NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012 — Making the time to take care of your body and fulfill your needs becomes increasingly more difficult with the pressures and stresses of a demanding schedule, fast-paced job and the increasing number of distractions around us. Dr. Ana C. Krieger and Dr. Gail Saltz presented[Read More…]

Agency participates in international Operation Pangea V to protect consumers from potentially dangerous, unapproved drugs Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, took action this week against more than 4,100 Internet pharmacies that illegally sell potentially dangerous,[Read More…]

NIH network study first to compare oral medication, botox for type of incontinence Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012.  Oral medication for treating a type of incontinence in women is roughly as effective as Botox injections to the bladder, reported researchers who conducted a National Institutes of Health clinical trials network study,[Read More…]

Hartford, CT–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012.  Public Act 12-55, An Act Concerning the Palliative Use of Marijuana, took effect on Monday, October 1. Democrat Gov. Dan Malloy signed the measure into law on June 1. Connecticut is the 17th state since 1996 to allow for the physician-authorized use of cannabis as a[Read More…]

Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012.  Members of the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted 11 to 2 to repeal a controversial citywide ban on storefront cannabis dispensaries. Members of Council in July had approved the ban. However, just weeks following the vote, concerned citizens collected sufficient signatures to place[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012.  Leaders from the disability community joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other senior officials from the White House and the Education Department Monday for a panel discussion celebrating the 39th anniversary of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Joining Secretary Duncan were[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012.  Northwestern Medicine physician stresses the importance of early preparation The 35th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will bring 45,000 runners to the city on Sunday, October 7. Northwestern Medicine® emergency and sports medicine physician George Chiampas, DO, will serve as the Marathon’s medical director[Read More…]

Nearly one million high school teens still drink and drive each year Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012.  The percentage of teens in high school (aged 16 and older) who drove when they had been drinking alcohol decreased by 54 percent between 1991 and 2011, according to a Vital Signs study released[Read More…]

Free screenings for nearly 38,000 women in Illinois this fiscal year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012.  Governor Pat Quinn today declared October 2012 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Illinois to educate residents about breast cancer and to underscore the importance of early detection through monthly breast self-exams and annual mammograms. The[Read More…]

Medication Management, Wound Care Part of New Normal for Caregivers WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012.  Today, AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) and the United Hospital Fund (UHF) released a new report that finds 46 percent of family caregivers perform medical and nursing tasks for care recipients with multiple chronic physical and cognitive[Read More…]