Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, the first screening test permitted to be marketed by FDA for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in newborns. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 40 to100 new[Read More…]

Study data show test predicts risk better in black women Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a new screening test that predicts a patient’s risk of future coronary heart disease (CHD) events, such as heart attacks. FDA cleared the test for use in[Read More…]

The 10 most challenging public-health threats of 2014 Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014.  It’s been an unprecedented year for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as America’s public health agency continues its emergency response to the most complex Ebola epidemic in history. Ebola, however, is far from the only[Read More…]

New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. The United States Supreme Court today declined to review an Arizona law that would severely limit women’s access to medication abortion, an extremely safe method of ending a pregnancy in its earliest stages. The measure will remain preliminarily blocked by the U.S. Court of[Read More…]

CDC joins National Cancer Institute to release historic report on global smokeless tobacco use Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco finds that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use these harmful products. The report,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. On Saturday, Congress the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, which included a provision to provide Peace Corps volunteers and trainees the same insurance coverage for abortion care that all federal employees receive. The fix, which received bipartisan support from House and Senate members, finally lifts[Read More…]

Advocates say restriction on enforcement will end federal prosecutions, asset forfeiture litigation, and imprisonment of patients Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2014. With tonight’s US Senate vote, both houses of Congress have now approved an omnibus spending bill, which includes a measure prohibiting the Department of Justice (DOJ) from interfering in[Read More…]

Mandatory handwashing at the entrance to the village of Bokoulouma, Guinea, to combat the outbreak of Ebola. Photo: UNICEF Guinea/Christophe Boulierac GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–12 December 2014 – The international community must help Ebola-affected countries reboot their health systems so that they emerge from the current crisis more resilient and more focused on[Read More…]

Survivors fight Ebola stigma, provide patient care; community reintegration key Ebola survivor, accompanied by medical director, being welcomed by her community – Firestone District, Liberia, 2014 Truck transporting solidarity kits containing essential supplies for Ebola survivors returning home – Firestone District, Liberia, 2014 Ebola survivors, three orphans and their uncle,[Read More…]

Family’s Pleas for Relief for Little Donella Nocera Went Unheeded; Families, Advocates Call Upon Governor Cuomo to Immediately Help Suffering New Yorkers NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 12, 2014. Yesterday, 8 year old Donella Nocera of Niagra Falls passed away while waiting for emergency access to medical marijuana to ease her end-of-life suffering. Donella[Read More…]