OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSP)–August 13, 2015. A horrifying story has been reported by Oklahoma TV station KOCO. A woman who contracted Rocky Mountain spotted fever from a tick bite is now a quadruple amputee. Jo Rogers, of Shawnee, became seriously ill after hiking in with her family in the Grand Lake area of[Read More…]

Carbs vs Fat in the Diet – Kevin Hall, NIH. Credit: NIH Intramural Research Program Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. In a recent study, restricting dietary fat led to body fat loss at a rate 68 percent higher than cutting the same number of carbohydrate calories when adults with obesity ate[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. Many “medical foods” are designed to help manage patients with rare inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs), and can help prevent serious and life-threatening complications. However, such special foods may cause harm in some patients when their use is not carefully monitored and managed, according to a[Read More…]

NIH study finds those vaccinated before starting modern HIV therapy may be at risk Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015.  Between one-third and one-half of individuals in the United States who were infected with HIV around the time of birth may not have sufficient immunity to ward off measles, mumps, and rubella—even[Read More…]

NIH network finds similar results for infants delivered with, without ECG Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. A new technology that tracks the electrical activity of the fetal heart offers no advantages over conventional technology in preventing birth complications, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health. The technology[Read More…]

Annapolis, MD–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015 – The Entomological Society of America (ESA) recently released a statement supporting the creation and implementation of a national strategy using Integrated Tick Management to better control tick populations and reduce the rapidly escalating impact of tick-borne diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, and Lyme[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. In light of new polling showing a majority of voters in battleground states supporting Planned Parenthood against efforts to defund the critical health services they provide to women across the country, NARAL Pro-Choice America released a short explainer video on the anti-abortion extremists and domestic terrorists behind the[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015.  While the heroin-use crisis in Illinois and the nation continues to grow, the state is falling alarmingly far behind the rest of the country in providing treatment for users who need help in overcoming addiction, a new study by Roosevelt University shows. A review of treatment capacity[Read More…]

Report examines the prevalence, severity, and duration of pain Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. A new analysis of data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has found that most American adults have experienced some level of pain, from brief to more lasting pain, and from relatively minor to more[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015.  An Oklahoma state judge permanently blocked a state law restricting medication abortion today, ensuring women in the state will continue to have access to a method of ending a pregnancy in its earliest stages using medication that has been proven safe by more than a decade[Read More…]