Reducing exposure to ads critical to prevent youth e-cigarette use Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. There is a link between exposure to e-cigarette advertisements and the use of e-cigarettes by middle and high school students, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Organic Consumers Association Sues Two Infant Formula Makers for Falsely Labeling Products Organic
The Honest Co. and Earth’s Best (made by Hain Celestial) Infant Formula Brands Contain Long List of Ingredients Prohibited by Federal Law under USDA Organic Standards FINLAND, Minn. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) announced today that the nonprofit consumer advocacy group has filed suit against two[Read More…]
Black Lung Benefits Act Final Rule Protects Coal Miners’ Health
Changes give miners greater access to health info, improve claims safeguards WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs today issued a final rule to strengthen safeguards for the health of coal workers. The rule makes significant revisions to the regulations implementing the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Discusses New Initiatives to Address High Rates of Lead Exposure Across the Nation
SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWPF)-April 22, 2016. As part of a larger effort by Senate Democrats to combat lead contamination, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today highlighted new initiatives to protect children in affordable housing from lead poisoning and update the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) lead and copper regulations to establish mandatory[Read More…]
Healthcare Advocates & Elected Officials Call for Supervised Injection Facilities After Fifth Straight Year of Increasing Drug Overdose Deaths in NYC
NYC Drug Overdoses Killed 886 People in 2015, Increase of 10%, Bronx Hardest Hit New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Following Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement last night that fatal drug overdoses increased by 10% in 2015 – the fifth straight year – advocates applauded new city initiatives to curb[Read More…]
NY Attorney General Schneiderman Finds Toxic Toys With High Lead Content Sold By K-mart, Target, Toy-R-Us Stores Across New York
“Cra-Z-Art” Jewelry-Making Kits Offered At Stores In Rochester, Long Island, NYC, Syracuse, And Buffalo Found To Contain High Lead Levels; Schneiderman Calls On These And Other Retailers – Including Amazon and Walmart – To Immediately Stop Sales And Undertake Recall In NY; Calls On Federal Government To Require National Recall[Read More…]
Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Report Overall Health Similar to Middle-aged in General Population
Study finds presence or absence of chronic conditions key to health-related quality of life Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Do survivors of childhood cancer return to normal health as they grow up? According to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center,[Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court Blocks Measure Forcing Women to Delay Health Care, Make Additional Trips When Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The Florida Supreme Court today blocked a 2015 measure which forces a woman to wait at least 24 hours and make at least one additional, medically unnecessary trip before she is able to receive safe, legal abortion care. The law—which an appellate court allowed to take[Read More…]
HHS Supporting Study of Zika Virus Blood Screening Test
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The development of a test to identify whether donated blood is infected with the Zika virus is moving forward with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Office of the Assistant[Read More…]
FDA Proposes Ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices Intended to Treat Self-injurious or Aggressive Behavior
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a proposal to ban electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used for self-injurious or aggressive behavior because they present an unreasonable and substantial risk to public health that cannot be corrected or eliminated through changes to the labeling. The[Read More…]
