Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2017. Consuming moderate amounts of chocolate was associated with significantly lower risk of being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF)—a common and dangerous type of irregular heartbeat—in a large study of men and women in Denmark led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[Read More…]
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University of Chicago Yearlong Survey Tracks Spread of Microbes in New Hospital
More than 6,500 samples from surfaces, air, water reveal fast-changing microbiome The Hospital Microbiome Project seeks to understand how to encourage beneficial microbial interactions and decrease potentially harmful contact. Photo by: Michael Satalic CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017 By: John Easton A 12-month study mapping bacterial diversity within a hospital—with a focus[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Column Shows State Losses Under Medicaid Per Capita Cap Scenarios
The Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, August 2015. AP/Andrew Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017. As the Senate considers vast cuts to the Medicaid program under the House passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a new column from the Center for American Progress assesses how states would have been affected by caps[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Estimates Trumpcare Coverage Losses by State and Congressional District
A flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2017. AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Showing the devastating impact of Trumpcare nationwide, a new report from the Center for American Progress estimates how many Americans would lose coverage by state and congressional[Read More…]
The C.B.O.’s Keeping Score—We’re Losers Now It’s Time To Win Back Our Health Care Rights
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump loves calling people “losers” so much that he’s backing a health care plan that would put tens of millions of Americans on the losing side of the ledger. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health[Read More…]
US Death Rates from Alzheimer’s Disease Increased 55 Percent from 1999 to 2014
More caregiver support needed as disease burden grows Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Death rates from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The number of Alzheimer’s deaths at home also increased during the same period,[Read More…]
3.3 Million-Year-Old Fossil of Young Girl Reveals Origins of Human Spine
Portions of skeletal structure established millions of years earlier than previously thought Full skeleton of ‘Selam,’ a 3.3 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered by Prof. Zeray Alemseged in 2000. Courtesy of: Zeray Alemseged CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2017 By: Matt Wood Analysis of a 3.3 million-year-old fossil skeleton reveals the most complete[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: White House Budget Proposes More Funding for Law Enforcement Than Treatment
Advocates: White House Budget Further Confirmation that Trump Administration Escalating the War on Drugs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2017. President Trump’s FY 2018 budget, released today, proposes to boost funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement while proposing dramatic cuts to Medicaid that has extended access to opioid[Read More…]
Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety
Seek to ensure food additives are found safe before being marketed to American consumers The FDA rule allows manufacturers to decide for and by themselves—in secret—what can be added to processed foods. Today, an estimated 3,000 chemicals that have never been scrutinized by the FDA are in use. Anthony Starks[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Drug to Specifically Treat Giant Cell Arteritis
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of subcutaneous Actemra (tocilizumab) to treat adults with giant cell arteritis. This new indication provides the first FDA-approved therapy, specific to this type of vasculitis. “We expedited the development and review of this application[Read More…]
