Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2013. State Representative Anthony DeLuca will hold a Diabetes Awareness Workshop on Saturday, October 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the University Golf Club and Conference Center, 23520 Crawford Ave., University Park. Free diabetes and glucose screenings will be available, and certified dietician Anthony[Read More…]

Park Features Artificial Soccer Field, Eight-Lane Running Track Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Deborah Mell (33rd Ward) and members of the Lincoln Square community gathered today at the site of a new artificial turf field and running track at River Park to highlight on going investments being made in the Lincoln[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The concomitant administration of various non-psychoactive plant cannabinoids demonstrates synergistic anti-cancer activity in human leukemia cells, according to preclinical trial data published online this week in the journal Anticancer Research. Investigators from Saint George’s, University of London assessed the anti-cancer[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2013. A large-scale, population-based cohort study tracked bedtimes and behavior of children born in the United Kingdom, and found children with irregular bedtimes were more likely to have behavioral difficulties at age 7. The study, “Changes in Bedtime Schedules and Behavioral Difficulties in 7 Year[Read More…]

Health Care Law Will Help More People Access Needed Screenings and Care to Keep Communities Healthy Washington, DC–(ENEWPSF)–October 15 — In recognition of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Planned Parenthood Federation of America is joining the national call to action for Latinos to protect their[Read More…]

Oakland, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013. The State of California’s proposed drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, could leave roughly 24 million residents, or more than 60 percent of the state’s population, unprotected from the known carcinogen, according to a review of the proposal by Environmental Working Group, Clean Water[Read More…]

Improving identification of maternal deaths SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2013.  In the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) work to ultimately reduce maternal deaths, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently awarded the Department a 2013 Vision Award. The ASTHO Vision Awards annually recognize outstanding health department programs and[Read More…]

6 months imprisonment, $821,000 forfeiture for Norton brothers who ran a licensed dispensary in Alameda County San Jose, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013.  Four people connected to a licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Alameda County were scheduled to be sentenced today in federal court in a prosecution that has lasted more than[Read More…]

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013.  Older people exposed to aircraft noise, especially at high levels, may face increased risk of being hospitalized for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Researchers found that, on average, zip[Read More…]

Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute enrolls first patient in SALUS trial at Northwestern for movable, non-metallic heart valve CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013.  Northwestern’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has enrolled its first participant in SALUS, a clinical trial studying the effectiveness of a prosthetic aortic heart valve that can be placed without open-heart surgery. The[Read More…]