Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today a series of new grants to partners working to expand access to reproductive health care and reduce maternal death in developing countries. As part of this exciting new initiative, Planned Parenthood Global, the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, will[Read More…]

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to overturn the recent approval of Zohydro ER. A pure hydrocodone pill, Zohydro is 5 to 10 times more potent than currently available products like Vicodin or Lortab. It has been[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  Getting a flu vaccine reduces a child’s risk of flu-related intensive care hospitalization by 74 percent, according to a CDC study published today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The study is the first to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) against flu admissions to pediatric intensive care[Read More…]

This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated image of Salmonella serotype Typhi bacteria. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  Forty years of data on a major cause of food poisoning now is available to the public, the food industry, and researchers in a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and[Read More…]

National and state data detail threat of healthcare-associated infections and opportunities for further improvements   What Patients Can Do: Six Ways To Be A Safe Patient. Entire Infographic  Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2014.  On any given day, approximately one in 25 U.S. patients has at least one infection contracted during the[Read More…]

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced an agreement with Phusion Projects LLC to ban the production and sale of its caffeinated alcoholic beverages nationwide, including the popular “Four Loko” alcoholic energy drink. The agreement resolves allegations that the Chicago-based company marketed and sold flavored malt beverages, including[Read More…]

Call follows NY Times report on dramatic rise in accidental nicotine poisonings WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014.  In light of mounting evidence that the emerging market of new nicotine delivery products poses serious public health and consumer protection issues, six U.S. Senators today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)[Read More…]

Air pollution now linked to 1 in 8 deaths worldwide. Photo: World Bank/Curt Carnemark GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2014 – Air pollution – both indoor and outdoor – killed some 7 million people across the globe in 2012, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk, according to new figures released[Read More…]

Huntsville, Alabama—(ENEWSPF)—March 25, 2014. Thank you, Chris [Newlin].  I’m delighted to be here in Huntsville and thrilled to join this large and distinguished group of child-serving professionals.  It’s inspiring to see the number of people from all over the country and around the world – and from across many disciplines[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014.  Reproductive health and human rights advocates testified today in Washington, D.C. on women’s rights issues, including discrimination, violence and reproductive rights violations in the Dominican Republic. Despite clear and consistent evidence that restrictive abortion laws do nothing to decrease the prevalence of abortion, the Dominican Republic[Read More…]