Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2014.  Young people who conform most strongly to norms of masculinity and femininity—the most “feminine” girls and the most “masculine” boys—are significantly more likely than their peers to engage in behaviors that pose cancer risks, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health[Read More…]

Panel Praises Kirk’s Inclusion of Stroke Funding in Appropriations Bill; New StrokeNet Research Infrastructure Saves Money and Lives; Network Serves as Engine to Conduct Trials and Advance Stroke Care in Acute Treatments, Prevention, and Recovery CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2014.  Following a roundtable discussion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with stroke researchers from[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2014.  Posted By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director Article By Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D State University of New York at Albany Chair, NORML board of directors A new study claims to show small deficits on neuropsychological tests in college students who started smoking marijuana early in life.[Read More…]

Judge calls North Dakota’s ban on abortion at six weeks “a blatant violation of the constitutional guarantees afforded to all women” NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2014.  Today a federal district court judge blocked North Dakota’s extreme and unconstitutional ban on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy—before many women even[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014.  Seventeen people, including nine Roosevelt University students, shaved their heads on March 20 in Schaumburg during a fundraising event led by two pharmacy students that has netted approximately $10,000 for the benefit of pediatric cancer research. “We’re all in the practice of health care here at the[Read More…]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reports More than 20 Percent Decrease in Youth Smoking Following City Strategies Aimed at Curtailing Youth Smoking CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Commissioner Bechara Choucair and officials from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced smoking among Chicago high school students[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tanzeum (albiglutide) subcutaneous injection to improve glycemic control, along with diet and exercise, in adults with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 24 million people and accounts for more than 90 percent of diabetes cases[Read More…]

Bethesda, Mayland–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014.  Scientists have identified two unlikely partners in a type of immune cell called a macrophage that work together in response to cancer drugs to increase inflammation in a way that may alter tumor growth. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health published the study in the[Read More…]

Discovery by NIH-supported researchers may lead to diagnostic test, treatment Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014.  A variant in a gene active in cells of the ovary may lead to the overproduction of androgens — male hormones similar to testosterone — occurring in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to scientists[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014.  The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 67 grants totaling more than $33 million to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and community-based organizations that plan to implement comprehensive, integrated physical activity and nutrition programs for their students through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP). Funding[Read More…]