Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the launch of a national public education campaign to prevent youth tobacco use and reduce the number of kids ages 12 to 17 who become regular smokers. “The Real Cost” campaign is the FDA’s first of several[Read More…]

Goal is to develop new treatments earlier, beginning with Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes, and autoimmune disorders Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014.  The National Institutes of Health, 10 biopharmaceutical companies and several nonprofit organizations today launched an unprecedented partnership to transform the current model for identifying and validating the most promising biological[Read More…]

The Illinois Department of Public Health wants everyone to learn the signs of a heart attack during February – American Heart Month SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014.  February is American Heart Month and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging everyone to learn the signs of a heart attack and[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2014. A new study in Pediatrics finds gay and bisexual adolescents are more than 5 times more likely to misuse anabolic-androgenic steroids than their heterosexual counterparts, putting them at risk of cardiovascular, endocrine and psychiatric complications. The study, “Sexual Orientation and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in U.S.[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2014. The number of children taking antibiotics has decreased over the past decade, but has leveled off in recent years in certain age groups and geographic locations. In a study in the March 2014 Pediatrics, “Recent Trends in Outpatient Antibiotic Use in Children,” (published online[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2014.  In one of the first studies to show a significant association between BPA and cancer development, University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers have found liver tumors in mice exposed to the chemical via their mothers during gestation and nursing. “We found that 27 percent[Read More…]

Early Medication Abortion Makes Up an Increasing Proportion of All Abortions NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2014.  The U.S. abortion rate declined to 16.9 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 in 2011, well below the 1981 peak of 29.3 per 1,000 and the lowest since 1973 (16.3 per 1,000), according to “Abortion[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Hetlioz (tasimelteon), a melatonin receptor agonist, to treat non-24- hour sleep-wake disorder (“non-24”) in totally blind individuals. Non-24 is a chronic circadian rhythm (body clock) disorder in the blind that causes problems with the timing of sleep.[Read More…]

Obama Administration and Congress can each reclassify marijuana for medical use Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. Medical Marijuana advocates are telling President Obama he has the power to reclassify marijuana after he said today it is up to Congress. In an exclusive CNN interview, President Barack Obama responded to a question[Read More…]

Proposed regulation marks seventh and final major rule under FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed a rule that would require certain shippers, receivers, and carriers who transport food by motor or rail vehicles to take steps to prevent[Read More…]