Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Between 2001 and 2011, the percentage of children with disabilities rose 16 percent. The study, “Changing Trends of Childhood Disability, 2001–2011” appearing in the September 2014 issue of Pediatrics (published online Aug. 18) found that while there has been a decline in physical disabilities,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
HPV Remains Effective 8 Years Later
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. The study, “Long-Term Study of a Quadrivalent HumanPapillomavirus Vaccine,” appearing in the September 2014 issue of Pediatrics (published online Aug. 18), examined whether the HPV vaccine remains effective 8 years after initial vaccination. Researchers followed boys and girls who were vaccinated with the HPV[Read More…]
Parents Who Refuse Vitamin K for Newborn Also More Likely to Refuse Vaccines
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Vitamin K is recommended for newborns to prevent a rare bleeding disorder that can result in long-term brain damage and death. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on a cluster of four cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infants[Read More…]
Emphasizing MMR Vaccine’s Benefits for Children Increases Parents’ Intent to Immunize
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Previous studies have shown that messages highlighting vaccines’ benefits to society at large have resulted in increased immunization rates among adults, but it’s unclear whether this pattern holds for parents deciding whether to vaccinate their children. In a study in the September 2014 issue[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Ban Smoking on State University Campuses
Also Signs New Law to Restrict Display of E-Cigarettes Across Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday signed legislation to prohibit smoking on the campuses of all state-supported colleges and universities. The smoking ban takes effect July 1, 2015 and applies to both indoor and outdoor spaces on campuses.[Read More…]
Chicago City Council Health Committee to Hold Hearing on Mental Health Clinic Closures Tuesday, August 19
After 3 years demanding voices of those affected be heard, Mental Health Movement gets city to hold hearings CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Since before the City of Chicago close 6 of its 12 public mental health clinics over two years ago, the Mental Health Movement – led by those who access[Read More…]
Following Prolonged Water Shut-Offs, Food & Water Watch and Allies Urge Obama Administration to Declare Public Health Emergency in Detroit
Social Justice Organizations Demand Economic Relief for Affected Residents Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2014. Today, a coalition of over fifty social justice organizations including Food & Water Watch urged President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to declare the ongoing water crisis in Detroit a public health emergency.[Read More…]
California Poised to Lead the Nation in Innovative Overdose Prevention Effort
Strong Bipartisan Support Delivers California’s ‘Pharmacy Naloxone’ Bill to Governors Desk SACRAMENTO, CA—(ENEWSPF)—August 15, 2014. Yesterday, the California legislature passed Assemblymember Richard Bloom’s important drug overdose prevention bill (AB 1535), which would permit pharmacists to furnish the opiate overdose antidote naloxone, pursuant to procedures developed by the Board of Pharmacy and the[Read More…]
FDA Approves Avastin to Treat Patients with Aggressive and Late-stage Cervical Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat patients with persistent, recurrent or late-stage (metastatic) cervical cancer. Cervical cancer grows in the tissues of the lower part of the uterus known as the cervix. It commonly occurs[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers About Fraudulent Ebola Treatment Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to be aware of products sold online claiming to prevent or treat the Ebola virus. Since the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, the FDA has seen and received consumer complaints about a variety[Read More…]
