Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that a group of medications used to control high blood pressure, called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), do not increase the risk of developing cancer in patients using the medications. In July 2010, the FDA reported that a[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned women not to substitute breast thermography for mammography to screen for breast cancer.   Unlike mammography, in which an X-ray of the breast is taken, thermography produces an infrared image that shows the patterns of heat and[Read More…]

Study suggests new therapeutic targets for virally-induced asthma attacks Boston, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)– When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. Studies in a mouse model,[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 May 2011.  Exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile telephones could possibly cause cancer, including an increased risk in a malignant type of brain tumour, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. There has been mounting concern the past few years about the possibility of adverse health[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced new steps to reduce premiums and make it easier for Americans to enroll in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. Premiums for the Federally-administered Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) will drop as much as 40 percent[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2011.   ISSUE: FDA is aware of two newly published studies that evaluated the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women who use birth control pills that contain drospirenone. The two recently published studies looked at whether there is a higher risk of blood clots in women[Read More…]

San Francisco, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A study of 1,455 U.S. men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer has found a link between brisk walking and lowered risk of prostate cancer progression, according to scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and the Harvard School of Public Health. The scientists found that men[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011.  Health warnings on cigarette packages prompt smokers to think about quitting, according to a 14-nation study. Effective warning labels as a component of comprehensive tobacco control can help save lives by reducing tobacco use, said a report released by CDC. The study, published in today’s Morbidity[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riders to take steps to stay safe this holiday weekend. CPSC staff is aware of 28 fatalities that occurred during the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2010. That is an average of seven deaths[Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011.  Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS), represented by attorneys from Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and joined by attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit today in federal district court against a new law that severely restricts abortion access.[Read More…]