La Niña ends; neutral conditions return over the equatorial Pacific Ocean Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2012. The globally-averaged temperature for April marked the fifth warmest April since record keeping began in 1880. April 2012 also marked the largest departure from the 20th century average temperature in more than a year. April[Read More…]
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‘Fertilizing’ Bone Marrow Helps Answer Why Some Cancers Spread to Bones
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2012. Researchers found that administering a common chemotherapy drug before bone tumors took root actually fertilized the bone marrow, enabling cancer cells, once introduced, to seed and grow more easily. The findings provide valuable insight as to why some cancers metastasize to bone, and could eventually[Read More…]
Task Force Recommends Team-based Care for Improving Blood Pressure Control
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2012. The Community Preventive Services Task Force today announced it recommends team-based care (TBC) for improving blood pressure control on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness. A review of 77 studies of team-based care showed that patients’ control of blood pressure improved when their care was[Read More…]
Obama Administration Presents National Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
HHS Secretary Sebelius outlines research funding, tools for health care providers, awareness campaign and new website Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2012. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released an ambitious national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The plan was called for in the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), which[Read More…]
New Report Reveals Scale of Edison Steam Generator Failures at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
Engineer warns that tube plugging and low power operation are risky “non-solutions” WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2012. Southern California Edison avoided federal regulatory guidelines when replacing defective steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear power plant — a costly mistake that can’t be fixed by plugging the tubes that carry radioactive[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders: New Global Vaccine Strategy Glosses Over Basic Immunization Gaps
South Sudan 2011 © Avril Benoit/MSF — An MSF staff member vaccinates a child against measles in Abathok. GENEVA/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 MAY 2012—A new, ten-year, multi-billion dollar action plan for global vaccination may fail to deliver if it does not directly address the weaknesses in routine immunization programs. One in five[Read More…]
Pesticide Companies Seek Canadian Approval of Herbicide-Tolerant GE Crops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–May 15, 2012. Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto have filed paperwork for Canadian approval of corn and soybeans genetically engineered (GE) to withstand heavy applications of potent herbicides, reports the Ottawa Citizen. The chemical companies are seeking Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency assessments for the introduction of four[Read More…]
HHS Launches New Web-based Tool to Track Performance of Nation’s Health Care System
Public can view data by age, income level, ethnicity, and other factors Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2012. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the launch of a new web-based tool that will make it easier for all Americans to monitor and measure how the nation’s health care[Read More…]
New Study Discovers Powerful Function of Single Protein That Controls Neurotransmission
Research Findings May Lead to New Drugs Designed to Improve Communication Between Brain Cells and Effectively Treat Neurological Disorders NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012 — Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein — alpha 2 delta — exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters[Read More…]
Harvard School of Public Health to Present Healthy Cup Award to Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012. Jamie Oliver, the internationally acclaimed chef of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, will be honored by Harvard School of Public Health for his substantial achievements in working to end the childhood obesity epidemic. Jamie Oliver has campaigned to provide schoolchildren in the U.S. and U.K.[Read More…]
