City’s comprehensive outreach efforts lead to coverage levels above the national average CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015.  The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced a dramatic increase in the percentage of Chicago teens who have received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The HPV vaccine prevents the most common types of[Read More…]

KENTUCKY–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. Logan McCulloch, a Lyme disease survivor and avid hiker, will ride his bike from Kentucky to California, starting this morning at 10AM, as part of his “Trek for Truth” public awareness When the CDC issued a Lyme disease alert for 17 states earlier this month, Louisville resident[Read More…]

Depiction of nitrosylated IRE1 on the ER membrane. The red-blue molecules are NO; yellow represents the nitrosylated cysteines of IRE1. Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015.  New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health describes a molecular mechanism that helps explain how obesity-related inflammation can lead to type 2[Read More…]

After training, men move legs independently, without stimulation Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. Five men with complete motor paralysis were able to voluntarily generate step-like movements thanks to a new strategy that non-invasively delivers electrical stimulation to their spinal cords, according to a new study funded in part by the National[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015.  Today, 50 years ago, on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law.  Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in celebration of the special anniversary: “Virtually every family in America either has relied, is relying or will rely on Medicare[Read More…]

Senator Joins Health Committee Chair and Ranking Member in support of bipartisan bill to improve programs to increase awareness, prevention, and early identification of mental health conditions WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray[Read More…]

Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015.  Medical marijuana preparations will soon be available in Israeli pharmacies, a Health Ministry representative announced Monday. In conjunction with the plan, government officials also intend to license additional physicians to prescribe cannabis therapy. Medical cannabis will be “prescribed and monitored by the same standards as other[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015.  Addressing a rally outside the Capitol to mark the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday announced that he will introduce legislation to provide Medicare-for-all health insurance. “We need to expand Medicare to cover every man, woman and child as a single-payer national health[Read More…]

Large vaccination increases in some states offer clues to effective interventions HPV vaccination is the best way to prevent many types of cancer many adolescents haven’t started the hpv vaccine series. Entire Infographic The number of 13- to 17-year-old boys and girls getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine increased slightly[Read More…]

New report provides state-by-state data on disability types Disability Impacts ALL of US. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015.  In the United States, one out of every five adults has a disability, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most common functional[Read More…]