Public Health Advocates and Families Urge California Assembly Appropriations Committee to Pass New Overdose Prevention Bill SACRAMENTO–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. In a showing of bipartisan support yesterday, the Assembly Health Committee voted in favor of Asm. Richard Bloom’s (D-Santa Monica) AB 831, a bill that would require a temporary state task[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
NIH Trial Shows Promising Results in Treating a Lymphoma in Young People
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. Patients with a type of cancer known as primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma who received infusions of chemotherapy, but who did not have radiation therapy to an area of the thorax known as the mediastinum, had excellent outcomes, according to clinical trial results. Until now, most standard[Read More…]
Brain Scans Reveal First Objective Measure of Physical Pain
Neurologic signature for physical pain. Image courtesy: Tor Wager, Colorado University ANN ARBOR—For the first time, scientists have identified how much pain people feel by looking at images of their brains. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, may lead to the development of methods doctors can[Read More…]
FDA Budget Requests $4.7 Billion to Ensure Safety of Food Supply and to Modernize Medical Product Safety
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of $4.7 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget. Industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees[Read More…]
New Genetic Link Found Between Normal Fetal Growth and Cancer
NIH study identifies a protein that helps trigger both processes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered a new genetic link between the rapid growth of healthy fetuses and the uncontrolled cell division in cancer. The findings shed light on normal development and on[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Awards West Nile Virus Prevention Grants
2012 saw the second highest number of West Nile virus cases in Illinois SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded West Nile virus grants totaling $3.4 million to 90 certified local health departments throughout Illinois. The grants are based on West Nile virus activity surveillance for the[Read More…]
Maryland General Assembly Gives Final Approval to Medical Marijuana Legislation Gov. O’Malley Pledged to Sign Into Law
ANNAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. The Maryland General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that allows residents with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana via state-regulated programs administrated by academic medical research centers. The Senate passed HB 1101 Monday by a vote of 42-4; the House of Delegates approved it[Read More…]
Using Larger Plates May Cause Children to Serve Themselves More
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Americans use larger dishware than they did in past decades. Studies have shown that children eat more when served more, but will using larger plates and bowls result in children serving themselves more and therefore consuming more food? In the study, “Plate Size and[Read More…]
Lift Weights to Lower Blood Sugar?
White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is harmful. In fact, the white muscle that increases with resistance training, age and[Read More…]
Illinois Lawmakers Pen Strong Support For Medical Marijuana Bill
IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. As Illinois lawmakers consider granting qualified patients legal access to medical marijuana, Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) and Sen. Bill Haine (D-Alton) took time to support House Bill 1 in the State Journal Register. The two Illinoisans comprehensibly expounded on the bill’s contents, describing a heavily monitored[Read More…]
