Important step in effort to develop Ebola vaccines to combat current, future outbreaks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014.  Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act to facilitate the development and availability of experimental Ebola vaccines. This declaration[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2014. In the January 2015 issue of Pediatrics, (published online Dec. 8) a case study, “Atrial Fibrillation Induced by Commotio Cordis Secondary to a Blunt ChestTrauma in a Teenage Boy,” reports on a healthy 16-year-old boy who suffered blunt chest trauma during football practice. He[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2014. Between 2004 and 2008, annual influenza vaccine recommendations were gradually expanded to include all children aged 6 months or older. In the Pediatrics study, “Influenza-Related Hospitalizations and ED Visits in Children Less Than 5 Years: 2000-2011,” from the January 2015 issue (published online Dec.[Read More…]

Projects build a virtual center for research on death associated with epilepsy Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2014.  Nine groups of scientists will receive funding totaling $5.9 million in 2014 to work together on increasing the understanding of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the leading cause of death from epilepsy. The[Read More…]

Robots interact with patients to help in rehabilitation and movement Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2014. New research in robotics might help with stroke rehabilitation, guide wheelchairs, and assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Projects investigating co-robotics are the focus of new funding from the National Institutes of Health. This is the[Read More…]

CMA resolution comes as California lawmakers consider introducing a bill to address widespread problem of transplant denials San Diego, CA –(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2014. The California Medical Association (CMA) voted unanimously this weekend to urge transplant clinics in the state against removing patients from organ transplant lists based on their medical[Read More…]

CDC Urges Vaccination, Treatment Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2014.  Early data suggests that the current 2014-2015 flu season could be severe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges immediate vaccination for anyone still unvaccinated this season and recommends prompt treatment with antiviral drugs for people at high risk of[Read More…]

Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014.  Most general physicians and nurses, but not a majority of epileptologists and general neurologists, support the option of cannabis therapy for patients with severe refractory epilepsy, according to survey data published in the journal Epilepsia. Investigators from the University of California, Los Angeles reviewed survey[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. During a speech on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) applauded Chicago nurse Janet Teasley, who has volunteered to spend her holiday season in Liberia treating patients with the Ebola virus. Teasley – who was featured in a Chicago Tribune article earlier this week[Read More…]

Local Foods, Local Places Initiative encourages creative economic development in 26 communities in 19 states WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014.  Yesterday, on behalf of the White House Rural Council, six federal agencies joined to announce 26 communities selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing technical support,[Read More…]