Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. “Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services reported that over 20 million American women in private health insurance plans have already gained access to at least one free preventive service because of the health care law. Without financial barriers like co-pays and deductibles,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
New Book Celebrates Outdoor Childhood Games
TAG, TOSS & RUN: 40 CLASSIC LAWN GAMES MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012. As children growing up on farms in rural Maine, Victoria Rowell and Paul Tukey say there were unaware of a social transformation that began in 1972 with the launch of the world’s first video game known as Pong. Forty[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Quadrivalent Vaccine to Prevent Seasonal Influenza
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012. FluMist Quadrivalent, a vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza in people ages 2 years through 49 years, has been approved today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FluMist Quadrivalent is the first influenza vaccine to contain four strains of the influenza virus, two influenza A[Read More…]
Confused by Genetic Tests? NIH’s New Online Tool May Help
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012. An online tool launched today by the National Institutes of Health will make it easier to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of genetic tests. The free resource, called the Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), is available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gtr/. “I’m delighted that NIH has created this powerful, new[Read More…]
More Than 10,000 Participants Have Joined the GuLF STUDY
NIH seeking thousands more oil spill workers to find potential health effects of spill Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012. Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 10,000 cleanup workers and volunteers have enrolled in the Gulf Long-term Follow-up (GuLF) STUDY, a national[Read More…]
NIH Spotlights Research for Rare Eye Diseases During Rare Disease Day
Statement from Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Eye Institute Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2012. On the fifth annual Rare Disease Day, the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, joins patients and organizations around the world to raise awareness of rare diseases,[Read More…]
FDA Announces Safety Changes in Labeling for Some Cholesterol-lowering Drugs
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2012. Important safety changes to the labeling for some widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are being announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These products, when used with diet and exercise, help to lower a person’s “bad” cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol). The[Read More…]
New Influenza Virus Discovered in Guatemalan Fruit Bats
Bat flu virus is not believed to present a threat to humans Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2012. A new influenza A virus discovered in fruit bats in Guatemala does not appear to present a current threat to humans, but should be studied as a potential source for human influenza, according to[Read More…]
Illinois Medical Marijuana HB 30 Full Text
IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. Creates the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Provides that when a person has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition, the person and the person’s primary caregiver may be issued a registry identification card by the Department of Public Health[Read More…]
Cannabis Use Not Associated With Alterations In Dopamine, Study Says
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012. The consumption of cannabis is not associated with residual alterations in the release of dopamine in chronic users, according to trial data to be published in journal Biological Psychiatry. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is responsible for reward-driven learning and behavior. Alterations in the brain’s[Read More…]
