NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. The Supreme Court in El Salvador ruled today that a woman facing serious health complications in her pregnancy cannot have an abortion that could save her life. “Beatriz,” a 22-year-old Salvadoran woman who is five months pregnant and suffering from complications related to lupus and kidney disease,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Supreme Court Announcement Is Another Court Victory for Hoosiers
Planned Parenthood & ACLU: Decision Affirms Politics Simply Doesn’t Have a Place in Women’s Health Indianapolis, Ind.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana share breaking news this morning that the United States Supreme Court has left standing a decision that[Read More…]
Seven Former Presidents, Richard Branson and Other World Leaders: Criminalization of Drug Use Fuelling the Global Hepatitis C Viral Time Bomb
Global Commission on Drug Policy Calls for Decriminalization of Drug Use and Expansion of Proven, science-based Solutions to Reduce Hepatitis C – Including Sterile Syringe Access, Safer Injection Facilities and Prescription Heroin Programs. Drug War Policies in U.S., Russia, and China Cause Millions of Needless Infections – globally, 10 out[Read More…]
FDA Approves Two Drugs, Companion Diagnostic Test for Advanced Skin Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved two new drugs, Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), for patients with advanced (metastatic) or unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Debuts HealthyChildren.org in Spanish
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today the launch of HealthyChildren.org en Español (www.healthychildren.org/Espanol), a website backed by 60,000 pediatricians providing support, resources and a host of features to enable Hispanic parents to quickly find important and trusted child health information in Spanish.[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Recommendations for Pediatricians Caring for Homeless Children
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Children’s health and housing security are closely intertwined, and children without homes are more likely to suffer from chronic disease, hunger and malnutrition. In a policy statement, “Providing Care for Children and Adolescents Facing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity,” published in the June 2013 Pediatrics[Read More…]
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Motor Delays is Key, According to a New American Academy of Pediatrics Report
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Motor delays are common in children, but early recognition can optimize outcomes through timely referrals from the medical home to pediatric specialists and developmental therapists. In a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical report, “Motor Delays: Early Identification and Evaluation,” published in the[Read More…]
Latinos Disproportionately Sterilized for Decades in California
Pacific Colony, located at Spadra, California. Image published in the Biennial Report for 1950-1952 by State of California Department of Mental Hygiene and provided by Alex Wellerstein. ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Patients with Spanish surnames in California psychiatric institutions and homes for the developmentally disabled were disproportionately sterilized at rates[Read More…]
Children of Long-lived Parents Less Likely to Get Cancer
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The offspring of parents who live to a ripe old age are more likely to live longer and are less prone to cancer and other common diseases associated with aging, a study that involved a University of Michigan researcher has revealed. Experts at the University of[Read More…]
Dental Therapists Clinically Competent to Provide Patient Care
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. A new University of Michigan study finds that mid-level practitioners who are trained to provide fillings do so competently and safely, performing these procedures as well as dentists. U-M researchers reviewed the findings of 23 separate studies conducted in six industrialized countries over the past 60[Read More…]
