21,000 Radon-Related Lung Cancer Deaths Each Year WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2014. As Americans across the country look for ways to improve their health this New Year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is highlighting radon testing and mitigation as a simple and affordable step to significantly reduce the risk for lung[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Teens Who Sext Are More Likely to Engage in Other Sexual Behaviors
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 6, 2014. A study in Pediatrics found 22 percent of at-risk seventh graders participated in sexting, with 17 percent sending texts only and 5 percent sending texts and photos. The study “Sexting and Sexual Behavior in At-Risk Adolescents,” in the February 2014 Pediatrics (published online Jan.[Read More…]
Cognitive Rest After Concussion Leads to Quicker Recovery, Study Finds
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 6, 2014. After a concussion, adolescents who engaged in the highest levels of cognitive activity took the longest to fully recover from their symptoms, according to a study in the February 2014 Pediatrics. The study, “Effect of Cognitive Activity Level on Duration of Post-Concussion Symptoms,” published[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Warns Residents About Hypothermia and Frostbite Risk as Cold Grips the State
Even cool indoor temperatures can trigger hypothermia SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2014. As below freezing temperatures hit Illinois, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is reminding residents about two health conditions caused by cold winter weather that can lead to serious injury and even death – hypothermia and[Read More…]
Brain Training Works, But Just for the Practiced Task, Say Oregon Researchers
EUGENE, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2014 — Search for “brain training” on the Web. You’ll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your brain to do better on any number of tasks. Do they work? University of Oregon psychologists say, yes, but “there’s a catch.” The catch, according[Read More…]
Illinois Combats Antibiotic Resistance
Investigation of cluster of antibiotic-resistant bacteria highlighted SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—January 2, 2014. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is instituting innovative health care-associated infection prevention programs and is a national leader in the control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections, which usually occur in hospital and nursing home patients and can be[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Muscle Growth Product
Product marketed as a dietary supplement contains potentially harmful synthetic steroids Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to immediately stop using a product called Mass Destruction, marketed as a dietary supplement for muscle growth. The product is labeled to contain at least[Read More…]
FDA Approves Tretten to Treat Rare Genetic Clotting Disorder
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tretten, Coagulation Factor XIII A-Subunit (Recombinant), the first recombinant product for use in the routine prevention of bleeding in adults and children who have a rare clotting disorder, known as congenital Factor XIII A-subunit deficiency. Congenital Factor[Read More…]
Revised Autism Screening Tool Offers More Precise Assessment
Testing during routine checkups indicates earlier diagnosis possible Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. An updated screening tool that physicians administer to parents to help determine if a very young child has autism has been shown to be much more accurate than earlier versions at identifying children who could benefit from further[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision Blocking Wisconsin Abortion Law
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2013. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit today upheld a lower court’s decision blocking a Wisconsin law that singles out doctors who provide abortions for medically unnecessary restrictions. A challenge to the law was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin,[Read More…]
