More than 90 Percent of Americans Support the Right to Know What Is In The Foods We Feed Our Families Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) today introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Food and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  Today Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013, a federal bill that would end the discriminatory policy prohibiting Peace Corps volunteers from receiving abortion coverage in the cases of rape, life endangerment of the woman, and incest. Virtually all other women[Read More…]

Sequencing of 57 Prostate Cancer Genomes Shows Cancer Gains Powerful Advantage with Abrupt Intervals of Complex, Large Scale DNA Reshuffling NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013 — Cancer is typically thought to develop after genes gradually mutate over time, finally overwhelming the ability of a cell to control growth. But a new[Read More…]

Previously undisclosed documents reveal requests by several companies to obtain government approval to grow controversial salmon in U.S. facilities WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  Earthjustice, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, and Food & Water Watch will join nearly 1.5 million people who have raised vehement objections, based on[Read More…]

New standards will help organizations improve quality of care and reduce health disparities Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013.  Health and Human Services (HHS) today released enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care – a blueprint to help organizations improve health care quality in[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013. Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or “hardening of the arteries,” according to a University of Michigan public health researcher and colleagues from across the U.S. Sara Adar, the John Searle Assistant Professor of Epidemiology[Read More…]

Health, Technology, Innovation at Chicago Will Provide Lab and Office Space, Crucial Support to Drive Life Science Innovation and Job Creation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by officials from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Illinois Medical District (IMD) Commission to announce a[Read More…]

New funds available to expand Senior Medicare Patrol Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a proposed rule that would increase rewards paid to Medicare beneficiaries and others whose tips about suspected fraud lead to the successful recovery of funds to as high[Read More…]

Sofosbuvir is Much Safer Drug than Interferon, Which Many Patients Do Not Respond to or Tolerate NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013 — A new drug is offering dramatic cure rates for hepatitis C patients with two subtypes of the infection — genotype 2 and 3, say a team of scientists led[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign intended to raise awareness of the health and social problems that excessive alcohol consumption can cause for individuals, their families, and their communities. Excessive drinking is a dangerous behavior for both men and women. This year, CDC is[Read More…]