Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012.  Flexible sigmoidoscopy, a screening test for colorectal cancer that is less invasive and has fewer side effects than colonoscopy, is effective in reducing the rates of new cases and deaths due to colorectal cancer, according to research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, part of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012. During National Emergency Medical Services Week, we recognize the tremendous role that EMS practitioners make to improve health in communities across the nation. The around-the-clock dedication to providing emergency care is evident with one statistic: more than 36 million patients were cared for by EMS professionals in[Read More…]

65th World Health Assembly to Debate Binding Convention on R&D  GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–MAY 21, 2012—The world’s health ministers, gathering in Geneva for the World Health Assembly (WHA) this week, will decide whether or not to start the process for a binding agreement that would jumpstart research and development (R&D) for medical needs[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging the public to throw out any oysters, clams, mussels or scallops from Korea that you have in your refrigerator or freezer. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found significant problems including: ineffective management of land-based pollution sources that can[Read More…]

INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012.  The University of Notre Dame filed a lawsuit Monday (May 21) challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation that requires religious organizations to provide, pay for, and/or facilitate insurance coverage for services that violate the teachings of the Catholic Church. Filed in the U.S. District Court for[Read More…]

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–21 May 2012.  A new study dispels the myth that in general the homeless are starving and underweight. New research by Oxford University and Harvard Medical School has found that obesity is just as common among the homeless as it is among the general non-homeless population. The study, to[Read More…]

NIH-funded study demonstrates importance of conducting pediatric clinical trials Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012.  Inhaling concentrated saline (salt water) mist does not reduce how often infants and young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) need antibiotics for respiratory symptoms, according to findings from a clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012. Day and night, in communities across our country, men and women providing emergency medical services (EMS) stand at the front lines of our public safety and public health systems, ready to respond with care and efficiency at a moment’s notice. During Emergency Medical Services Week, we[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2012. Katie Beckett was a quiet hero and an inadvertent pioneer in the civil rights movement for people with disabilities. When she was only three years old, her family and her doctors wanted her to live at home despite her extraordinary medical support needs. At that time, Medicaid[Read More…]

Boating tragedy survivor Nick Schuyler warns of hypothermia danger Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012 National Safe Boating Week Campaign Logo. Download here. (Credit: North American Safe Boating Campaign.) NOAA’s National Weather Service and the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) have partnered again to encourage recreational boaters to know their risks, learn the[Read More…]