Medical Professionals Urge Legislature Not to Pass Any Further Bills Blocking Access to Women’s Health Services FARGO, N.D.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. At a press conference held today, thirteen physicians and other medical professionals in North Dakota called on the governor to veto a law that would ban most abortions in the[Read More…]
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Illinois Department of Public Health 2013 Sport Fish Consumption Advisory
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the 2013 consumption advisories for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. This year, new advisories are being issued for the following lakes and rivers: Crab Orchard Creek, Jackson County Powderhorn Lake, Cook County Additionally, several less-restrictive advisories have been[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars Manufactured by Pro-Amino International, Inc., Quebec, Canada
Product may contain Salmonella Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013. Fast Facts Pro-Amino International Inc., of Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, is recalling the ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars described below. The recalled product may contain Salmonella. Salmonella is a public health risk and is one of the most common causes of[Read More…]
Backwards Signals Appear to Sensitize Brain Cells, Rat Study Shows
NIH study indicates reverse impulses clear useless information, prime brain for learning Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013. When the mind is at rest, the electrical signals by which brain cells communicate appear to travel in reverse, wiping out unimportant information in the process, but sensitizing the cells for future sensory learning,[Read More…]
D.C. Law to Help Prevent Overdose Deaths To Take Effect; D.C. Joins Ten Other States in Passing Good Samaritan Law
New Law Encourages Calling 911 in Drug Overdose Cases; Some Drug and Alcohol Law Violations Not a Crime When Help is Sought Twice As Many Overdose Deaths in 2010 as Traffic-Related Fatalities; Nearly 900 Overdose Deaths in D.C. Since 2003 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013. On Tuesday, March 19th, a new[Read More…]
Why Teens are Still Behind on Recommended Vaccines
Elk Grove Village, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013. Despite the fact that vaccines have been found to be a safe and effective protection against a number of vaccine-preventable adolescent diseases, many teens are still not receiving recommended vaccinations. In the study “Reasons for Not Vaccinating Adolescents: National Survey of Teens, 2008-2010,”[Read More…]
CDC Confirms Rabies Death in Organ Transplant Recipient
Other patients who received organs from same donor getting anti-rabies shots Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have confirmed that a patient who recently died of rabies in Maryland contracted the infection through organ transplantation done[Read More…]
New Uniform Do-Not-Resuscitate Advance Directive Form Available in Illinois
Citizens now have more options in treatment level SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) created a new Uniform Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Advance Directive form that offers Illinoisans more health care options. An advance directive is a written statement you and your doctor prepare, about how you want[Read More…]
Mobile Device Use While Driving More Common in the U.S. Than in Several European Countries
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. Most U.S. drivers reported talking on their cell phone and about one in three read or sent text or email messages when driving, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Introduces the Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky introduced the Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, which would ensure that colleges and universities have the resources and support they need to address the growing mental health needs of campus communities. Colleges and universities are often not equipped to respond to[Read More…]
