Legislation Encourages Calling 911 in Drug Overdose Cases and Expands Access to Overdose Antidote Naloxone Advocates and Families Cheer Bipartisan Agreement as Triumph of Good Public Health Policy Trenton–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Today, Governor Chris Christie and leadership in the New Jersey Legislature reached agreement on a bill to help prevent[Read More…]

Recent study finds that door-to-balloon times can be lowered using process improvement strategies CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  While all heart attacks have the potential to be deadly, one type is referred to as the “widow maker” because of its high risk of death. A ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2013. In order to effectively manage and treat reflux-related symptoms, it is important for pediatricians to distinguish patients with physiologic gastroesophageal reflux (GER) from those with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GER is defined as the normal passage of gastric contents into the esophagus, while GERD[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Vitamin D is important for babies born prematurely as well as for full-term infants. However, a lack of strong bones in preterm babies is primarily due to not enough calcium and phosphorus in the diet. A new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical report,[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Although still uncommon, the rate of home births has increased during the past several years in the U.S. In a new policy statement, “Planned Home Birth,” in the May 2013 Pediatrics (published online April 29), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) makes recommendations for[Read More…]

EU–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2013. On May 15: A new book which explores the far reaching implications of the dramatic decline in fertility rates across the world will be launched at the European Parliament. The book, entitled ‘Fertility rates and population decline: No time for children?, includes the latest research from leading[Read More…]

Runaway regulator clogs removal of toxic debris – NIH funded study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013.  Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered a potential strategy for developing treatments to stem the disease process in Alzheimer’s disease. It’s based on unclogging removal of toxic debris that accumulates in patients’[Read More…]

Rep. Trent Franks plays politics far from home with unconstitutional abortion ban Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013.  For the second congressional session in a row, today Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced federal legislation to restrict access to safe, legal reproductive health services in the District of Columbia, proposing a ban on[Read More…]

In Historic Address to Planned Parenthood National Conference, President Denounces State Attacks on Women’s Health WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013.  President Barack Obama addressed more than 1,200 attendees at Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s annual conference in Washington, DC this morning, denouncing the recent attacks on women’s health in 42 states,[Read More…]

Planned Parenthood Kicks Off National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month with Data Showing that Latinos See Reducing Teen Pregnancy as a Major Priority New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013.  New polling shows that Latinos in the U.S. believe that addressing teen pregnancy is a major priority — an even higher concern within their[Read More…]