Small study suggests that high cortisol level in hair may foretell hard-to-diagnose disorder. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Analyzing a hair sample may help with the diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome, a rare and potentially fatal disorder in which the body overproduces the stress hormone cortisol, according to researchers at the National[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Attacks Against Title X Providers Could Leave Millions Without Access to Affordable Family Planning Services
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. As part of a broader anti-choice agenda, Republicans in Congress are pushing to eliminate an Obama administration rule that protects Title X providers, who administer family planning services to about 4 million clients each year. If successful, the move could cause millions of people to[Read More…]
New Vital Signs Study Finds Noise-Related Hearing Loss Not Limited to Work Exposure
Millions have hearing damage even when hearing perceived as excellent Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017. Unless your hearing is tested, it’s really hard to know if it’s damaged. That’s the message of a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey that found about one in four U.S. adults who[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Urges Improvement in Teen Vaccination Rates
Immunization is a key preventive cornerstone of pediatric care but efforts often fall short with adolescents; Adolescents are less likely than younger children to receive all the recommended vaccines, threatening their long-term health. Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017. Two new AAP clinical reports, “The Need to Optimize Adolescent Immunization”[Read More…]
Beat Foodborne Illness this Super Bowl
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. As excitement for this year’s Super Bowl grows, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages consumers to use safe food handling practices at a championship level and avoid becoming one of the estimated 48 million Americans who gets sick from foodborne illnesses each year. The Super[Read More…]
Couples with Obesity May Take Longer to Achieve Pregnancy, NIH Study Suggests
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. Couples in which both partners are obese may take from 55 to 59 percent longer to achieve pregnancy, compared to their normal weight counterparts, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings appear online in Human Reproduction. “A lot of[Read More…]
Stem Cell Transplants May Induce Long-Term Remission of Multiple Sclerosis
Encouraging results help set stage for larger studies. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks[Read More…]
Groundbreaking Drug Policy Bills Reintroduced in Maryland
Legislation Addresses Addiction, Deadly Overdose, Spread of Infectious Disease and Incarceration Rates for Drug-Related Offenses; Proposed Bills Would Provide Treatment-on-Demand in Hospitals, Decriminalize Small Amounts of Drugs, and Set Up Safe Consumption Programs MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. As deaths from drug overdoses increase nationwide, Maryland Delegate Dan Morhaim, M.D. – also[Read More…]
Cardiovascular Disease-Related Hospital Admissions Jump on Second Day After Major Snowfall
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases decline on days with major snowfalls compared to days with no snowfall, but they jump by 23% two days later, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “With global climate change,[Read More…]
5000+ Mental Health Professionals Tell Sen. Schumer Trump is Mentally Ill and Must Be Removed
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 By HalBrown Petition to Senator Chuck Schumer: We, the undersigned mental health professionals, believe in our professional judgment that Donald Trump manifests a serious mental illness that renders him psychologically incapable of competently discharging the duties of President of the United States. And we respectfully request[Read More…]
