Latest snapshot shows proportion of children with autism and higher IQ on the rise Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 68 children (or 14.7 per 1,000 eight-year-olds) in multiple communities in the United States has been identified with autism spectrum[Read More…]
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CDC Reports More Cases of Heartland Virus Disease
New virus infects six more people and found in second state Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with health officials in Missouri and Tennessee have identified six new cases of people sick with Heartland virus: five in Missouri and one in Tennessee.[Read More…]
U.S. Invasive Cancer Rates Slightly Down from 2009 to 2010
Preventive services like HPV vaccination and colorectal cancer screening are important tools in reducing cancer rates New Cancer cases per 100,000. Entire Graphic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Rates of invasive cancer cases among U.S. men and women dropped slightly from 459 per 100,000 persons in 2009 to 446 per[Read More…]
Uneven Progress in Expanding State Medicaid Coverage for Smoking Cessation
States make gradual progress, but few provide comprehensive coverage More smokers would quit if state Medicaid programs covered more cessation treatments and removed barriers to coverage. Entire infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. More smokers would quit if state Medicaid programs covered more cessation treatments and removed barriers to coverage,[Read More…]
NIHSeniorHealth.gov Offers Comprehensive Information on End of Life
Symptom management, practical concerns are focus of topic Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. A new Web resource from the National Institutes of Health is aimed at helping people address a sensitive subject—the end of life. The latest addition to NIHSeniorHealth, the health and wellness website for older adults, the End of[Read More…]
Disorganized Cortical Patches Suggest Prenatal Origin of Autism
NIH-funded study shows disrupted cell layering process in the developing brain Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The architecture of the autistic brain is speckled with patches of abnormal neurons, according to research partially funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health. Published in[Read More…]
Economic Growth No Cure for Child Undernutrition
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. A large study of child growth patterns in 36 developing countries finds that, contrary to widely held beliefs, economic growth has little to no effect on the nutritional status of the world’s poorest children. The study, from researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), the[Read More…]
First Comprehensive Atlas of Human Gene Activity Released
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. A large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of the way genes work across the major cells and tissues of the human body. The findings describe the complex networks that govern gene activity, and the new information could play a crucial[Read More…]
Health Experts Determine Water Births Have No Proven Health Benefits
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released new recommendations on laboring and delivering in water in the April 2014 print issue of Pediatrics. In a joint clinical report published online on Thursday, March 20, “Immersion[Read More…]
UN Human Rights Committee: U.S. Should Ensure Health Coverage for Immigrant Women
Recommendations Issued after Full Review of U.S. Record under Major Human Rights Treaty NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The United Nations Human Rights Committee is urging the United States to address the critical health care coverage needs for immigrant women and families. The Committee stated that the exclusion of millions of[Read More…]
