NIH-funded study may offer alternative to surgical diagnosis Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  Using sophisticated computer-based technology to analyze genetic data obtained from uterine tissue, researchers have identified patterns of genetic activity that can be used to diagnose endometriosis, an often-painful condition that occurs when tissue that normally lines the inside[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, similar retail food establishments and vending machines with 20 or more locations to provide consumers with more nutritional information about the[Read More…]

MALI–(ENEWSPF)–24 November 2014.  The Ebola virus is continuing to claim lives across West Africa. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are the worst-affected countries, with transmission still widespread. Some 15 300 cases have been reported since the start of the outbreak and more than 5450 people have died. Mali, previously free[Read More…]

FAO and OIE urge at-risk countries to step-up prevention efforts through increased bio-security Surveillance systems to detect virus outbreaks include laboratory testing. Rome/Paris –(ENEWSPF)–24 November 2014.  A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014.  Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “Documents inadvertently released by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) last week reveal that there is conclusive evidence that USDA was very close to approving the importation of Chinese poultry raised and slaughtered in that[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. today declared this Thanksgiving day, November 27,  as the eleventh annual Family Health History Day. Over the holiday or at other times when families gather, Americans are encouraged to talk about and keep a record of the health[Read More…]

NIH-supported researchers find abnormality in brain area influencing breathing, heart functions Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. More than 40 percent of infants in a group who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were found to have an abnormality in a key part of the brain, researchers report. The abnormality affects[Read More…]

NIH-supported researchers find abnormality in brain area influencing breathing, heart functions Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. More than 40 percent of infants in a group who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were found to have an abnormality in a key part of the brain, researchers report. The abnormality affects[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014.  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking immediate steps to help reduce the risk of spreading unsuspected cancer in women being treated for uterine fibroids. In an updated safety communication, originally issued in April 2014, the FDA warns against using laparoscopic power morcellators[Read More…]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at podium) holds a press conference on the UN System’s response to the Ebola crisis. He is joined by the UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) members. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–21 November 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that by continuing to scale up the global[Read More…]