Risk of dying from heart disease significantly lowered Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. Older adults who have higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids—found almost exclusively in fatty fish and seafood—may be able to lower their overall mortality risk by as much as 27% and their mortality risk from heart[Read More…]
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New NIH Funding for Two Autism Centers of Excellence
A total of 11 centers now funded for up to five years Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. The National Institutes of Health has awarded $5.3 million in initial one-year funding to the latest two recipients of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program. With these awards, announced on World Autism Awareness[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on National Autism Awareness Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. Every April during National Autism Awareness Month, we recognize the special challenges faced by those living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and refocus our efforts on the best ways to support them and their families. Autism is a developmental disability characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties[Read More…]
Cells Culled From Adults May Grow Human Bone
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. Preparations are underway for the first known human trial to use embryonic-like stem cells collected from adult cells to grow bone. The cells technology, called VSEL stem cells, or very small embryonic-like stem cells, are derived from adults—not fetuses. This eliminates ethical arguments and potential side[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Encourages Young People to ‘GYT’ in April
“Get Yourself Tested” — New Data Shows 20 Million STIs Occur Each Year Planned Parenthood, MTV, and the Kaiser Family Foundation Collaborate for STD Awareness Month New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2013. Planned Parenthood is kicking off the fifth annual GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign in April (National STD Awareness Month) with[Read More…]
The American Academy of Pediatrics Offers New Resources During Autism Awareness Month
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2013. The American Academy of Pediatrics joins with other child health organizations in recognizing April as Autism Awareness Month. In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 1 in 88 children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Pediatricians screen[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Presents Recommendations for Expansion of Medicaid
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2013. Medicaid insures 39 percent of the children in the United States. In an updated policy statement in the May 2013 Pediatrics (published online April 1), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) describes opportunities and challenges for federal and state advocacy on behalf of children[Read More…]
Over-diagnosis of Reflux in Infants Leads to Needless Medication
Calling gastroesophageal reflux a disease increases parents’ wish for medication, symptoms are frequently over-treated in infants, according to new research Ann Arbor, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2013. Medications used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, are some of the most widely used medications in children less than one year old.[Read More…]
Prostate Cancer Risk Rises in Men With Inherited Genetic Condition
New study adds prostate to cancers associated with Lynch syndrome ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2013. Men with an inherited genetic condition called Lynch syndrome face a higher lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer and appear to develop the disease at an earlier age, according to a new study led by[Read More…]
Sorting Out the Structure of a Parkinson’s Protein
Computer modeling may resolve conflicting results and offer hints for new drug-design strategies. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2013. Clumps of proteins that accumulate in brain cells are a hallmark of neurological diseases such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Over the past several years, there has been much controversy over[Read More…]
