Legislation Will Reduce Number One Cause of Accidental Death in New York State by Increasing Access to Antidote, Naloxone NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014.  This week Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau) and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) introduced an opioid overdose prevention bill (S.6744/A.8637), legislation that would help prevent accidental opioid overdoses and[Read More…]

91 Percent of City Employees Participate in Wellness Programs as Part of the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America Wellness Competition Against San Antonio; Grant Will Support Expansion of the Chicago Lives Healthy Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today the City of Chicago won a $3[Read More…]

Development generated jobs, and will add ground-floor retail to help economy and give residents job skill training CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014.  People with disabilities or special needs will soon move into a new quality affordable housing development in Chicago’s Lake View neighborhood, where they will gain access to the supportive services[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014 The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today intended to revise the department’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II and Title III regulations to implement the requirements of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA).  Congress passed the ADAAA in response to[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSF)–January 30, 2014.  CDC wants you and your travel team to enjoy the Winter Games and bring home a suitcase full of gold, silver, and bronze memories. Plan ahead for safe and healthy travel! Get vaccinated. Make sure you are up to date on your routine vaccines, including measles.You[Read More…]

Projects in Asia and Africa offer model for greater health security in other nations Uganda epidemiologists collect virus samples from the field, to test for deadly Ebola virus. Photo: Justin Williams/CDC Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014.  According to an article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by[Read More…]

EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014 — The Lillis Business Complex set the bar for sustainable buildings 10 years ago when it opened at the University of Oregon. Now microbes drawn from the dust in 155 of its rooms have provided clues that could inspire future architectural designers to encourage a healthy[Read More…]

EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014 — University of Oregon biologists say they have opened the window on the natural process of bone regeneration in zebra fish, and that the insights they gained could be used to advance therapies for bone fractures and disease. In a paper placed online in advance of[Read More…]

UK—(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2014. Oxford University researchers have identified an area of the human brain that appears unlike anything in the brains of some of our closest relatives. The brain area pinpointed is known to be intimately involved in some of the most advanced planning and decision-making processes that we think[Read More…]

Groups Sue to Immediately Block New Regulation that Severely Restricts Abortion Coverage Through the State Medicaid Program ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014.  The American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest[Read More…]