Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. The following is a report from the President’s periodic physical examination performed during the month of May 2014, as the President’s schedule allowed. The physical examination was performed and supervised by Ronny L. Jackson, MD, FAAEM, Physician to the President and Director of the White House[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
US Cancer Survivors Face Significant Economic Burden
Medical costs, health insurance access, and lost productivity have an impact Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly[Read More…]
Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. High School Students at Lowest Level in 22 Years
Latest CDC teen behavior survey also finds fewer fights, too much texting and driving Current cigarette smoking among U.S. high school students lowest in 22 years. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Cigarette smoking rates among high school students have dropped to the lowest levels since the National Youth Risk[Read More…]
Governor Jindal to Sign Package of Legislation Restricting Sex Education and Safe, Legal Abortion in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. At a press conference later today held at a church in West Monroe, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will sign into law a series of bills that amount to dangerous restrictions on sex education and safe, legal abortion. Of most concern is a law that could[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Partners with ‘Real Men Cook’ to Provide Free Health Screenings at 25th Annual Father’s Day Event
Celebrating Men’s Health Week CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. National Men’s Health Week is June 9 – 15. This annual health observance is celebrated every June with a goal to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This year the[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Partners with ‘Real Men Cook’ to Provide Free Health Screenings at 25th Annual Father’s Day Event
Celebrating Men’s Health Week CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. National Men’s Health Week is June 9 – 15. This annual health observance is celebrated every June with a goal to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This year the[Read More…]
First Medical Marijuana Businesses in Arizona, New Mexico Gain National Certification
Patient Focused Certification program brings quality, safety standards to medical marijuana industry Phoenix, AZ & Santa Fe, NM–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. Three businesses in Arizona and New Mexico were certified today by a new nationwide program that verifies the quality and reliability of medical marijuana produced, analyzed, and sold. The state-licensed[Read More…]
New Classification System Could Improve Tracking of Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Despite gains made by the “Back to Sleep” campaigns launched in the 1990s, sudden unexpected infant death – or SUID – remains a significant risk for infants, and rates have not improved in the past decade. Classifying and tracking the causes of these deaths[Read More…]
Rotavirus Vaccine Prevents 1.5 Million Health Care Visits Since 2006
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Rotavirus vaccines have reduced the number of children hospitalized for severe rotavirus-associated diarrhea by as much as 94 percent in some years, according to research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, “Rotavirus Vaccines and Health Care Utilization forDiarrhea in the[Read More…]
Senators Urge Department of Transportation to Finally Ban E-Cigarettes On Airplanes
Senators Ask Secretary Foxx to Finalize Regulation Protecting Airline Passengers from Exposure to Secondhand Vapor WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today urged the Department of Transportation[Read More…]
