NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012 — Every year, more than 100,000 Americans will need a life-saving organ transplant, yet in 2011 fewer than 22,000 transplants took place in the United States. In New York only 18 percent of New Yorkers who are eligible to donate are registered as organ donors, in[Read More…]
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Two Genetic Deletions in Human Genome Linked to the Development of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Discovery of Inherited-Genetic Variations May Help Assess a Patient’s Risk of Life-Threatening Disease Before it Strikes NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012. An international research team led by Weill Cornell Medical College investigators have discovered two inherited-genetic deletions in the human genome linked to development of aggressive prostate cancer. The findings, published[Read More…]
Summer Temperature Variability May Increase Mortality Risk for Elderly with Chronic Disease
Large Day to Day Variations in Temperature Could Result in Thousands More Deaths Per Year Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that seemingly small changes in summer temperature swings—as little as 1°C more than usual—may shorten life expectancy for elderly people with[Read More…]
Public Comment Period Opens on Updates to Organic Standards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened the public comment period on proposals from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) prior to the board’s spring meeting on May 22-25, 2012 in Albuquerque, NM. The proposals will be open for public input until 11:59pm Thursday, May[Read More…]
New York Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Legislation
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Is medical marijuana coming to New York? I have asked that question several times on this blog. It seems to be a horrible re-occurring case of deja vu. Discussions about medical marijuana start in Albany, there seems to be momentum as the people speak up that they[Read More…]
MTV Audience Encouraged to ‘GYT’
National Campaign Encourages Young People to “Get Yourself Tested” for STDs, Including HIV New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012 — The fourth annual GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign kicks off National STD Awareness Month (April) with new initiatives on-air, online, and on the ground at college campuses and in more than[Read More…]
FDA Announces Plans to Pilot End-stage Kidney Disease Technology in New Program
Innovation Pathway aims to reduce time and cost of bringing safe and effective, breakthrough technologies to patients Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Three products for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) have been chosen to participate in the FDA’s Innovation Pathway, an evolving system designed to help medical devices[Read More…]
Interested in a Wildflower Meadow? Read This
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012 In Part II of his series, Rethinking the America Lawn, David Salman — the founder of High Country Gardens — examines the historic and current role of wildflowers: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2011/02/guest-blog-rethinking-the-american-lawn-part-ii/ Source: http://www.safelawns.org
U.S. Records Warmest March; More Than 15,000 Warm Temperature Records Broken
First quarter of 2012 also warmest on record; early March tornado outbreak is year’s first “billion dollar disaster” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that[Read More…]
On World Health Day, UN Calls for Adequate Health Policies for Older Citizens
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2012. United Nations officials today stressed the importance of providing adequate health services to older citizens and called on countries to commit resources to help their ageing populations lead a healthy and active life. “I urge governments, civil society and the private sector to commit attention and[Read More…]
