An MSF staff member dons personal protective equipment at the MSF Ebola Management Center in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. BRUSSELS —(ENEWSPF)–2 December 2014.  The international response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa has been slow and uneven leaving local people, national governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to do most of[Read More…]

Download Percentage of County Population Age 65 and Over With a Disability: 2008-2012 [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014.  Nearly 40 percent of people age 65 and older had at least one disability, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report that covered the period 2008 to 2012. Of[Read More…]

More than 200 farm, consumer, rural, faith and other groups demand Congress to keep cool on COOL WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Today, a coalition of 207 farm, faith, environmental, labor, rural and consumer organizations delivered a letter to the Senate urging the legislators to reject any effort to repeal,[Read More…]

CDC trains and assesses Ebola hospital readiness in collaborative effort Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014.  An increasing number of U.S. hospitals are now equipped to treat patients with Ebola, giving nationwide health system Ebola readiness efforts a boost.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state health officials[Read More…]

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014.  No matter where you stand on the topic of prescription drugs in recovery, there is no denying the facts. Prescription drug use, particularly of opiates, is on the rise, and the problems that go along with it are growing too. And it’s not just from people abusing[Read More…]

New tool is low-cost, with no electricity needed – NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014.  Diagnosing HIV and other infectious diseases presents unique challenges in remote locations that lack electric power, refrigeration, and appropriately trained health care staff. To address these issues, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014.  Since taking office, President Obama and his Administration have seen a significant shift in the HIV epidemic, in the United States and in partner countries. More people living with HIV know their status, and more people are on antiretroviral medications. As a result, the number of[Read More…]

U.S. Senate expected to take up measure restricting Justice Department funding for such prosecutions later this week Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. A new judge assigned to hear the widely watched federal medical marijuana case of the Kettle Falls Five has continued the federal trial scheduled to begin today in[Read More…]

NIH, CDC study shows unsafe infant bedding use still common, despite warnings Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014.  Nearly 55 percent of U.S. infants are placed to sleep with bedding that increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, despite recommendations against the practice, report researchers at the National Institutes[Read More…]

World AIDS Day 2014. Source: UNAIDS NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 December 2014 – Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 requires a comprehensive approach that includes social justice, the democratization of science, gender equity, and a people-centred approach to health, said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on World AIDS Day, as he spotlighted[Read More…]