Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health agencies to investigate a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis. At least 15 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported in Colorado,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Amphetamine Use on the Rise Worldwide, New UN Report Finds
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–13 September 2011. The use of amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy and meth is surging around the world, a new United Nations report finds, warning that the growing trade in these illegal drugs and the high profits they bring to criminals are posing an increasing threat to health and security.[Read More…]
New Public-Private Sector Initiative Aims to Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks and Strokes in Five Years
Million Hearts focuses on improving aspirin use, blood pressure, cholesterol control and tobacco prevention Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with several key initial partners, today launched Million Hearts, an initiative that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next[Read More…]
Vice President Biden Calls on New Generation to Take Action in Preventing Dating Violence and Sexual Assault at School and On Campus
On 17th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, Vice President Biden Says “1 is too Many” Youth Victims of Dating Violence and Sexual Assault Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. Earlier today, in a video message tweeted by @VP, Vice President Biden called on high school and college students to share[Read More…]
As the Number of Measles Epidemics Skyrocket, Global Response Lags
Paris/New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011 – On September 13-14, 2011, the Measles Initiative will meet in Washington, D.C., bringing together organizations seeking to eliminate measles worldwide. Given the troubling resurgence of measles epidemics over the last three years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for an effective outbreak response[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Launching Traveling Interactive Exhibition Sept. 13 in New York
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2011 – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is presenting “Starved for Attention,” a free interactive exhibit that simulates a Doctors Without Borders field clinic, to raise awareness about the crisis of childhood malnutrition, a preventable and treatable condition that nonetheless continues to affect 195 million[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Sebelius Spotlights New Efforts to Empower Patients to Increase Secure Access to Their Health Information
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2011. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today proposed new rules that would expand the rights of patients to access their health information through the use of health information technology (IT). Specifically, the new rules would empower patients and allow them to gain access to test results reports directly[Read More…]
Cannabinoid Shown To Be Neuroprotective In Model Of Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
Caen, France–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2011. The administration of the synthetic cannabinoid agonist HU-211 decreases nerve cell death in an in vitro model of ethanol withdrawal, according to data published online in the journal of the Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE). An international team of investigators from the INSERM medical[Read More…]
HHS Announces Affordable Care Act Funding Opportunity to Create Jobs by Building, Renovating and Repairing Community Health Centers
$700 million in grants from the Affordable Care Act will help build and expand health centers, create jobs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of approximately $700 million to help build, expand and improve community health centers across the[Read More…]
IL Health Department Encourages Testing for High Cholesterol, Which Can Lead to the Number One Cause of Death
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging people to get their blood cholesterol checked during September, National Cholesterol Education Month, and take steps to lower it if it is high. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease, which[Read More…]
