Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013.  On April 7, 2013, we celebrate World Health Day to commemorate the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), which marks its 65th anniversary this year.  To celebrate WHO’s anniversary, we focus attention on this year’s World Health Day theme: high blood pressure, a significant public[Read More…]

Court rules FDA must allow over-the-counter sale of “morning-after pill” to women of all ages and lift current point-of-sale restrictions NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013.  In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift longstanding restrictions that impede and delay women’s access to[Read More…]

Tel Aviv, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013.  Low doses of THC are cardioprotective in mice, according to preclinical data to be published online in the journal Biochemical Pharmacology. Israeli scientists assessed in impact of a single ‘ultra-low’ injection of THC in mice prior to ischemia (the restriction of blood supply to tissues).[Read More…]

Formal and unpaid dementia care costs are tallied Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013.  The costs of caring for people with dementia in the United States in 2010 were between $159 billion to $215 billion, and those costs could rise dramatically with the increase in the numbers of older people in coming[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013.  Targeting cholesterol metabolism in the eye might help prevent a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the most common causes of blindness in older Americans, according to indications in a study in mice, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health. Cholesterol[Read More…]

Research suggests that targeted stimulation of the brain’s prefrontal cortex is a promising treatment for addiction Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWPSF)–April 4, 2013.  Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the[Read More…]

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2103.  Legislation to press California non-profit hospitals to fulfill their charity care obligation in exchange for the substantial public financing they receive through their tax exempt status passed its first hurdle Tuesday in the California Assembly Health Committee overcoming opposition from California’s biggest hospital corporations and its allies.[Read More…]

“The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge” Welcomes Children and Their Parents to Create Healthy Lunch Recipes for an Invite to a Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2013 – With the overwhelming success of the inaugural Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids’ “State Dinner” in 2012, First Lady[Read More…]

New York and Maryland—(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2013 –Today, four leading experts in law, medicine, and addiction treatment, Robert G. Newman, MD, MPH, Lynn M. Paltrow, JD, Sharon Stancliff, MD, FAAFP and Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, Diplomate, ABAM, released to Task Force members and the public their analysis of the Final[Read More…]

A Time to Advance Health Equity Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013.  April is National Minority Health Month, a time when we reflect on the incredible opportunity we face as a nation to improve minority health, advance health equity, and eliminate health disparities. Fifty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King[Read More…]