NIH study ties eating in response to food cues to habit-forming region in obese adults Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014.  People who are obese may be more susceptible to environmental food cues than their lean counterparts due to differences in brain chemistry that make eating more habitual and less rewarding, according[Read More…]

NIH researchers seek to expand treatment options Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014.  The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will conduct a clinical trial of gabapentin enacarbil as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). NIAAA estimates that the six-month trial will begin in the first half of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. In a letter to President Obama, a broad-based coalition of leading domestic and global organizations spanning women’s rights, health, human rights, reproductive justice, young people, the LGBT community, faith, and development are calling for an end to the incorrect implementation of the Helms Amendment in order[Read More…]

Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its commitment to improving America’s drinking water by providing over $8 million to create two national centers for research and innovation in small to medium sized drinking water systems. “These centers will help to develop innovative and[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Cancer continues to be the leading disease-related cause of death among children and adolescents in the U.S. A study in the October 2014 Pediatrics, “Cancer Incidence Rates and Trends Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2001-2009,” published online Sept. 8, analyzes data[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Children who are hospitalized and then pick up an infection face longer hospital stays and poorer health outcomes, and large-scale quality improvement efforts have focused on lowering these health care-associated infections. A study in the October 2014 Pediatrics presents evidence that certain types of[Read More…]

Cases of an uncommon enterovirus found in the Midwest SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014.  Several hospitals in Illinois and Missouri have recently reported clusters of severe respiratory illness in community members, especially children.  Testing of some cases by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified an enterovirus, EV-D68.  While there are[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Mothers in jail would benefit from participation in parenting programs, which could help their children avoid negative outcomes down the road, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Prevention Research Center. Over the last two decades increasing numbers of women have been[Read More…]

Applied Food Sciences, Inc. Will Pay $3.5 Million and Must Substantiate Future Claims Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. A Texas-based company, Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (AFS), has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it used the results of a flawed study to make baseless weight-loss claims about its green coffee extract[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWPSF)–September 8, 2014.  It was quite a shock that a blueberry pie could give a 10-year old girl such a terrible allergic reaction that it led her to be taken to the hospital. She experienced facial flushes, hives and irregular breathing. Fortunately, she recovered in the hospital after they[Read More…]