New tobacco survey results released in Beijing today China’s adult tobacco survey captures a comprehensive view of tobacco use in 14 cities. Photo Credit: Beijing CDC BEIJING–(ENEWSPF)–19 August 2015 – Smoke-free environments are crucial for protecting the public from the harms of secondhand smoke, and there is very strong public[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
FDA Approves First Treatment for Sexual Desire Disorder
Addyi approved to treat premenopausal women Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Addyi (flibanserin) to treat acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in premenopausal women. Prior to Addyi’s approval, there were no FDA-approved treatments for sexual desire disorders in men or women.[Read More…]
Former Boise State Hoops Player Dies of Lyme Disease
IDAHO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. From Mountain West Connection, Aug. 16, 2015 — By Hank Corless Zach Moritz has lost his courageous battle with Lyme disease. The former Boise State basketball player passed away on August 12, 2015 at the age of 27, surrounded by his family and a team of tireless[Read More…]
In Uveitis, Bacteria in Gut May Instruct Immune Cells to Attack the Eye
NIH scientists propose novel mechanism to explain autoimmune uveitis Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The inflammatory eye disorder autoimmune uveitis occurs when a person’s immune system goes awry, attacking proteins in the eye. What spurs this response is a mystery, but now a study on mice suggests that bacteria in the[Read More…]
Teens Using E-cigarettes May Be More Likely to Start Smoking Tobacco
New NIH-funded study shows possible link between e-cigarettes and initiation of tobacco use Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Students who have used electronic cigarettes by the time they start ninth grade are more likely than others to start smoking traditional cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products within the next year, according[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Partners with Social Impact Company ATTN:
DPA and ATTN: Team Up to Launch Series of Stories Related to Drug Policy and Drugs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), the nation’s leading organization promoting drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights, is entering a new partnership with ATTN:, a company with[Read More…]
Million Hearts Launches Annual Blood Pressure Control Challenge
2015 Hypertension Control Challenge — Enter the Hypertension Control Challenge on the Million Hearts® website: www.millionhearts.hhs.gov. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched an annual challenge designed to identify and honor clinicians and health care teams that have helped their patients control high[Read More…]
Scientists Uncover Nuclear Process in the Brain That May Affect Disease
NIH-funded study highlights the possible role of glial brain cells in neurological disorders Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Every brain cell has a nucleus, or a central command station. Scientists have shown that the passage of molecules through the nucleus of a star-shaped brain cell, called an astrocyte, may play a[Read More…]
Development of New Anthrax Vaccine Underway with HHS Support
Project is the latest in the quest to protect health quickly in a bioterrorism attack Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. A new anthrax vaccine that could be easier and faster to produce than the existing licensed product will undergo initial clinical studies through an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Feinstein, and Gillibrand Renew Request for Information on Efforts to Combat Antibiotic Overuse in Animals
Senators send follow-up letter to Co-Chairs of Interagency Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria after receiving no formal response to their December 2014 letter WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today sent a letter to Secretaries Burwell, Vilsack,[Read More…]
