Tracking neural changes could help researchers test therapies that slow disease progression. Tracking brain changes in people with Parkinson’s: A new study has found that neural activity in certain brain areas declines over time in individuals with Parkinson’s disease and two related syndromes. David Vaillancourt, Ph.D., University of Florida Bethesda,[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
China Facing Epidemic of Heart Disease, Stroke
Cardiovascular problems propelled by increases in high blood pressure and obesity A health screening in Shanghai, China Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred largely by increases in high blood pressure, according to a new study from[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces Over $800,000 for the American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced $805,000 in federal funding to help the Elk Grove Village-based American Academy of Pediatrics improve awareness and access to care for children with epilepsy in America. The funding is expected to be used to help provide children and youth with[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. Today, ahead of an event with Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton affirmed her support for the Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which aims to end cancer as we know it: “When Vice President Biden lost his beloved son, Beau, to cancer, he found strength in his sorrow.[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on DEA’s Decision Not to Reschedule Marijuana
Portland, OR. –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the announcement from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that the U.S. will affirm its prohibition on medical marijuana. “Today’s announcement from the DEA is a huge disappointment to people in the 27 jurisdictions across the[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: Federal Law ‘Behind the Times’ with DEA Decision Not to Reschedule Marijuana
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. After the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced it would not reschedule marijuana from the most restrictive federal drug class, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement: “The DEA’s decision flies in the face of choices made freely by voters in Oregon and[Read More…]
Study: Frequent Marijuana Consumers Are Not More Likely To Access Health Care Services
Milwaukee, WI–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Marijuana consumers do not access health care services at rates that are higher than non-users, according to data published online ahead of print in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin assessed the relationship between marijuana use and health care[Read More…]
Nigeria Reports First Polio Cases Since 2014, Highlighting Urgency of Immunization – UN Health Agency
Health workers vaccinating children against polio in Nigeria. Photo: IRIN/Aminu Abubakar NIGERIA–(ENEWSPF)–11 August 2016 – After two children were paralyzed by polio in Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria, the first cases of wild poliovirus in more than two years, the United Nations health agency today stressed the need to prioritize[Read More…]
University of Chicago Grad Student’s Discovery Could Enable Rapid Screening of Anti-Cancer Compounds
Unique process creates knotted chemical structures Graduate student Di Liu co-authored an article describing how to create tiny, knotted chemical structures that may provide a way to rapidly screen hundreds of chemicals for anti-cancer activity. Photo by: Joel Wintermantle CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016 By Carla Reiter It isn’t often that a[Read More…]
CDC Adds Cayman Islands to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 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 Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list[Read More…]
