Nanoscale films developed at MIT promote bone growth, creating a stronger seal between implants and patients’ own bone. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of[Read More…]
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University of Texas Students Vote to Ban Triclosan on Campus
Washington, DC–((ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. The University of Texas (UT) Student Government body unanimously passed a resolution last month to ban soap containing the toxic antibacterial chemical triclosan throughout campus. If the ban is accepted by the University administration, UT would be the first university in the country to take an[Read More…]
Brain-activated Muscle Stimulation Restores Monkeys’ Hand Movement After Paralysis
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. An artificial connection between the brain and muscles can restore complex hand movements in monkeys following paralysis, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. In a report in the journal Nature, researchers describe how they combined two pieces of technology to create[Read More…]
Environmental Groups Praise EPA’s First-Ever Clean Air Protections for Fracking
Agency takes important first step to protect air quality and public health Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. Today environmental groups praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) vital updates to nationwide air quality protections to include oil and natural gas production. This is the first federal safeguard aimed at curbing air[Read More…]
ACLU Tells Federal Appeals Court to Reinstate Lawsuit against Wal-Mart for Wrongfully Firing Medical Marijuana Patient
Employees Who Use Marijuana to Treat Debilitating Diseases Are Protected Under Michigan Law CINCINNATI–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. The American Civil Liberties Union today told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that its lawsuit charging Wal-Mart and the manager of its Battle Creek, Mich. store with wrongfully firing an[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Encourages Testing During STD Awareness Month
Illinois ranks top 10 nationwide for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia infections CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. Every year sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, cost the U.S. healthcare system $17 billion and cost individuals even more in immediate and long-term health consequences. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) encourages residents to discuss[Read More…]
EPA Publishes Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides in Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. In the face of widespread pesticide contamination of U.S. waterways and the lack of drinking water standards for hundreds of pesticides, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new health and environmental benchmarks for acute pesticide effects, postponing action on chronic effects to an unspecified[Read More…]
Gene Related To Head Size Also Linked To Parkinson’s Disease And Dementia
DOHA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012 — A physician and geneticist at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has had his research into head size published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. Dr. Dennis Mook-Kanamori’s research identified genes that influence head size and are related to Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Dr. Mook-Kanamori,[Read More…]
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Hospitalization for Lung, Heart Disease
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Older adults may be at increased risk of being hospitalized for lung and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes following long-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first study to look[Read More…]
Positive Feelings May Help Protect Cardiovascular Health
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is known about how positive psychological characteristics are related to heart health. In the first and largest systematic review on this[Read More…]
