Robots to help visually impaired identify and grasp objects, increase mobility in elderly, and promote curiosity and determination in children. A robotic Walker could help the elderly move more easily and retain independence. Xiangrong Shen, University of Alabama Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  As part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI),[Read More…]

Report Recommends Policies to Ensure Future State Responses to Diseases Are Based Only on Science, Not Politics NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. A report released today examining the U.S. response to Ebola in 2014 warns against politically motivated and scientifically unwarranted quarantines, which the report found violated individuals’ rights and[Read More…]

18-Month Investigation Reveals a Pricing and Marketing Strategy Designed to Maximize Revenue with Little Concern for Access or Affordability WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.  Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and senior committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today released the results of an 18-month investigation into the pricing and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015 – On World AIDS Day, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) condemned price gouging by pharmaceutical companies on lifesaving drugs to treat the disease. “The biggest problem in caring for those with AIDS is no longer mainly a medical or scientific problem – the crisis is access to affordable drugs,”[Read More…]

Air pollution in Los Angeles Nationwide study of women reveals that those with diabetes are most susceptible to the adverse cardiovascular risks posed by exposure to air pollution Boston, MA—(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.   Air pollution is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and some people may be more susceptible[Read More…]

Two HIV-positive women in Uganda sit on the floor while a Registered Nurse (RN) gives them anti retroviral drugs (ARVs). Photo: UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–1 December 2015 – The first World AIDS Day since political leaders The first World AIDS Day since political leaders committed to ending the epidemic by 2030[Read More…]

Follow the science to fast-track the end of AIDS. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.  When the first cases of what would become known as AIDS were reported in 1981, scientists and physicians did not know the cause and had no therapies to treat those who were infected. Times have changed and[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. Numerous medical associations advocate for increased parental involvement and monitoring to help reduce sexual risk behavior. In a meta-analysis in the December 2015 Pediatrics (published online Nov. 30), “Parental Monitoring and Its Associations with Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: a Meta-analysis,” researchers examined studies published[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is publishing updated recommendations for hospitals and other surgery settings to keep infants and children undergoing anesthesia as safe as possible. The policy statement, “Critical Elements for the Pediatric Perioperative Anesthesia Environment,” will be published in the December[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. As a group, research show children with disabilities are at greater risk of physical abuse and neglect than others.  A new study to be published in the December 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online Nov. 30), however, found that maltreatment rates differ considerably among[Read More…]