New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. A new study published in PLOS Medicine from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Planned Parenthood reveals the significant obstacles and increased medical treatments that Ohio women experienced when health care providers were forced to use outdated FDA protocols[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
New Study Points to Chicago’s West Side as the Region’s Epicenter for Heroin Hospitalizations and Arrests
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. While widespread heroin use in Chicago’s suburbs has been well documented, people are more likely to suffer negative health and criminal justice impacts due to heroin on Chicago’s West Side than in any other part of the city or the Chicagoland region. Long considered to be a[Read More…]
FDA Requires Strong warnings for Opioid Analgesics, Prescription Opioid Cough Products, and Benzodiazepine Labeling Related to Serious Risks and Death from Combined Use
Action to better inform prescribers and protect patients as part of Agency’s Opioids Action Plan Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2016. After an extensive review of the latest scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is requiring class-wide changes to drug labeling, including patient information, to[Read More…]
NIH Review Finds Nondrug Approaches Effective for Treatment of Common Pain Conditions
U.S. study reviews trial results on complementary health approaches for pain relief; aims to assist with pain management Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. Data from a review of U.S.-based clinical trials published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular complementary health approaches — such as yoga,[Read More…]
A Doctor Dissects Trump’s Doctors Letter. It Ain’t Pretty.
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016 By Murfster35 Want to change4 your story Dr? At this point I’m thinking that the good Dr. Bornstein wishes that both he and his most excellent patient had just both kept their big, fat mouths shut. For a while there, it looked like they had gotten[Read More…]
Extreme Temperatures Could Increase Preterm Birth Risk
NIH researchers find more preterm births among women exposed to extremes of hot and cold Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. Extreme hot or cold temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of preterm birth, according to study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The study authors found that extremes[Read More…]
Traces of Ebola Virus Linger Longer than Expected in Semen
Older men more likely to have a positive semen test Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. Initial data from a Liberian public health program show about 9 percent (38) of 429 male Ebola survivors had fragments of Ebola virus in their semen. Of those, 63 percent had semen samples that tested positive[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Partners with National Kidney Foundation to Provide Free Kidney Disease Screening in Maywood
Kidney Disease Has Virtually No Symptoms; African Americans Are Three Times More Likely to Suffer From Kidney Failure MAYWOOD, Ill. – (ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today joined Rock of Ages Baptist Church and St. Eulalia Parish in Maywood to present a free kidney disease screening. The[Read More…]
Senators Warren and Grassley Ask Standard-Setting Committee About Next Steps to Incorporate Medical Device Identifiers on Insurance Claim Forms
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter asking the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) about steps it is taking to include medical devices’ unique device identifier (UDI) on health insurance claim forms. ASC X12 is the body responsible[Read More…]
Senators Raise Concerns About Mylan’s EpiPen Price Hike and Expanded Patient Assistance Program
Patient Assistance Program Allows Company to Increase Drug Prices While Passing Costs onto Insurance Companies and Consumers Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. In a letter sent today to the CEO of pharmaceutical company Mylan, 20 senators expressed their serious concerns about the company’s recent significant price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen[Read More…]
