Perception study reveals information that could eventually help people with cognitive problems University of Montreal-(ENEWSPF)- English Premier League soccer players, NHL hockey players, France’s Top 14 club rugby players, and even elite amateur athletes have better developed cognitive functions than the average university student, according to a perception study undertaken[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. “I’m an optimist now, grateful for every blessing. Bad things happen, but life is still waiting for you to make the most of it.” “Am I going to die today?” I asked Jay as we rode together in an ambulance through the streets of Chicago. Jay[Read More…]

Long-term Care Services Added to Integrated Care Delivery System to Improve Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) today announced the second phase of the state’s Integrated Care Program (ICP) to improve health and quality of life outcomes[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–1 February 2013. Each intravenous drug user contracting Hepatitis C is likely to infect around 20 other people with the virus, half of these transmissions occurring in the first two years after the user is first infected, a new study estimates. The work, led by researchers from Oxford University, suggests[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. A 20-page large-print booklet and a series of videos to help people adapt to life with low vision are available from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health. The materials were released during Low Vision Awareness Month, February 2013. The[Read More…]

  Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. The use of cannabis among patients with established coronary disease is not associated with increased mortality risk, according to trial data published online in the American Heart Journal. Investigators at the Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, conducted a prospective study assessing the[Read More…]

Cardiovascular diseases kills 1 in every 3 people in the U.S. SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. To celebrate American Heart Month this February, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is asking Illinoisans, “Do you know the signs of a heart attack and how to reduce your risk?” In[Read More…]

Hundreds of Providers Selected to Participate in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that over 500 organizations will begin participating in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. Through this new initiative, made possible by[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–31 January 2013.  The risk of hospitalisation or death from heart disease is 32% lower in vegetarians than people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study from the University of Oxford. Heart disease is the single largest cause of death in developed countries, and is responsible for[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. A new computed tomography (CT) scanner substantially reduces potentially harmful radiation while still improving overall image quality. National Institutes of Health researchers, along with engineers at Toshiba Medical Systems, worked on the scanner. An analysis of data on 107 patients undergoing heart scans found that radiation[Read More…]