Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014.  April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time to learn about the health and social problems caused by drinking too much. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages the public to dedicate this month to understanding how excessive drinking can affect health, to evaluating[Read More…]

VERMONT–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014.  Legislation to require foods produced with genetic engineering be labeled in Vermont, HR 112, passed the Senate Judiciary today 5-0. The bill has already passed the State House and the Senate Agriculture Committee, but must still be considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee before a full Senate[Read More…]

Contact investigation under way; risk to other travelers considered extremely low Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014.  The CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have confirmed a diagnosis of Lassa fever in a person returning to the United States from West Africa. The patient was admitted to a hospital in[Read More…]

Prevention is Power: Join us in Taking Action for Health Equity Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014.  In April, we commemorate National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minorities. This year’s theme – “Prevention is Power: Taking Action for Health Equity”[Read More…]

CDC report calls e-cigarette use an ‘emerging public health concern’ WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWPSF)–April 3, 2014.  Following a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found a dramatic increase in calls to poison control centers as a result of e-cigarette and liquid nicotine poisonings, U.S. Senator[Read More…]

Announcement Comes as FDA Announces Approval of Innovative New Device to Reverse Opiate Overdose NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. Today Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the Community Overdose Prevention (COP) program, which will enable every state and local law enforcement officer in the state of New York to carry naloxone,[Read More…]

Rapid rise highlights need to monitor nicotine exposure through e-cigarette liquid and prevent future poisonings Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014.  The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to a CDC[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014.  A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Every day, the millions of Americans living with autism and their families face unique and daunting challenges that many of us will never fully appreciate. During National Autism Awareness Month, we renew our commitment to better understand autism spectrum[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014.  For more than a decade, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working to address the important public health problems associated with the misuse, abuse, addiction and overdose of opioid analgesics, while at the same time working to ensure continued access to effective and[Read More…]

First naloxone treatment specifically designed to be given by family members or caregivers Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected to have had an opioid[Read More…]