New Study Supports Funding of On-site Rapid HIV Testing NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012 — Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows the cost-effectiveness[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Double Drug Combo Could Shut Down Abnormal Blood Vessel Growth that Feeds Disease
New Study Shows Key Protein Works Together with VEGF to Stimulate Abnormal Blood Vessel Growth, Targeting Both Could More Effectively Treat Cancer and Other Diseases NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012 — A new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows combining two already-FDA approved drugs may offer a new[Read More…]
Increased Intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improves Children’s Reading and Behaviour
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–7 September 2012. A new study by the University of Oxford has shown that daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids (Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA) improved the reading and behaviour of underperforming children in mainstream primary schools. The researchers worked with children aged between seven and nine who had underperformed[Read More…]
Family Problem-solving Sessions Help Teens Better Manage Diabetes
NIH study shows program helps adolescents control blood sugar Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012. A clinic-based program for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their families helped the teens develop the healthy behaviors needed to control their blood sugar levels, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found. The researchers[Read More…]
First-time Public Voting for Top Health Innovations at HHS
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that, for the first time, the public can vote to choose their favorite innovation from among the finalists of the HHSinnovates Program. Launched in the spring of 2010 as part of HHS’s Open Government efforts, HHSinnovates[Read More…]
Montana Medical Marijuana Activist Receives 5 Years Probation
Missoula, Montana–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. Tom Daubert, a drug policy reform activist with a long history of work for humane medical marijuana laws, received 5 years probation in a decision reached today by federal US District Court. “I’m grateful for the judge’s leniency but I will never stop believing that patients deserve[Read More…]
FDA Issues Warning Letters to Dietary Supplement Firms in Colorado and Texas for Promoting Unapproved Products as Drugs
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued warning letters to PruTect Rx, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Trinity Sports Group Inc., of Plano, Texas, for promoting products labeled as dietary supplements with claims to treat concussions and prevent or treat post-concussion syndrome and other[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Petitions Fifth Circuit to Rehear En Banc Decision Restricting Texas Women’s Access to Health Care
Petition to Court Comes Hours after Testimony to State Health Officials to Protect Access to Care AUSTIN, TX –(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. This week, Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas filed a petition to ask the entire Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the State of Texas’s appeal of a preliminary[Read More…]
CDC Telebriefing on West Nile Virus Update, September 5, 2012
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2012. OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by all participants will be on listen only. You may ask a question by pressing star 1 on your touch tone phone. Today’s conference is being recorded. If you have any objection, you may disconnect at this time. [Read More…]
Breast Cancer Patients With High Density Mammograms Do Not Have Increased Risk of Death
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. High mammographic breast density, which is a marker of increased risk of developing breast cancer, does not seem to increase the risk of death among breast cancer patients, according to a study led by Gretchen L. Gierach, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of[Read More…]
