NIH grantees test device for people with type 1 diabetes to replace fingerstick tests, manual insulin injections Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2014. People with type 1 diabetes who used a bionic pancreas instead of manually monitoring glucose using fingerstick tests and delivering insulin using a pump were more likely to have[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Summer Sports Season May Leave Young Athletes at Risk for Overuse Injuries
Northwestern Medicine sports medicine expert offers injury prevention tips for throwing athletes CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2014. With summer approaching, youth baseball and softball leagues are getting into full swing across the Chicago area. As these leagues become increasingly competitive, training and conditioning takes on even greater importance for young athletes. Northwestern[Read More…]
Understanding Fear: What Are Phobias and How Common Are They?
Source: BestMastersInCounseling.com Phobia – From the Greek: φόβος, Phóbos, meaning “fear” or “morbid fear” Phobias: a persistent (and often irrational) fear of an object or situation. Greek physician Hippocrates (470-410 B.C.E.) first described phobias 500 years after Hippocrates, Roman doctor, Celsus used the word hydrophobia for a patient who feared[Read More…]
Rock Star and Cancer Survivor Melissa Etheridge, In Albany for a Concert Saturday, Urges Passage of New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation — the Compassionate Care Act
In a Show of Support for Fellow Cancer Survivors and Other Patients, Etheridge Helps Advocates as They Enter the Final Days of the Legislative Session With Still No Action from Senate Leadership Albany—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. Legendary rock star and cancer survivor, Melissa Etheridge – who is in the state capital[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: Teens Need Continued Access to Sex Education and Contraception
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which tracks a variety of health-risk behaviors among high school students, including sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection. The report[Read More…]
Is There an Unlocked Gun Where My Child is Going to Play? June 21 is ASK Day
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. In America, one out of three homes with children has a gun, and nearly 1.7 million children live in a home with a loaded, unlocked gun. Every year, thousands of kids are killed and injured as a result. The ASK (Asking Saves Kids)[Read More…]
FDA Approves Lymphoseek to Help Determine the Extent of Head and Neck Cancer in the Body
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent used to help doctors determine the extent a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma has spread in the body’s head and neck[Read More…]
Study: Patients Report Subjective Relief, Satisfaction From Multiple Strains Of Medical Cannabis
Utrecht, the Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. The majority of patients prescribed cannabis in the Netherlands report experiencing therapeutic relief from the plant, regardless of which strain they consume, according to survey data published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Investigators at the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction assessed patients’[Read More…]
Study: THC Detectable In Saliva For Prolonged Periods In Habitual Consumers
Oslo, Norway–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. The detection of THC in oral fluid is not necessarily indicative of recent cannabis exposure, according to clinical trial data published in the journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Investigators assessed the detection time of THC in oral fluid in habitual cannabis consumers during a prolonged period of[Read More…]
IDHS and IDPH Join Forces to Help Control Prescription Drug Abuse in Nursing Homes
June is Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program Month SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Long Term Care (LTC) initiative, an unprecedented opportunity to change the drug prescribing culture in nursing homes.[Read More…]
