Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Beginning with Mother’s Day on Sunday, we celebrate National Women’s Health Week by encouraging the women in our lives – our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, friends, and colleagues – to take steps to live healthier, happier lives. We[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today allowed marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram (EMG) electrodes.  EMG electrodes detect electrical activity caused by the contraction of muscles[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014.  Changes imposed by a diabetes regimen are considered unmanageable by financially insecure women, a new University of Michigan study indicates. Study participants who were brought up with fewer resources were more likely to have family members who were diabetic when fewer treatment options were available, exposing[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014.  When she was three months pregnant, Robin Garren learned she had a rare, aggressive form of bone cancer. She also discovered something she never knew she had — courage.   When Robin Garren celebrates Mother’s Day on May 11, it will be just a month shy of her[Read More…]

Vermont’s Landmark Action Sets The Stage For Labeling Efforts Across the Country VERMONT–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  Renowned chef Tom Colicchio joined right-to-know advocates today to celebrate Vermont’s enactment of the first law in the U.S. that will require food manufacturers to label foods that have been genetically engineered or contain genetically[Read More…]

California Overdose Prevention Bill Clears the Assembly with Unanimous Support, Heads to the Senate SACRAMENTO, CA—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. Today, Assemblymember Richard Bloom’s overdose prevention bill (AB 1535) to expand access to naloxone in pharmacies cleared the Assembly floor vote with unanimous, bipartisan support. The bill now heads to the Senate.[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zontivity (vorapaxar) tablets to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular death, and need for procedures to restore the blood flow to the heart in patients with a previous heart attack or blockages in the arteries[Read More…]

Millions of people infected An adult triatomine, or kissing bug, with eggs. Triatomines transmit the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Photo by CDC/Jim Gathany Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  Most people think parasitic diseases occur in poor and developing countries, or are infections they might pick up on a trip to[Read More…]

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  At the elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 anticipated by around 2050, crops that provide a large share of the global population with most of their dietary zinc and iron will have significantly reduced concentrations of those nutrients, according to a new study led by Harvard School[Read More…]

Moms Across the Country Are Demanding Greater Access to Naloxone, Which Can Reverse an Accidental Overdose in Honor of Mother’s Day CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014. Mothers from around the country are devoting Mother’s Day and the month of May to a campaign for greater awareness and access to naloxone, a safe,[Read More…]