Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $6.8 million to national public health partners to assist state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions with their Zika responses in a wide range of activities, including surveillance and epidemiology, vector control, communication and outreach to pregnant[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Hillary Clinton Proposes Rapid Response Fund to Fight Pandemics, Bolster America’s Public Health Infrastructure
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Today, Hillary Clinton released the following statement on her plans to bolster America’s public health infrastructure to deal with the new challenges facing our communities and our families, including a new Public Health Rapid Response Fund to better respond to public health emergencies. Throughout her campaign,[Read More…]
CDC Foundation’s New Business Pulse Focuses on On-the-Job Vehicle Crashes
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Business Pulse: Motor Vehicle Safety at Work, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on how businesses can protect employees who drive for work in the United States and travel for business abroad. This issue also features an interactive infographic[Read More…]
CDC Adds The Bahamas to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for The Bahamas. Local transmission of Zika has been reported on the island of New Providence, which includes the capital city of Nassau. CDC[Read More…]
Saving Patients From Sepsis is a Race Against Time
CDC calls sepsis a medical emergency; encourages prompt action for prevention, early recognition Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. Sepsis is caused by the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to an infection and requires rapid intervention. It begins outside of the hospital for nearly 80 percent of patients. According to a new[Read More…]
New Strategy Holds Promise for Detecting Bacterial Infections in Newborns
NIH-supported study could improve diagnosis, treatment for infants with fevers. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have shown that it’s possible to diagnose a bacterial infection from a small sample of blood — based on the immune system’s response to the bacteria — in[Read More…]
NIH Researchers Discover Otulipenia, a New Inflammatory Disease
Rare and sometimes lethal disease affects young children Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease — otulipenia — that primarily affects young children. They have also identified anti-inflammatory treatments that ease some of the patients’ symptoms: fever, skin rashes,[Read More…]
Breastfeeding Rates Continue To Rise
Moms need ongoing community support to breastfeed as recommended Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. In the United States, more than 8 in 10 mothers (81.1 percent) begin breastfeeding their babies at birth – but many stop earlier than is recommended, according to the 2016 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by the[Read More…]
Sage Products Expands Voluntary Worldwide Recall of Specific Lots of Topical Skin Products Due to Potential Microbial Contamination
Cary, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. Sage Products announced today it is expanding its voluntary worldwide recall to include specific lots of impregnated cloth topical skin products at the distributor, healthcare facility, retail and consumer/user levels. The recall is being initiated due to potential product contamination with the bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia. Topical[Read More…]
Infants Develop Early Understanding of Social Nature of Food
Study finds preferences follow social groups and language; disgust seen as universal Copyright iStockphoto.com CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016 By: Mark Peters Infants develop expectations about what people prefer to eat, providing early evidence of the social nature through which humans understand food, according to a new study conducted at the University[Read More…]
