Meta-analysis pinpoints the price difference of consuming a healthy diet, which could be burden for low-income families but is trivial compared with health costs of eating an unheal Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2013. The healthiest diets cost about $1.50 more per day than the least healthy diets, according to new research[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. Violent characters in movies often are portrayed engaging in multiple risky behaviors, an example that could influence susceptible youth to take similar risks, according to a study in the January 2014 issue of Pediatrics, “Violent Film Characters’ Portrayal of Alcohol, Sex, andTobacco-Related Behaviors,” published[Read More…]

Get a flu shot during Vaccinate Illinois Week SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2013.  Illinois Department of Public Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is encouraging everyone 6 months and older to get a flu shot during Vaccinate Illinois Week, December 8-14, 2013. Vaccinate Illinois Week coincides with National Influenza Vaccination Week, a national observance[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those affected by the weather system moving across the Rockies to the Ohio Valley. Power outages that result from weather emergencies compromise the safety of stored food, but there are[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $55.5 million in funding awarded in FY 2013 to strengthen training for health professionals and increase the size of the nation’s health care workforce. “These grants and the many training programs they support have a real[Read More…]

On 50th Anniversary of Measles Vaccine, Spike in Imported Measles Cases Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. Fifty years after the approval of an extremely effective vaccine against measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, the virus still poses a threat to domestic and global health security. On an average day,[Read More…]

Artificial heart with space tech EU–(ENEWSPF)–5 December 2013.  An artificial heart containing miniaturised space technology will soon beat inside a person, having now been approved for human trials in France.   With heart disease killing over 100 million people in developed countries alone and the demand for transplants far exceeding[Read More…]

Historic, unprecedented vote illustrates political strength, legitimacy of medical marijuana community Sebastopol, CA –(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2013. In an unprecedented move, the Sebastopol City Council voted yesterday to seat Vice Mayor and medical marijuana community leader Robert Jacob as Mayor of Sebastopol. Jacob, 36, founder and executive director of Peace in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013.  A new analysis by Environmental Working Group of 100 BB (beauty balm) and CC (color corrector or complexion corrector) creams concludes that they may expose users to fewer toxic chemicals than the moisturizer, foundation and sunscreen they are designed to replace. EWG’s report shows that a[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013.  Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults. Published in the current issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the study was conducted by Megan Patrick[Read More…]