Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. For children who have had HIV-1 infection since birth, the combination drug therapies now used to treat HIV appear to protect against the heart damage seen before combination therapies were available, according to researchers in a National Institutes of Health network study. In the early 1990s,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the 43rd Anniversary of Earth Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Today, April 22, 2013 marks the 43rd year that we observe Earth Day in the United States — a day where we stop and appreciate Mother Nature’s contributions to keeping us healthy. At the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we work to create and[Read More…]
The ‘Cinnamon Challenge’: A Popular Dare That Just Isn’t Worth Taking
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Young people often challenge each other to try various stunts that may not be safe, but one bad idea is getting the attention of millions of teens and young adults thanks to the Internet, and some of them are being injured. An article in[Read More…]
Parents’ Food Practices Can Affect Children’s Weight Status
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Are parents’ practices related to food intake associated with adolescent’s weight status? The study, “Food-Related Parenting Practices and Adolescent Weight Status: A Population-Based Study,” in the May 2013 Pediatrics (published online April 22) found that the use of controlling food-related parenting practices, including food[Read More…]
Warts Most Often Transmitted in Schools and Families
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Warts are a common skin condition among grade school children. They are caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), which is transmitted by direct contact with contaminated skin or indirectly via objects that carry the virus. To avoid transmitting the virus, public health recommendations[Read More…]
State Judge Announces Intention to Permanently Strike North Dakota’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion as Unconstitutional
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2013. At the conclusion of a three-day trial, District Court Judge Wickham Corwin announced today that he plans to issue a ruling permanently blocking the state’s onerous restrictions on medication abortion as unconstitutional. During today’s proceedings, Judge Corwin called any concerns about the safety of medication abortion[Read More…]
First Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Compassion Center to Open Today
PROVIDENCE–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2013. The first licensed medical marijuana compassion center (dispensary) in Rhode Island is scheduled to open Friday, April 19. The Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center, located at 1 Corliss St., will open its doors at 10 a.m. EST to begin providing medical marijuana to licensed patients who have[Read More…]
Hologram-like 3-D Brain Helps Researchers Decode Migraine Pain
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2013. Wielding a joystick and wearing special glasses, pain researcher Alexandre DaSilva rotates and slices apart a large, colorful, 3-D brain floating in space before him. Despite the white lab coat, it appears DaSilva’s playing the world’s most advanced virtual video game. The University of Michigan dentistry[Read More…]
Hop, Skip or Jump? Study Says No to All of the Above
MIT engineers find that in the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercise may worsen cartilage damage CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2013. Osteoarthritis, which affects at least 20 percent of adults in the United States, leads to deterioration of cartilage, the rubbery tissue that prevents bones from rubbing together. By studying[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Applaud Passage of Illinois House Bill and Continue to Lobby for Changes
Springfield, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. The Illinois House voted 61-57 today to pass HB1, the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act,” which creates a framework to protect physicians and certain qualified medical marijuana patients from arrest and prosecution. HB1, which is scheduled to sunset in four years, was[Read More…]
