ST PAUL, MN–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014.  As part of Department of the Interior’s ambitious youth initiative, the National League of Cities (NLC), YMCA of the USA, and the Department yesterday signed an agreement to coordinate efforts to bridge the growing disconnect between young people and the great outdoors by creating meaningful[Read More…]

Stem cell therapies could potentially reduce numbers of deaths from heart disease when used in addition to standard heart drugs and surgery, research suggests. UK–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2014.  Taking stem cells from a patient’s bone marrow and injecting them into damaged heart tissue may become an effective way to treat heart[Read More…]

Veterans With PTSD Who Use Legal Marijuana in Colorado Can Lose VA Medical Care and Benefits DENVER—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2014. Yesterday, a bill failed to pass the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee that would have added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of ‘debilitating medical conditions’ that qualify[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for states affected by a powerful storm system that moved through the South and Midwest on Sunday, spawning several tornadoes in Arkansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.  The National Oceanic[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Over the past two decades, as more children and teens have participated in organized sports — at younger ages and with more intense training — doctors have seen an increase in a type of injury that can have devastating consequences. Increasing numbers of young[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Freestanding urgent care facilities are a growing, important source of pediatric health care in many communities. In an updated policy statement in the April 2014 issue of Pediatrics, “Pediatric Care Recommendations for Freestanding Urgent Care Facilities” (published online April 28), the American Academy of[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Anthrax, an infection caused by bacteria called Bacillus anthracis, can be easily dispersed, has the potential to infect thousands with high mortality if not quickly recognized and treated, and remains a threat as spores in the environment for years. Anthrax exposure is very rare,[Read More…]

Three-judge panel will hear arguments on preliminary injunction currently blocking the state’s admitting privileges requirement NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2104.  Today a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments on a preliminary injunction currently blocking a Mississippi law designed to close the last[Read More…]

FDA Plan Would have Imposed Burdensome Costs to Craft Brewers and Ranchers Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014.  Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement welcoming the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement it will rewrite its controversial plan to regulate spent grains from brewers. Spent grains – the result of the brewing[Read More…]

BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2014.  Between 10 and 20 percent of all cases of epilepsy result from severe head injury, but a new drug promises to prevent post-traumatic seizures and may forestall further brain damage caused by seizures in those who already have epilepsy. A team of researchers from UC Berkeley, Ben-Gurion[Read More…]