Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among US Hispanics Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Educational resources to help Hispanics take control of their heart health is available from Million Hearts, a national public-private partnership that works to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. “Cardiovascular disease is[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Genetic testing and screening of minors is widespread, and testing is done routinely on virtually all newborns. In the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement, “Ethical and Policy Issues in GeneticTesting and Screening of Children,” in the March 2013 issue of Pediatrics (published[Read More…]

New Let’s Move! Public Service Announcements Filmed in the White House Encourage Kids to Eat Healthy and Get Active Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. First Lady Michelle Obama and Sesame Street’s Big Bird teamed up to film two public service announcements encouraging kids to eat healthy and get active. The new[Read More…]

Drug overdose deaths increase for 11th consecutive year Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2013. Drug overdose deaths increased for the 11th consecutive year in 2010, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings are published today in a research letter, “Pharmaceutical Overdose Deaths, United States, 2010,”[Read More…]

Play disease detectives with new CDC iPad app Try CDC’s new iPad app: Solve the Outbreak (Where you get to be the disease detective!) Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2013. Scientists and gamers alike can now play disease detective, through “Solve the Outbreak,” a new iPad app from the Centers for Disease[Read More…]

Women’s Neurology Center focuses on gender specific care and research for neurological issues CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. First diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 17 years old, Ann O’Shea experienced one to two seizures a year before getting her condition under control with a medication called lamotrigine. When she decided to[Read More…]

CHARLESTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2013. Delegate Mike Manypenny (D-Taylor) introduced a bill today to allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. It has been referred to the House Health and Human Resources Committee, and advocates are calling on the committee to hold a hearing[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWPSF)–February 15, 2013. The oral administration of synthetic THC reduces symptoms of sleep apnea, according to clinical trial data published online in the scientific journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. Sleep apnea is a medical disorder characterized by frequent interruptions in breathing of up to ten seconds or more during sleep.[Read More…]

Findings demonstrate need for improved care, especially among youth, some minorities Bethesa, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. More people are meeting recommended goals in the three key markers of diabetes control, according to a study conducted and funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[Read More…]

NIH-funded research shows effectiveness of community-based, substance abuse prevention interventions begun during middle school years Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2013. Middle school students from small towns and rural communities who received any of three community-based prevention programs were less likely to abuse prescription medications in late adolescence and young adulthood. The[Read More…]