Contracts provide new surge capacity, maintain stockpile for public health emergencies Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013.  The nation’s supply of anthrax antitoxin will be maintained until 2018 under Project BioShield contracts issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).[Read More…]

Variant Linked to Susceptibility to Depression, Anxiety and Memory Loss NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013 — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered why a tiny alteration in a brain gene, found in 20 percent of the population, contributes to the risk for anxiety, depression and memory loss. Their discovery,[Read More…]

Private practice medicine remains strong despite increase in hospital employment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013.  The American Medical Association (AMA) today released new data on physician practice arrangements showing that private practice medicine remains strong despite an increase in hospital employment. This is the first nationally representative study of physician practice arrangements[Read More…]

Brain’s white matter may determine susceptibility to chronic pain Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013.  The structure of the brain may predict whether a person will suffer chronic low back pain, according to researchers who used brain scans. The results, published in the journal Pain, support the growing idea that the brain[Read More…]

Nearly two million home health and personal care workers to benefit WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013.  Fulfilling a promise by President Obama to ensure that direct care workers receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule today extending the Fair Labor[Read More…]

Stop Pushing Nurses and Patients Out of Hospital Care Kaiser RNs in a recent rally in Oakland   CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013.  Registered nurses from Northern California Kaiser Permanente facilities will pay a visit to a Kaiser recruitment event in Sacramento this afternoon, September 17 to bring a message to the[Read More…]

IDPH Urges Vigilance Protecting against Infection CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013.  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first death of a person with West Nile virus in northern Illinois for 2013. A middle-aged man from suburban Cook County became ill with West Nile virus in late August and[Read More…]

Coalition calls on Congress to restrict Justice Department funding for aggressive enforcement practices in medical marijuana states Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013.  Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Sam Farr (D-CA) will join medical marijuana advocates, as well as multiple family members of imprisoned medical marijuana patients for a press conference in[Read More…]

Landmark report ranks threats, outlines four core actions to halt resistance Infographic:” National Summary Data on Antibiotic Resistance in the U.S.” Text Version  Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013.  Every year, more than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2013. Children who are bullied often suffer from low self-esteem, poor grades, and physical health problems that can lead to an unhealthy outlook on life. In the October 2013 Pediatrics study, “Bullied Children and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis,” (published online Sept. 16), researchers reviewed data[Read More…]