Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Howard Coble (NC-06), and Mike McCaul (TX-10) introduced the bipartisan Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act, which would require the US Department of Transportation to set separate measures for motorized and non-motorized safety. States would be able to set their own safety targets[Read More…]

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  An estimated one-in-six patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) report using cannabis therapeutically, according to survey data published in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Researchers assessed survey responses from 292 IBD patients seeking treatment at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Crohn’s and Colitis Center in Boston,[Read More…]

In Senate hearing this summer, COO & CFO of Rockstar Energy repeatedly denied marketing to children WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  After evidence of several toys featuring the Rockstar Energy drink logo was brought to their attention by a concerned consumer, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), John D. Rockefeller (D-WV), Richard[Read More…]

Report highlights importance of vitamin K shot at birth Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a cluster of newborns in Tennessee with late vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). VKDB is a serious, but preventable bleeding disorder that can cause bleeding in the brain.[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a device to help reduce the frequency of seizures in epilepsy patients who have not responded well to medications. The RNS Stimulator consists of a small neurostimulator implanted within the skull under the scalp. The neurostimulator is[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: On November 14, World Diabetes Day—and during National Diabetes Month– we join with individuals living with diabetes, their families, advocates, and health care professionals to raise awareness of this devastating disease around the world. Combating diabetes is a serious[Read More…]

Increases in e-cigarette and hookah use show need for increased monitoring and prevention Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  Emerging tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and hookahs are quickly gaining popularity among middle- and high-school students, according to a report in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. While use of these[Read More…]

Experimental findings could lead to new, inexpensive therapy using a naturally occurring bile acid Image of non-diabetic healthy human islet cells that reside in pancreas. Insulin-producing beta cells are stained green. Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  New research led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) demonstrates a disease mechanism in[Read More…]

Raises Concerns About Clinical Benefit and Out-of-Pocket Costs to Patients Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  Today, AARP Public Policy Institute released a new report examining the use of hospital observation status for Medicare patients. Hospital emergency rooms sometimes hold patients for observation before admitting them or sending them home. The use[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  With recent outbreaks of whooping cough, pertussis, and measles being reported across the nation, the Center for American Progress today released a report recommending changes to state and federal childhood vaccine-exemption policies in order to better protect communities from potentially dangerous yet highly preventable diseases. The[Read More…]