Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012.  In recognition of World Kidney Day on March 8, the National Institutes of Health is promoting efforts to reduce disparities in organ transplantation. This is particularly important among African-Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians, all of whom are disproportionately affected by kidney failure — yet are less[Read More…]

More than 3.6 million kids smoke cigarettes  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012.  The fight against youth tobacco use was accelerated today by Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, with the release of the Surgeon General’s Report, Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults.  This report details the scope, health consequences and[Read More…]

CDC highlights steps to prevent spread of deadly C. difficile bacteria, which impacts patients in nursing homes and outpatient care, not just hospitals For Clinicians: 6 Steps to Prevention Prescribe and use antibiotics carefully. About 50% of all antibiotics given are not needed, unnecessarily raising the risk of C. difficile[Read More…]

Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012.  The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) announced today that they have funded several research teams in a joint collaboration aimed at solving[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a warning letter to Breathable Foods Inc., makers of AeroShot, for false or misleading statements in the labeling of their product, and told the company that the Agency has questions about the safety of the “caffeine inhaler.” The[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2012.  For decades, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has investigated accidents and incidents, across all modes of transportation where fatigue was a causal or contributory factor. National Sleep Awareness Week (March 5-9) and the start of daylight savings time on Sunday, reminds transportation operators and the public[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2012.  SafeLawns 2.0 officially begins today as we add the element of children’s outdoor play to our “Lawn Games for LIfe” campaign. As a father of two daughters, ages 5 and 2, I’m a daily witness to their urge to nestle on the couch in front of the[Read More…]

Rochester, MN–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012.  Federal officials should reclassify cannabis under federal law and permit “long-stifled research into a potential trove of (the plant’s) therapeutic applications,” according to review published in the February issue of the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The[Read More…]

Madrid, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012.  The administration of a cannabinoid agonist halts the advancement of multiple sclerosis, according to preclinical data to be published in the journal Neuropharmacology. Investigators at Complutense University in Madrid assessed the impact of WIN55,512-2, a synthetic cannabinoid agonist, in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS).[Read More…]

NIH-funded study suggests possible treatment for common condition Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. Uterine fibroids are the most common noncancerous tumors in women[Read More…]