Landmark Report Released in Advance of 2012 World AIDS Conference in Washington, DC Global Commission Calls for Drug Decriminalization and Expansion of Proven, Cost-Effective Solutions to Reduce HIV/AIDS – Including Sterile Syringe Access, Safer Injection Facilities, and Prescription Heroin Programs While Some Countries Have Virtually Eliminated Drug-Related HIV Transmissions, Drug[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
NIH Study Finds HIV-positive Young Men at Risk of Low Bone Mass
Researchers recommend monitoring, exercise, vitamin D to prevent future fracture risk Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Young men being treated for HIV are more likely to experience low bone mass than are other men their age, according to results from a research network supported by the National Institutes of Health. The[Read More…]
First Central Illinois West Nile Virus Positive Results For 2012
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first West Nile virus positive bird detected in central Illinois for 2012. Champaign Urbana Public Health District staff collected a crow on June 12, which tested positive for West Nile virus. A bird collected in Cook County[Read More…]
Fish Shed Light on Human Melanoma
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012 — A transparent member of the minnow family is providing researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College with insight into human melanoma — a form of skin cancer — that may lead to new or repurposed drug treatments, for skin and other cancers. Zebrafish, a member of[Read More…]
More Than 100,000 Health Care Providers Paid for Using Electronic Health Records
CMS and ONC surpass 2012 goals for EHR adoption and use Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)-June 19, 2012. More than 100,000 health care providers are using electronic health records that meet federal standards and have benefitted from the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid[Read More…]
Fishing for Answers to Autism Puzzle
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism. MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Fish cannot display symptoms of autism, schizophrenia or other human brain disorders. However, a team of MIT biologists has shown that zebrafish can be a useful tool for studying the genes that contribute[Read More…]
The Heat Is On: Park Forest Aqua Center Sees Rise In Memberships (video/story)
Children play in the wading pool of the Park Forest Aqua Center. This pool is one of four available for summer fun. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Wondering where to go and what to do during summer days in Park Forest? Many of your neighbors — many more than last[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Patients to Rally Wednesday Against Federal Raid on Permitted Sacramento Dispensary
Federal actions contradict Obama administration’s declarations that it’s not targeting state law-compliant businesses Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012. Medical marijuana patients and their supporters will rally in front of the federal building on Wednesday, June 20th at 1:30pm to protest a raid last week on Sacramento’s first permitted dispensary in the[Read More…]
Study Shows No Evidence Medical Marijuana Increases Teen Drug Use
DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012. While marijuana use by teens has been increasing since 2005, an analysis of data from 1993 through 2009 by economists at three universities has found no evidence to link the legalization of medical marijuana to increased use of the drug among high school students. “There is anecdotal[Read More…]
Weight-loss Surgery Increases Alcohol Use Disorders Over Time
NIH-funded study sheds light on risk of bariatric procedures Bethesda, Mayland–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012. Adults who had a common bariatric surgery to lose weight had a significantly higher risk of alcohol use disorders (AUD) two years after surgery, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research consortium. Researchers[Read More…]
