Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2018 Contact: Robin Arnette Young women with high body fat have a decreased chance of developing breast cancer before menopause, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators. The finding, published online in the journal JAMA Oncology, may help researchers better understand the[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 601 Individuals Responsible for Over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses
Largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History Resulted in 76 Doctors Charged and 84 Opioid Cases Involving More Than 13 Million Illegal Dosages of Opioids WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2018 By: DoJ Communications Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex[Read More…]
Unlocked and Loaded: Families Confront Dementia and Guns (Videos)
CALIFORINIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2018 By: JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey With a bullet in her gut, her voice choked with pain, Dee Hill pleaded with the 911 dispatcher for help. “My husband accidentally shot me,” Hill, 75, of The Dalles, Ore., groaned on the May 16, 2015, call. “In the stomach,[Read More…]
U.S. Flight Attendants at Elevated Risk of Several Forms of Cancer
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2018 Contact: Chris Sweeney U.S. flight attendants have a higher prevalence of several forms of cancer, including breast cancer, uterine cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, thyroid cancer, and cervical cancer, when compared with the general public, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[Read More…]
Cocaine and Opium Production Worldwide Hit ‘Absolute Record Highs’ – Major Threat to Public Health says UN Study
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2018 By: United Nations Media The scourge of opium-based drugs and cocaine are a bigger global threat to public health and law enforcement than ever before, according to the latest World Drug Report, released on Tuesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The[Read More…]
Two Diabetes Medications Don’t Slow Progression of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
NIH-funded study adds to growing evidence that condition is more aggressive in youth. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2018 Contact: Amy F. Reiter In youth with impaired glucose tolerance or recent-onset type 2 diabetes, neither initial treatment with long-acting insulin followed by the drug metformin, nor metformin alone preserved the body’s ability[Read More…]
More Than 140 Organizations Condemn President Trump’s Call to Execute People for Nonviolent Drug Offenses
UN to Release Annual “World Drug Report” While Reformers Rally Worldwide; Groups Accuse Singapore of Using False Drug Use Data to Justify Death Penalty Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2018 Contact: David Borden A growing coalition with over 140 organizations as of this writing has condemned President Trump’s call to institute the[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Drug Derived from Marijuana to Treat Rare, Severe Forms of Epilepsy
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018 Contacts: Michael Felberbaum and Sandy Walsh The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients two years of age and[Read More…]
FDA Approves Automated Insulin Delivery and Monitoring System for Use in Younger Pediatric Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2018 Contact: Stephanie Caccomo The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of the MiniMed 670G hybrid closed looped system, a diabetes management device that is intended to automatically monitor glucose (sugar) and provide appropriate basal insulin doses with little or no input from[Read More…]
Report Links Poor Medical Care to Deaths in ICE Detention
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 Contact: ACLU Media Poor medical treatment contributed to more than half the deaths reported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a 16-month period, Human Rights Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union, Detention Watch Network, and National Immigrant Justice Center said in a report released today.[Read More…]
