlooper Expected to Sign Bill COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016.  Today, in a unanimous vote, the Colorado Senate approved legislation mandating that school districts establish a policy to ensure that young medical marijuana patients can take their medicine[Read More…]

Behavior therapy recommended before medicine for young children with ADHD The recommended first treatment for young children with ADHD is underused. Entire Infographic Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016.  More young children 2 to 5 years of age receiving care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could benefit from psychological services – including[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2016.  Infants born to pregnant women vaccinated against the flu during pregnancy are significantly less likely to have flu-like illnesses. The study, “Influenza in Infants Born to Women Vaccinated During Pregnancy,” appearing in the June 2016 issue of Pediatrics (published online May 3) examined the[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2016.  The number of children treated in emergency rooms for traumatic brain injuries sustained at a playground increased significantly between 2005 and 2013, according to a new study to be published in the June 2016 issue of Pediatrics. On average, more than 21,100 children age[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016.  On World Asthma Day 2016, the National Institutes of Health reaffirms its commitment to support research to improve the lives of all people with asthma. NIH-funded research has advanced our understanding of asthma as a disease as well as the impact asthma has on the lives[Read More…]

NIH-funded study of Avastin and Lucentis examines their effects at five years. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016.  In a study of nearly 650 people with the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), half still had vision 20/40 or better, typically good enough to drive or to read standard print, after five[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016.  As part of its Palliative Care: Conversations Matter campaign, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has created new materials for families of children with serious illnesses. The newly released materials include a fact sheet, a resource card to help families find support, and a series[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016.  A new study has found that drinking water from private wells, particularly dug wells established during the first half of the 20th century, may have contributed to the elevated risk of bladder cancer that has been observed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for over 50[Read More…]