Market stalls with little farm produce due to restrictions in movement in Ebola-affected Kolahun City, Lofa County, Liberia. Photo: FAO Liberia GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 November 2014 – As Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, leaving more than 4,000 people dead, the region is now on the brink of a major food crisis,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Laundry Detergent Pods Can Be a Serious Poisoning Risk in Children
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 11, 2014. According to a study in the December 2014 issue of Pediatrics, “Pediatric Exposure to Laundry Detergent Pods,” (published online Nov. 10), 17,230 children under the age of 6 were exposed to laundry detergent pods from 2012 through 2013. The most common route of exposure[Read More…]
Study Examines Patterns of Obesity Between Childhood and Adolescence
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 11, 2014. The effects of childhood obesity can stretch into the teen years, but little is known about how body mass index (BMI) is related to other changes taking place as children enter adolescence. In the study, “Changes in Obesity Between Fifth and Tenth Grades: A[Read More…]
Ebola: Reported Denial of Medical Care on Ships from West Africa Draws UN Concern
Photo: WHO/C. Banluta GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 November 2014 – United Nations and other leading international transport, trade and tourism organizations today expressed concern about the report denial of medical care for ill seafarers on board ships that had previously called at ports in Ebola-affected countries. In a statement, the Travel and Transport[Read More…]
Ebola: Hard-Won Gains in Liberia Must Not Be Undermined
A woman visits her daughter in the high-risk area of an MSF Ebola treatment center in Foya, Liberia. Martin Zinggl/MSF MONROVIA, LIBERIA—(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. While the number of new Ebola cases reported in Liberia has declined in recent weeks, the outbreak is far from over and new hotspots continue to[Read More…]
RN Strikes, Pickets – Actions in 16 States Nov 12 for Improved Ebola and Patient Safety Standards
National Actions Begin with California Strikes Tuesday Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Registered nurses from California to Maine will hold strikes, picketing, and other actions Wednesday, November 12 in 16 U.S. states and the District of Columbia – with possible support actions globally – as National Nurses United, the largest[Read More…]
Poorly Tested Gene Silencing Technology to Enter Food Supply with Simplot Potato
A New Form of Genetic Engineering will soon be sold to unsuspecting consumers Washington, DC)–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Center for Food Safety (CFS) is warning consumers about a new genetically engineered (GE) potato that may soon enter the food supply. Because GE foods are not required to be labeled, the new[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces HHS Grant for American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant to the American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village in the amount of $34,977. This grant will be used to support evidence-based childhood obesity treatment and improve[Read More…]
U.S. Skin Cancer Costs Rise From 2002 Through 2011
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. The costs associated with skin cancer increased five times as fast as treatments for other cancers between 2002 and 2011, according to a CDC study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The average annual cost for skin cancer treatment increased from $3.6[Read More…]
UN Refines Ebola Response Amid Efforts to Bring Outbreak Under Control by December 1
Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, visits a site for safe and dignified burials for Ebola victims in the Sierra Leonean city of Kenema. Photo: UNMEER GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 November 2014 – The United Nations health agency today announced a new burial protocol for Ebola victims[Read More…]
