NARAL’s New Video Highlights Clinton’s Record of Trusting Women to Make Their Own Decisions About Their Bodies Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America released a new video today highlighting why everyday Americans trust Hillary Clinton to be our next president. The video features NARAL members and its president, Ilyse Hogue,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
VA Chiropractic Residency Sites First in Nation to Receive Accreditation
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) chiropractic residency programs have reached a historic first by receiving accreditation from the Council of Chiropractic Education. These are the first residency programs in the nation ever to be awarded this distinction, a significant advancement in the evolution of chiropractic[Read More…]
Political Polarization Among Voters Likely to have Significant Effect on Future Health Policy, Including Affordable Care Act
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. An in-depth analysis of results from 14 national public opinion polls that looked at how Republican and Democratic likely voters in the 2016 presidential election view the health policy issues raised during the election campaign shows that the two parties’ voters have markedly different values,[Read More…]
Scientist Builds Drug Development Company Out of Research Lab
Prof. Cathryn Nagler Launches Startup with Help of University of Chicago Resources From left: John Colson, Jeff Hubbell and Cathryn Nagler meet in the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 34,000 square feet co-working space, the Polsky Exchange. Courtesy of: The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016[Read More…]
Federal Parity Task Force Takes Steps to Strengthen Insurance Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. For too long, Americans paid for health insurance that did not recognize that treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is as essential as other medical treatment. Untreated mental health and substance use disorders can be debilitating and life-threatening. These consequences are apparent in the[Read More…]
Scientists Propose Neuroscience Framework for Diagnosing Addictions
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, propose using an assessment tool to diagnose addictive disorders that considers addiction-related behaviors, brain imaging, and genetic data. According to a new review article, the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment[Read More…]
Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Does Not Benefit Some COPD Patients
Study addresses long-standing question for those with moderately low blood oxygen levels. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Newly published data from the Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT) show that oxygen use is not beneficial for most people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and moderately low levels of blood oxygen. It[Read More…]
In 8 States, Half of ZIP Codes Lack Sufficient Supply of Child Care Centers, New Center for American Progress Interactive Maps Show
New interactive maps and analysis from CAP examine child care accessibility in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia. Nearly half of ZIP codes are “child care deserts,” impacting more than 27 million people—including 1.8 million children under the age of 5. The first years of life[Read More…]
ACLU Files Complaint Against Catholic Health System For Denying Care to Pregnant Woman With Brain Tumor
CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a government complaint this week against a Catholic health care provider that refused medically necessary treatment to a pregnant woman on religious grounds. The woman had a life-threatening brain tumor, and her request to[Read More…]
Elderly May Face Increased Dementia Risk After a Disaster
Fishing village in Ohama Miyato, Japan, after 2011 tsunami Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Elderly people who were uprooted from damaged or destroyed homes and who lost touch with their neighbors after the 2011 tsunami in Japan were more likely to experience increased symptoms of dementia than those who[Read More…]
