Laws Help Small Businesses Offer Health Insurance to Employees, Encourage CPR/AED Instruction, and Promote Breastfeeding CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012.Governor Pat Quinn today visited the new Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital to sign three laws that will help more working families acquire insurance and stay healthy throughout their lives. These measures,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012.  As the nation prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, the U.S. Department of Transportation is working on many fronts to help prevent unnecessary accidents and fatalities due to the unsafe transport of fireworks.    “Fireworks on the Fourth of July are an American tradition,” said U.S.[Read More…]

Weill Cornell Researchers Develop Novel Anti-Body Vaccine that Blocks Addictive Nicotine Chemicals from Reaching the Brain NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012 — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed and successfully tested in mice an innovative vaccine to treat nicotine addiction. In the journal Science Translational Medicine, the scientists describe[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Myrbetriq (mirabegron) to treat adults with overactive bladder, a condition in which the bladder muscle cannot be controlled, squeezes too often or squeezes without warning. An extended-release tablet taken once daily, Myrbetriq improves the storage capacity of[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Belviq (lorcaserin hydrochloride), as an addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise, for chronic weight management. The drug is approved for use in adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obese), or adults[Read More…]

NIH provides heat-related illness advice for older people Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012.  Hot summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has some advice for helping older people avoid heat-related illnesses, known as hyperthermia. Hyperthermia[Read More…]

Innovative Partnership Seeks Rapid Cure to Reduce TB Treatment Time from Six Months to One Month NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012 — Seven pharmaceutical companies and four research institutions including Weill Cornell Medical College, working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have launched an innovative partnership that aims to speed[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012.  A pilot project to train pharmacists and retail store clinic staff at 24 rural and urban sites to deliver confidential rapid HIV testing was announced today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal of the initiative is to extend HIV testing and counseling[Read More…]

…as Court Decision Looms PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012.  Five years after release of their searing indictment of the failings of the U.S. healthcare system, filmmaker Michael Moore and the real-life stars of SiCKO, will hold a reunion Saturday night in Philadelphia. The event is at 7 p.m. at the Plays and[Read More…]

Government Asserts That Adulterated Food Was Introduced into Interstate Commerce Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2012.  The United States has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against Dan Nolan Livestock LLC. and its owner Daniel W. Nolan to block them from violating the Food, Drug[Read More…]