National survey recognizes leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013.  Northwestern Memorial HealthCarewas named a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the 2013 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) report. The HEI is an annual survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013.  Hundreds of Planned Parenthood staff and youth leaders from across the country rallied in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning before heading into meetings with their elected officials to discuss the need for more access to health care, not less. At the rally, Planned Parenthood Federation of America President[Read More…]

SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2013. Introduction of a new electronic medical records system at Sutter corporation East Bay hospitals has produced multiple problems with safe care delivery that has put patients at risk, charged the California Nurses Association yesterday. Problems with technology are not unique to health care – pilots of[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–12 Jul 13. The new system cancels out Parkinson’s-related brainwaves only when needed. Researchers in Oxford have demonstrated a significant improvement in the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease with deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation involves permanently inserting electrodes into the brain to deliver electrical impulses that cancel out the[Read More…]

Companion test also approved to identify appropriate patients Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Gilotrif (afatinib) for patients with late stage (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors express specific types of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations, as detected by[Read More…]

Committee passes bipartisan Kirk amendment to increase special education funds, offset by reducing duplicative grants; provides $115 more per special needs child to local school districts this year WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today offered an amendment to increase funding for special education through the[Read More…]

Company Paid $40 Million for Refunds to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013.  An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 509,175 checks to consumers who bought toning shoes from Skechers USA, Inc. that the company promoted through allegedly deceptive advertisements. The checks must[Read More…]

Governor proclaims July 16 as Americans with Disabilities Act Day CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013.   In honor of the 23rd anniversary of the historic signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) will sponsor a special event showcasing Illinois’ continued commitment to persons with[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013.  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive bird reported in Illinois for 2013. The Monroe County Health Department collected a West Nile virus positive starling on June 27, 2013 in Waterloo. “We are now starting to see West Nile[Read More…]

Defendants cited for illegal drug residues in cattle sold for human food Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that the United States District Court for the District of Vermont entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Lawson Farm of Irasburg, Vermont, its[Read More…]