CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling over $3.6 million for projects designed to reduce the risk of exposure to mercury and other toxins for people who eat fish from the Great Lakes.  EPA awarded almost[Read More…]

WARSAW, IN—(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013 – DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (DePuy) and the Court-appointed committee of lawyers representing ASR™ Hip System plaintiffs today announced a settlement agreement to compensate eligible ASR patients in the United States who had surgery to replace their ASR hip, known as revision surgery, as of August 31,[Read More…]

Health Care Providers Vow to Continue Fight to Protect Women WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013.  The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to halt a Texas law that has forced more than a dozen of the state’s women’s health centers to stop providing abortion care, leaving large parts of the state without an[Read More…]

UK—(ENEWSPF)—19 November 2013. Ancient viruses from Neanderthals have been found in modern human DNA by researchers at Oxford University and Plymouth University. The researchers compared genetic data from fossils of Neanderthals and another group of ancient human ancestors called Denisovans to data from modern-day cancer patients. They found evidence of[Read More…]

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week 2013 calls for responsible antibiotic prescribing Infographic – ​Antibiotic prescribing rates vary by state – Larger Image and Text Version Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013.  Every year as many as 10 million U.S. children risk side effects from antibiotic prescriptions that are unlikely to help their[Read More…]

FDA acts to prevent distribution of products containing unapproved food additive Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized dietary supplements manufactured and held by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., located in Norcross, Ga., after FDA investigators found the products contained 1,[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. A clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offers updated guidance on treating respiratory tract infections in children, with the goal of reducing unnecessary antibiotics prescriptions. The clinical report, “Principles of Judicious[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. In a December 2013 Pediatrics study, “Using Electronic Health Records to Conduct Children’s Health Insurance Surveillance,” published online Nov. 18, authors found for children with a clinic visit, significant differences exist in the characteristics of uninsured children compared to those with insurance coverage. In[Read More…]

Food safety help from USDA is available at the touch of a screen this holiday season WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013—With all the preparation that goes into a Thanksgiving feast, many hosts could use an extra assistant to make sure everything goes as planned. This Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season, the[Read More…]

  Photo: CDC’s emergency management program has seen the nation through flu emergencies, multistate foodborne outbreaks, hurricanes and more. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for its excellence in emergency management.  CDC is the first federal[Read More…]