WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013.  U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) yesterday introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug interactions. Recent investigative reports by “USA Today” and “Rock Center” have exposed the lack[Read More…]

New rule provides standard definition to protect the health of Americans with celiac disease Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published a new regulation defining the term “gluten-free” for voluntary food labeling.  This will provide a uniform standard definition to help the up to[Read More…]

Common flu precautions recommended CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) laboratory has confirmed one case of what is known as the H3N2v influenza virus, which has now been reported in three states this year –Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. IDPH is working with local health officials to[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2013. Acetaminophen, a fever and pain reliever that is one of the most widely used medicines in the U.S., can cause rare but serious skin reactions, warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although rare, possible reactions to acetaminophen include three serious skin diseases whose symptoms[Read More…]

May disrupt birth of new neurons in prefrontal cortex Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  Researchers have reverse-engineered the outlines of a disrupted prenatal gene network in schizophrenia, by tracing spontaneous mutations to where and when they likely cause damage in the brain. Some people with the brain disorder may suffer from[Read More…]

NIH-funded study finds new technique could significantly accelerate tissue repair, reduce costs for chronic wound management Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  In a small clinical study, researchers administered a new method for treating chronic wounds using a novel ultrasound applicator that can be worn like a band-aid. The applicator delivers low-frequency,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  Today, August 1, marks the start of World Breastfeeding Week, a time when organizations and communities bring attention to the benefits of breastfeeding and offer moms support and encouragement to be successful at breastfeeding. The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office on Women’s Health[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  A state judge ruled yesterday that North Dakota state officials cannot enforce a law designed to shut down the state’s only reproductive health care provider offering abortion services—temporarily blocking the law while the legal challenge to the unconstitutional measure, brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights,[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  Partners of new mothers often experience shifts in sexuality, and these shifts can be unrelated to biological or medical factors pertaining to childbirth, according to a University of Michigan study. The findings, which are published in a recent issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, expand[Read More…]

Finding Suggests the Potential to Repair a Patients’ Organs Using Cells from Ailing Tissue NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 1, 2013 — The enormous promise of regenerative medicine is matched by equally enormous challenges. But a new finding by a team of researchers led by Weill Cornell Medical College has the potential to[Read More…]