Diabetes growth rate steady, adding to health care burden Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2017. More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report finds that as of 2015, 30.3[Read More…]
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CDC Awards $12 Million to Help States Fight Opioid Overdose Epidemic
Support will strengthen state efforts to prevent and track opioid overdoses Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding this week more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic. The[Read More…]
NIH Findings Link Aldosterone with Alcohol Use Disorder
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. A new study led by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, demonstrates that aldosterone, a hormone produced in the adrenal glands, may contribute to alcohol use disorder (AUD). The novel research, conducted in collaboration[Read More…]
Study: Cannabinoids Reduce Migraine Frequency
Amsterdam, the Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2017. The prolonged daily administration of cannabinoids is associated with a reduction in migraine headache frequency, according to clinical trial data presented at the 3rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology. Italian researchers compared the efficacy of oral cannabinoid treatments versus amitriptyline – an anti-depressant[Read More…]
Center for Multicultural Communities Forum on Health Benefits for Illinois Recipients on July 19
Senate Democratic Leaders to McConnell: Work With Dems To Advance Policies To Strengthen Health Insurance Markets
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. U.S. Senate Democratic Leaders Dick Durbin (D-IL), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today released a new letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging him to abandon efforts to repeal and sabotage the Affordable Care Act and instead work[Read More…]
Survey Finds Medicaid Enrollees Satisfied With Coverage, Physician Access
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. Enrollees in Medicaid reported in a nationwide survey that they’re largely satisfied with the health care they receive under the program, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Most Medicaid enrollees said that they have good access to physicians, while few[Read More…]
NIH-Funded Team Uses Smartphone Data in Global Study of Physical Activity
Large-scale study reveals targets for obesity prevention, wisdom of walkable communities. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. Using a larger dataset than for any previous human movement study, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, have tracked physical activity by population for more than 100 countries. Their[Read More…]
Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus Offering School Physicals
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2017. The Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus, 350 Victory Drive in DownTown Park Forest, is once again offering affordable school physicals required for children entering preschool, kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade. Physical exams are conducted by a family nurse practitioner. Dates available are: July[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
First approval for this rare blood disorder in nearly 20 years Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) for patients age five years and older with sickle cell disease to reduce severe complications associated with the blood disorder. “Endari is[Read More…]
