The Heart Truth campaign celebrates a decade of progress and continues to inspire heart health action during American Heart Month Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. As part of American Heart Month, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI’s) The Heart Truth campaign, with the support[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Medicare Advantage Premiums Down 7 Percent on Average, Enrollment Up 10 percent
Wahington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2012. Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. The enrollment numbers confirm projections from last September that enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans would continue to[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — American Heart Month, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. Every year, heart disease takes the lives of over half a million Americans, and it remains the leading cause of death in the United States. This devastating epidemic leaves no one untouched; its victims are fathers and daughters, grandparents and siblings, cherished friends and community members across[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. In America, an alarming number of young people experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse as part of a controlling or violent dating relationship. The consequences of dating violence — spanning impaired development to physical harm — pose a threat to the health and well-being of teens across[Read More…]
NIH-funded HIV Clinical Research Sites to Join Pediatric Tuberculosis Vaccine Study
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. Several U.S. government-funded HIV/AIDS clinical research sites in Africa will join other collaborators in an ongoing clinical trial testing an investigational tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in infants at risk for TB infection. “We are pleased to be able to tap into our existing HIV/AIDS clinical research infrastructure[Read More…]
FDA Approves Kalydeco to Treat Rare Form of Cystic Fibrosis
Breakthrough therapy targets defective protein Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of a rare form of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients ages 6 years and older who have the specific G551D mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator[Read More…]
American Heart Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2012. February is American Heart Month; a month to spread awareness about the importance of heart health. Each year, countless American families are impacted by heart disease and stroke. Although its risk factors can be prevented or controlled, it is still the leading cause of death for[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Most Common Type of Skin Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2012. Today, Erivedge (vismodegib) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. The drug is intended for use in patients with locally advanced basal cell cancer who are not candidates[Read More…]
UNICEF Appeals for Nearly $1.3 Billion to Assist Children in 2012
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2012. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed today for $1.28 billion to provide humanitarian assistance to children in over 25 countries this year, with nearly one-third of the total amount earmarked for the crisis in the Horn of Africa. “We have achieved many positive results in[Read More…]
Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Disparities in US Cancer Screening Rates
Screening rates lower among Asian and Hispanic Americans Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2012. The percentage of U.S. citizens screened for cancer remains below national targets, with significant disparities among racial and ethnic populations, according to the first federal study to identify cancer screening disparities among Asian and Hispanic groups. The report[Read More…]
