Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013.  Heading back to school is an exciting time of year for students and families. As students go back to school, it is important that they eat healthy and stay active, are up to date on their immunizations, and know the signs of bullying for a healthier[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tivicay (dolutegravir), a new drug to treat HIV-1 infection. Tivicay is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor that interferes with one of the enzymes necessary for HIV to multiply. It is a pill taken daily in combination with[Read More…]

New strategy may find more genes and provide a better understanding of these and other complex neurological disorders Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSFP)–August 12, 2013.  A genetic study of childhood epilepsies has linked two new genes to severe forms of disease and provides a novel strategy for identifying therapy targets. This study used[Read More…]

Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder share the most common genetic variation Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013.  The largest genome-wide study of its kind has determined how much five major mental illnesses are traceable to the same common inherited genetic variations. Researchers funded in part by the National Institutes of Health found that the[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2013 Children with functional abdominal pain are more likely to have anxiety or depression during childhood, but few studies have looked at what happens when these kids are adults. In “Functional Abdominal Pain inChildhood and Long-term Vulnerability to Anxiety Disorders” in the September 2013 Pediatrics[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded a $5.6 million contract to Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering to apply its  breakthrough organs-on-chips technology to assess medical countermeasures for treating acute radiation syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation sickness.   Organs-on-chips are[Read More…]

OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2013. Last night CNN aired Sanjay Gupta’s much anticipated documentary ‘Weed.’ In the past, Gupta had been very skeptical about the medical benefits of marijuana. However, recently Gupta indicated that he has reversed his position on marijuana. He now not only believes that there is medical benefit from[Read More…]

City of Chicago Partnership Program Designed to Engage Children and Families in Active Play CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013.  Mayor Emanuel and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois launched a second round of PlayStreets today. This program is specifically designed to involve children and families throughout Chicago neighborhoods in active play.[Read More…]

NIH vaccine researchers publish results of early-stage clinical trial Bethesda, MD–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013.  An investigational malaria vaccine has been found to be safe, to generate an immune system response, and to offer protection against malaria infection in healthy adults, according to the results of an early-stage clinical trial published Aug.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013.  For the first time, scientists have directly observed events that lead to the formation of a chromosome abnormality that is often found in cancer cells. The abnormality, called a translocation, occurs when part of a chromosome breaks off and becomes attached to another chromosome. The results[Read More…]