NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013.  National and local reproductive rights advocates took legal action today to fight a Minnesota lawsuit designed to restrict insurance coverage for low-income women’s reproductive health care.  The Center for Reproductive Rights, along with Minnesota-based non-profit Gender Justice, filed a motion to intervene in Walker v. Jesson—a[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013. Latina women in a diabetes-prevention program show fewer signs of depression during pregnancy and in early postpartum, a University of Michigan study indicates. Untreated depression can negatively affect both mothers and children. Research indicates that sometimes minority women—when compared to their white counterparts—don’t seek help for[Read More…]

“Stomach bug” circulating SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013.  No doubt you probably know of someone who has been sick with a “stomach bug” this year, typically caused by norovirus. Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhea and is very contagious. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 80 percent[Read More…]

Only 15% of kids have parents who say they are overweight, compared with national stats showing that 32% of young people are overweight or obese Many families face challenges in trying to help children eat well and be more active Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. A new poll shows a large[Read More…]

Northwestern Medicine orthopaedic expert offers tips for avoiding winter injuries CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2013. A winter storm hitting the Chicago area this week is expected to bring significant snow, along with freezing rain and sleet. Northwestern Medicine® orthopaedic experts warn that slippery, snowy conditions can pose serious health and safety threats[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Osphena (ospemifene) to treat women experiencing moderate to severe dyspareunia (pain during sexual intercourse), a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause. Dyspareunia is a condition associated with declining levels of estrogen hormones during menopause.[Read More…]

OKLAHOMA CITY—(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2013. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is holding a hearing today on a bill that would allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain and use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. See http://newsok.com/oklahoma-medical-marijuana-bill-granted-hearing/article/3758933   SB 710, introduced by State Sen. Constance Johnson (D-Oklahoma City),[Read More…]

CONCORD–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013. The House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs held a hearing today on H.B. 573, which would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to obtain and use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. The committee heard four hours of testimony from supporters of the[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013. Salmonella infections don’t just come from contaminated food—they can come from contact with animals, too. Many Salmonella infections occur in people who have contact with certain types of animals. In 2012 there were two records involving outbreaks of human Salmonella infections linked to live poultry: Eight[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is updating its guidelines for treating acute otitis media (AOM), the type of ear infection that is one of the most common illnesses in U.S. children. The evidence-based clinical guideline, “The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media,”[Read More…]