NIH Monitoring the Future survey shows use of most illicit substances down, but past year marijuana use relatively stable. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. The 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) annual survey results released today from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reflect changing teen behaviors and choices in a social[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Sens. Warren and Grassley Applaud FDA Steps to Improve Hearing Aid Accessibility, Implement Portions of Bipartisan Legislation
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it will take steps to improve consumer access to hearing aids, including by not enforcing the requirement for a medical evaluation or waiver in order to acquire hearing[Read More…]
U.S. Raises Bar on Seafood Imports to Further Curb Illegal Fishing, Fraud
Program will trace specific fish and fish products from harvest to entry into U.S. commerce Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Yesterday, the U.S. established additional protections for the national economy, global food security, and the sustainability of our shared ocean resources. NOAA Fisheries will administer the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to[Read More…]
Ohio State Senator Behind the Extreme Abortion Ban Was Investigated for Domestic Violence in 2011
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016 By Jen Hayden Kris Jordan leads a crusade to punish Ohio women In less time than a woman has to wait to have an abortion after seeing a doctor in Ohio, Republicans rammed through a surprise bill that is one of the most extreme in the nation, banning[Read More…]
The Drug Policy Alliance Releases Public Health and Safety Plan to Address Problematic Opioid Use and Overdose
The Plan Includes Specific Policy Proposals to Increase Access to Effective Treatment, Expand Harm Reduction Interventions, Prevent Opioid Misuse, and Minimize the Criminalization of People Who Use Drugs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. The Drug Policy Alliance, the nation’s leading proponent of drug policy reform, is releasing a plan to address[Read More…]
Missing 1-2 Hours of Sleep Doubles Crash Risk
AAA Foundation study reveals the dangers of getting less than seven hours of sleep WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016 – Drivers who miss between one to two hours of the recommended seven hours of sleep in a 24-hour period nearly double their risk for a crash, according to new research from[Read More…]
Democrats Release Select Investigative Panel Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Today, the Democratic Members of the Select Investigative Panel issued a 112-page report entitled , “Setting the Record Straight: The Unjustifiable Attack on Women’s Health Care and Life-Saving Research.” “Fifteen months after the Select Panel was created and after spending more than $1.5 million in[Read More…]
Uncovering a ‘Smoking Gun’ in Age-Related Disease
Old C. elegans expressing a specific alternative splicing event tagged by either green or red fluorescent protein, well-fed (left) or on dietary restriction (right). Worms on dietary restriction maintain a youthful splicing pattern (as seen in young worms) compared to the well-fed worm population at the same age. Boston, MA[Read More…]
Study Finds Presumptive Announcements Beat Open Ended Conversations to Increase HPV Vaccination
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2016. A decade after a vaccine to fight the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) was introduced in the United States, almost half of adolescents have yet to receive the first dose. A study in the January 2017 Pediatrics suggests an effective way to increase HPV vaccination[Read More…]
No Safe Level of Smoking: Even low-Intensity Smokers are at Increased Risk of Earlier Death
Photo Source: Youtube Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. People who consistently smoked an average of less than one cigarette per day over their lifetime had a 64 percent higher risk of earlier death than never smokers, and those who smoked between one and 10 cigarettes a day had an 87 percent[Read More…]
