Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013.  Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin. The nanoparticles were designed to sense glucose levels[Read More…]

One-third of all Illinois Adults have High Blood Pressure CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013.  Reducing sodium consumption by just 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure and save more than $200 million in medical costs in Illinois, where cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke remain[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2013. When the United States intensified its War on Drugs in the mid-1980s, the media, government policy, police forces and Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign all painted the perils of drug use. Crack/cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and other illegal drugs were all blamed for increased murder rates,[Read More…]

Latest effort to strengthen U.S. food defense Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new tool to help bolster the food industry’s defense measures against an act of intentional food contamination. The Food Defense Plan Builder is a comprehensive, easy-to-use software program designed[Read More…]

NIH-funded study adds to evidence of overlap with Schizophrenia Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013.  Pregnant mothers’ exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings add to[Read More…]

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013.  As National Nurses Week draws to a close, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is asking the public to commemorate a week that honors nurses by assisting the families of five women, mostly nurses, who were killed earlier this month in a tragic limo fire on the[Read More…]

Patients at Cheboygan facility benefit from MNA-represented RNs CHEBOYGAN–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013.  The registered nurses of McLaren Northern Michigan Cheboygan Campus recently ratified a contract that provides economic security and guarantees them a voice in the care they provide. “The Cheboygan nurses now have the power and protection they need to[Read More…]

New Anti-Cocaine Vaccine Research Shows Drug Can’t Reach the Brain, Human Clinical Trials on the Horizon NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013 — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have successfully tested their novel anti-cocaine vaccine in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical trials. Dr. Ronald G. Crystal Their study,[Read More…]

MIT study identifies influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013.   In the summer of 1968, a new strain of influenza appeared in Hong Kong. This strain, known as H3N2, spread around the globe and eventually killed an estimated[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  Starting with Mother’s Day, next week we celebrate National Women’s Health Week. As a nation, we honor the women in our lives – our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, friends, and colleagues – by encouraging them to make their health a priority and to take steps[Read More…]