CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is hosting several events through its Center for Minority Health Services encouraging HIV testing, and providing education and resources about the disease in black communities statewide. Blacks are disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS[Read More…]

African American mothers need more support Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Across all groups, the percentage of mothers who start and continue breastfeeding is rising, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  From 2000 to 2008, mothers who started breastfeeding increased more than[Read More…]

Draft proposal focuses on treatments for the early stage of the disease Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2013. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal designed to assist companies developing new treatments for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before the onset of noticeable (overt) dementia.[Read More…]

Studies show need for enhanced prevention and quitting efforts for people with mental illness Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. Adults with some form of mental illness have a smoking rate 70 percent higher than adults with no mental illness, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for[Read More…]

20 hours of TV weekly may nearly halve sperm count; 15 or more hours of moderate to vigorous exercise weekly may boost sperm count Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Men’s sperm quality may be significantly affected by their levels of physical activity, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth released the following statement on the 20 year anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) being signed into law: Twenty years ago today, the Family and Medical Leave Act gave relief to millions of hard-working American families. With this landmark legislation,[Read More…]

  Signals dysfunction in brain system targeted by scopolamine – NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. A telltale boost of activity at the back of the brain while processing emotional information predicted whether depressed patients would respond to an experimental rapid-acting antidepressant, a National Institutes of Health study has found. [Read More…]

  Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013.  Millions of people who read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books are familiar with the story of her sister, Mary, who became blind after a bout with scarlet fever. But was it really scarlet fever? In a historical perspective feature in the March[Read More…]

National trial focuses on patients whose blood pressure is not controlled despite multiple medications CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults—an estimated 59 million—has high blood pressure. High blood pressure or hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure and kidney disease. Despite[Read More…]

New Study Shows How Amyloid Builds-Up in Brain’s Blood Vessels Offering New Possible Solutions to Prevent Cognitive Decline NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. A team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College has discovered that amyloid peptides are harmful to the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood in Alzheimer’s[Read More…]