CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. WHAT:     2nd Congressional district candidates forum on south side trauma careWHEN:   Tuesday February 5th, 6pm WHERE: University of Chicago Kent Hall 1020 E 58th stWHO:      Sponsored by Students for Health Equity and Fearless Leading by the Youth, all 2nd District Congressional campaigns invited, Beale is confirmed[Read More…]

Clinical trial seeks to enroll people with disabling effects of ischemic stroke CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Each year, nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke which can result in permanent brain damage, long term disability or death. As a leading cause of adult disability, stroke has an annual burden of more than[Read More…]

Survey: 57% of District Hospital Nurses Cite Inadequate Staffing  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. DC RN Rajini Raj Registered nurses joined with District of Columbia Council members and community supporters in a press conference today to announce the introduction of the Patient Protection Act to dramatically improve care in DC hospitals[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of the cancer drug Doxil (doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection). Doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection is currently on the FDA’s drug shortage list. For products on the shortage list, the FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013.             February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an opportunity to promote HIV prevention, testing, and treatment among African Americans in the United States. African Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. The HHS Office on Women’s Health (OWH) today launched its new heart attack awareness campaign targeting Spanish-speaking women age 50 and over. The “Haga La Llamada, ¡No Pierda Tiempo!” campaign builds on OWH’s successful “Make the Call, Don’t Miss a Beat” campaign, that began in 2011.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Today, we celebrate the beginning of African-American History Month and honor the remarkable contributions that African-Americans have made to the nation’s progress. At HHS, we honor the opportunities in public health, medicine, and scientific research made possible by leading African-Americans across the country. During this year,[Read More…]

Improving housing quality can dramatically affect the health of residents WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Several federal agencies today unveiled Advancing Healthy Housing –A Strategy for Action. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)[Read More…]

San Diego, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Students who work together and interact online are more likely to be successful in their college classes, according to a study published Jan. 30 in the journal Nature Scientific Reports and co-authored by Manuel Cebrian, a computer scientist at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California[Read More…]

Philadelphia, PA-(ENEWSPF)- Disulfiram was the first medication approved for the treatment of alcoholism over 50 years ago. It works, at least in part, by preventing the metabolism of an alcohol by-product, acetaldehyde. High levels of acetaldehyde in the body quickly cause unpleasant symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, headache, and accelerated heart[Read More…]