Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012.  A study in Pediatrics found giving iron supplements to low birth weight infants reduces the risk of behavior problems later in life. The study, “Effects of Iron Supplementation on LBW Infants on Cognition and Behavior at 3 Years,” is published in the January 2013[Read More…]

Patients and Advocates Overjoyed to Have Safe and Legal Access to Medical Marijuana  NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSFP)–December 6, 2012. New Jersey’s first Alternative Treatment Center is scheduled to open today in Montclair.  Greenleaf Compassion Center will see patients by appointment only, beginning at 10:00 a.m.  At the moment, the center has scheduled[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–Decembr 4, 2012.  The Leapfrog Group gives both facilities an “A” in its Hospital Safety Score Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital have been selected as 2012 Top Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group, an organization that provides the only national, public comparison of hospitals across safety, quality and[Read More…]

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. A new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found an association between reductions in fine particulate matter and improved life expectancy in 545 counties in the U.S. from 2000 to 2007. It is the largest study to date to find[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012 at Noon. ET Audio recording  [MP3, 5.97MB] OPERATOR: Welcome.  And thank you for standing by.  At this time the participants are listen only mode until the question and answer session.  At that time you can play star one to ask a question.  I would like to inform[Read More…]

New national network will allow states to share prescription drug information SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) has joined a national data-sharing network that will provide for greater identification and prevention of prescription drug abuse. “This expansion of our Prescription Monitoring[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. A study using an interactive, virtual convenience store found adolescents were less likely to try to buy tobacco products when they were hidden from view. The study, “Influence of Tobacco Displays and Ads on Youth: A Virtual Store Experiment,” is published in the January[Read More…]

  3D chemical structure of bisphenol A. Image courtesy of Edgar181 via Wikimedia Commons ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. New research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found BPA, or bisphenol A, in fetal liver tissue, demonstrating that there is considerable exposure to the chemical during pregnancy. Researchers[Read More…]

National Influenza Vaccination Week SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012. To help stay healthy during the holidays and into next year, give the gift of health by getting a flu shot to not only protect you, but others as well. National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 2-8, 2012, is a national observance established[Read More…]

ACLU and PUBPAT Filed on Behalf of Medical Associations, Geneticists, Patients and Breast Cancer and Women’s Health Groups WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear arguments in a case seeking to invalidate patents for two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The[Read More…]