Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011. In 1980, there were 720,000 people aged 90 and older in the United States. In 2010, there were 1.9 million people aged 90 and older; by 2050, the ranks of people 90 and older may reach 9 million, according to a report from the U.S. Census[Read More…]

MIT neuroscientists show that a gene linked with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder impairs early brain development. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011.  In recent years, scientists have discovered several genetic mutations associated with greater risk of psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. One such mutation, known as DISC1 — an[Read More…]

Patient advocacy group calls on preeminent health center to change harmful transplant policy Los Angeles, CA –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011.  Sixty-three year-old medical marijuana patient Norman B. Smith was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 2009 and sought treatment from the internationally lauded Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Smith’s oncologist[Read More…]

CDC report also notes first decline in C-section rate in over a decade Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011.  The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15–19 years hit a record low in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Births: Preliminary Data for[Read More…]

MIT cancer biologists determine how platelets in the bloodstream help cancer cells form new tumors. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. About 90 percent of cancer deaths are caused by secondary tumors, known as metastases, which spread from the original tumor site. To become mobile and break free from the original tumor,[Read More…]

New computer chip models how neurons communicate with each other at synapses. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. For decades, scientists have dreamed of building computer systems that could replicate the human brain’s talent for learning new tasks. MIT researchers have now taken a major step toward that goal by designing a[Read More…]

CMS Announces New Demonstrations to Help Curb Improper Medicare, Medicaid Payments Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011.  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today announced that the Administration cut wasteful improper payments by $17.6 billion dollars in 2011 as part of the Obama Administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste, fueled by decreases[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2011.  Governor Pat Quinn and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal have proclaimed November 13-19, 2011 as the National Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week in Illinois. The objective of this week is to create safety awareness among residents when riding elevators, escalators and moving walks. Governor[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Schools across the country should maintain access to critical life saving medication for children with food and other allergies, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) said today. The School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, which Durbin and Kirk intend to introduce in[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011.  Cooking stoves with chimneys can lower exposure to indoor wood smoke and reduce the rate of severe pneumonia by 30 percent in children less than 18 months of age, according to a new air pollution study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),[Read More…]