Meeting of Council to Promote Health, Prevention and Wellness Nationwide CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2011. The State of Illinois today welcomed U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin and other members of the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council (National Prevention Council) to Illinois. Members met in Chicago today for[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Rare Gene Variant Implicates Vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2011. A rare genetic variant that appears to be directly and causally linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified by Oxford University researchers. Importantly, the mutation in the CYP27B1 gene affects a key enzyme which leads people with the variant to have lower levels of vitamin[Read More…]
Panel Endorses Active Monitoring and Delay of Treatment for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Urges further research to clarify management strategies Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2011. An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that many men with localized, low-risk prostate cancer should be closely monitored, permitting treatment to be delayed until warranted by disease progression. However, monitoring strategies—such[Read More…]
How to Stop the Flu
Engineering-systems researchers identify proven strategies to prevent influenza from spreading through a household. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2011. Between 1918 and 1920, an influenza epidemic swept across the globe, infecting more than a quarter of the world’s population and killing 50 to 100 million people. If a similar outbreak occurred today,[Read More…]
US Tox21 to Begin Screening 10,000 Chemicals
NIH, EPA, and FDA collaborate to move science forward Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2011. A high-speed robotic screening system, aimed at protecting human health by improving how chemicals are tested in the United States, begins today to test 10,000 compounds for potential toxicity. The compounds cover a wide variety of classifications,[Read More…]
Statement by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Re: Plan B One-Step Emergency Contraceptive
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2011. Plan B One-Step is an emergency contraceptive, sometimes referred to as the “morning after pill.” Plan B One-Step is currently labeled over the counter to women ages 17 years and older, but is sold behind the pharmacy counter. It is available by prescription only to women[Read More…]
The Cover Art is In: Here’s the Next Book
Mon, Dec 5, 2011 MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. Calendar Filling Fast for New Lawn Games for Life Tour & Book Signings Although our next book, co-authored with actress Victoria Rowell, is still at the printer and won’t be unveiled until the Philadelphia Flower Show and numerous other venues in March, the[Read More…]
FDA, FTC act to Remove ‘Homeopathic’ HCG Weight Loss Products From the Market
Joint action is first step in halting sale of the products Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today issued seven Warning Letters to companies marketing over-the counter (OTC) HCG products that are labeled as “homeopathic” for weight loss. Human[Read More…]
Open Enrollment Ends December 7 – People with Medicare See Significant Savings in 2011
Nearly three million people with Medicare receiving discounts on prescription drugs, 24.2 million receiving free preventive care Wshington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that as of the end of October, more seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare have seen significantly lower[Read More…]
Medicare Gives Employers, Consumers Information to Make Better Health Care Choices
Health care law will allow patients to compare options, find best value WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011. Consumers and employers will have the health care information they need to make more informed choices about their care, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced[Read More…]
