Device designed to help health care providers detect smaller tumors Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first ultrasound device for use in combination with a standard mammography in women with dense breast tissue who have a negative mammogram and no symptoms of[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012.  La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. está alertando a los consumidores para que no usen Intestinomicina, un medicamento fabricado en El Salvador y comercializado para el tratamiento de la diarrea infecciosa e infecciones agudas intestinales. Los consumidores que han comprado este producto[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Intestinomicina, a drug product manufactured in El Salvador and marketed as a treatment for infectious diarrhea and acute gastrointestinal infections. Consumers who have purchased this product should immediately stop taking it and consult[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012.  Northwestern Memorial HealthCare has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” by Working Mother magazine for the 13th consecutive year. The esteemed award recognizes the top companies nationally to support working mothers as they balance work duties and familial responsibilities. Northwestern Memorial[Read More…]

Law Encourages People to Call 911 During An Overdose by Providing Limited Immunity for Low-Level Drug Law Violations California Becomes Largest State in U.S. to Enact Legislation Aimed at Curbing National Overdose Crisis SACRAMENTO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012.  Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation seeking to reduce the number of[Read More…]

Action Marks First Public Settlement of Legal Challenge to Enforce Colorado’s 2008 Workplace Nursing Mothers Act DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2012.  The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado reached a settlement on Friday with a Jefferson County public charter school on behalf of teacher Heather Burgbacher, who lost her[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012.  Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates Inc. (collectively referred to as “MEEI”) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.5 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996[Read More…]

All reproductive health care facilities offering abortion care will be forced to comply with new hospital construction standards VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2012.  Caving under intense political pressure from the governor and attorney general, the Virginia Board of Health voted Friday to require existing reproductive health care providers to comply with new[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  Illinois Department on Aging Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., today reminded that September is Healthy Aging Month, an annual health observance that focuses attention on the positive aspects of growing older.  The observance proves a good time for older adults to assess how they are doing[Read More…]

Using ultrasound waves, researchers boost skin’s permeability to drugs. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  Using ultrasound waves, MIT engineers have found a way to enhance the permeability of skin to drugs, making transdermal drug delivery more efficient. This technology could pave the way for noninvasive drug delivery or needle-free vaccinations, according[Read More…]