Increased use of clinical preventive services could save tens of thousands of lives Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  Only about half of U.S. adults received selected preventive services such as screenings, consultations and prescriptions, from a health care professional before 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  Annual cost savings in states with universal motorcycle helmet laws were nearly four times greater (per registered motorcycle) than in states without these comprehensive laws, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Universal helmet[Read More…]

New MIT study offers comprehensive look at chemical and genetic changes that occur as inflammation progresses to cancer. MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012.  One of the biggest risk factors for liver, colon or stomach cancer is chronic inflammation of those organs, often caused by viral or bacterial infections. A new study from[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012.  It seems logical that programs to screen and manage depression in pregnant, HIV-positive Medicaid patients should already be in place, but they aren’t. It’s the kind of glaring oversight that Rajesh Balkrishnan, associate professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, said he finds[Read More…]

National Men’s Health Week: June 11-17, 2012 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012.  Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is encouraging men statewide to recognize the importance of a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise and medical check-ups during National Men’s Health Week. This annual observance is celebrated during the week[Read More…]

Northwestern Medicine expert offer tips for enhancing bone health in early adulthood to avoid osteoporosis in later years  Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012.  While women are disproportionately affected by osteoporosis, growing evidence suggests that all adults need to take proactive measures for prevention. Northwestern Medicine® experts say it’s important for men to[Read More…]

Patient advocates urge world-renowned hospital to change its discriminatory, politically-motivated policy Los Angeles, CA –(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012.  Patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) recently discovered that a second patient at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been denied a transplant in the past year because of their medical marijuana use.[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012.  On June 5, 2012 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report on “Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management.“. CDC’s VFC program provides free vaccines to eligible children through a national network that includes[Read More…]

TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012.  We know that people who meditate do better on tasks that require self-control. It turns out that meditators’ openness to their own emotions is the reason, according to new research from the University of Toronto Scarborough. “These results suggest that willpower or self-control may be sharpest[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012.  Children and young adults scanned multiple times by computed tomography (CT), a commonly used diagnostic tool, have a small increased risk of leukemia and brain tumors in the decade following their first scan. These findings are from a study of more than 175,000 children and young[Read More…]