In the Liberian capital Monrovia, a Ministry of Health employee sprays the soles of a colleague’s shoes at an Ebola Isolation Clinic, supported by the World Health Organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), as he prepares to leave the facility to carry blood specimen to be tested. Photo: UNMIL/Staton Winter GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rapidly increasing its ongoing efforts to curb the expanding West African Ebola outbreak and deploying staff to four African nations currently affected: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria. The outbreak began in March 2014 in Guinea and[Read More…]

American Lung Association to honor Mayor Emanuel for leading efforts to reduce tobacco use CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that the adult smoking rate in Chicago has hit an historic low. According to survey data from the U.S. Centers[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014.  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with dentists, dental hygienists and oral health advocates throughout the state to provide free dental screenings on weekdays at the Illinois State Fair, beginning Friday, August 8. “August is a good time to schedule dental exams for children[Read More…]

New Law Strengthens Task Force Devoted to Fighting Heroin ROMEOVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to fight heroin use in communities across Illinois. The new law will expand the scope of a special task force created last year to study heroin use in Illinois and make recommendations[Read More…]

FDA urged to protect children as more evidence shows e-cigarettes serve as gateway to tobacco products WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  Thirteen Members of Congress today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take immediate action to protect young people from predatory e-cigarette marketing and distribution tactics that are[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  Scientists at the Environmental Working Group and Duke University have found evidence that the average level of a cancer-causing fire retardant chemical in the bodies of children tested was nearly five times the average in their mothers, according to a new report released today. In the[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. Children and teens who spend a small amount of time playing electronic games may be better-adjusted than those who never play, or who play too much, according to a study in the September 2014 Pediatrics (published online Aug. 4). Researchers looked at data on[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. During peak influenza season, many children meet criteria for flu-like symptoms including a fever, cough and sore throat. Most children have mild illness and recover quickly, however, some children can develop a more serious illness. In the September 2014 Pediatrics study, “Severe Complications in[Read More…]

TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  Today marks the beginning of a four-day trial in the second challenge to Texas’ unconstitutional package of abortion restrictions intended to shutter clinics across the state.  Federal district court Judge Lee Yeakel in Austin will hear arguments on the Center for Reproductive Rights’ challenge to the state’s[Read More…]