Research on brain activity fails to support widely used approach to identify dyslexic students Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011.  Regardless of high or low overall scores on an IQ test, children with dyslexia show similar patterns of brain activity, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. The results[Read More…]

London, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011.  Alcohol consumption causes far greater harms to the individual user and to society than does the use of cannabis, according to a review published online in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the journal of the British Association of Psychopharmacology. Investigators at the Imperial College of London[Read More…]

One is Banned from Marketing Dietary Supplements, Another from Making Weight-loss Claims Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011.  As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission settled charges brought against three people and two companies for deceptively advertising a supposed weight-loss supplement ingredient. One defendant[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011.  Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common and debilitating complications of diabetes. During National Diabetes Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, is encouraging people with diabetes to get annual dilated eye exams and take steps to avoid[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011.  Though we have made substantial progress in combating diabetes, the number of Americans burdened by this disease continues to grow at a rapid pace. During National Diabetes Month, we commemorate the work of caregivers, researchers, medical professionals, and advocates who lead the fight against diabetes, and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. For millions of Americans, the heartbreak of watching a loved one struggle with Alzheimer’s disease is a pain they know all too well. Alzheimer’s disease burdens an increasing number of our Nation’s elders and their families, and it is essential that we confront the challenge it[Read More…]

Faster scans could reduce the time patients spend in the machine from 45 to 15 minutes. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011.  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices can scan the inside of the body in intricate detail, allowing clinicians to spot even the earliest signs of cancer or other abnormalities. But they[Read More…]

Kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011.  The death toll from overdoses of prescription painkillers has more than tripled in the past decade, according to an analysis in the CDC Vital Signs report released today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This new[Read More…]

President Barack Obama has been declared fit … for service. (SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- President Barack Obama’s physician Jeffrey C. Kuhlman, MD, MPH, has released details of the Commander-in-Chief’s second periodic physical exam. The results, released October 31, show a very fit chief executive. By the numbers, the President is 50[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released final standards to more consistently measure race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, thereby improving the ability to highlight disparities in health status and target interventions to reduce these disparities. “It is our job to[Read More…]