Bill Expanded to Include Rights for Same-Sex Families; Extended Family Members WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013.  Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced the Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act yesterday, which will allow employees to take unpaid leave to care for a same-sex spouse[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Senator Tom Harkin introduced resolutions in support of home health care: Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced companion resolutions in the House and Senate to express support for expanded home health care services. Long-term services and support for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013 – 11:16 A.M. EDT   MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, my goodness.  Thank you.  Thank you for coming out on this really wet Tuesday.  Not so good for standing outside, but really good for gardeners, this rain.    I am very excited.  This is my third book signing[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013.  Watching TV commercials of people munching on hot, crispy French fries or sugar-laden cereal resonates more with teens than advertisements about cell phone plans or the latest car. A new University of Michigan study found that regardless of body weight, teens had high brain activity during[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013.  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed order that, if finalized, would reclassify sunlamp products and require labeling to include a recommendation designed to warn young people not to use these devices. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, there is a[Read More…]

Researchers say Emergency Department Doctors Should Screen all Pediatric Patients for Suicide Risk Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013.  Nearly one in five children and teens found to be at risk for suicide report that there are guns in their homes, and 15 percent of those at risk for suicide with guns[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013. Gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid, and certain other household cleaning products present a high risk for injury or death when children mistake these hydrocarbons for food or drink and ingest the chemical. In a study in the June 2013 Pediatrics, “Pediatric Hydrocarbon-Related Injuries in the United States:[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013. Parents use a variety of methods to clean a baby’s pacifier: rising it in tap water, boiling it, or putting it in their own mouth and sucking on it before giving it back to the baby. According to a new study, parents who “clean” their child’s[Read More…]

Patient advocates respond with Sacramento press conference today at 1pm, during lobby day for statewide regulations Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013.  The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical[Read More…]

Valproate products can lower IQ scores in children of mothers who used them during pregnancy Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers and patients that medications including and related to valproate sodium can cause decreased IQ scores in children whose mothers[Read More…]