UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–8 March 2012. Taking a heart disease medication can affect a person’s subconscious attitudes towards race, a team of ethicists, psychiatrists and psychologists at Oxford University has found. In a study published in Psychopharmacology, researchers gave 18 people the drug propranolol and 18 people a placebo and found that[Read More…]
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Maternal Death: The Avoidable Crisis
SYDNEY/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–MARCH 7, 2012—Every year, hundreds of thousands of women around the world die avoidable deaths during childbirth, for lack of skilled birth attendants and basic medications, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a report released today, in advance of International Women’s Day[Read More…]
New CDC Campaign Aims to Stem HIV Crisis Among Black Women
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. To combat the high toll of HIV and AIDS among black women in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched Take Charge. Take the Test., a new campaign to increase HIV testing and awareness among African-American women. The campaign – which[Read More…]
NIH-funded Study Defines Treatment Window for HIV-positive Children Infected at Birth
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. HIV-positive children older than 1 year who were treated after showing moderate HIV-related symptoms did not experience greater cognitive or behavior problems compared to peers treated when signs of their infection were still mild, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. But[Read More…]
NIH Encourages Reducing Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. In recognition of World Kidney Day on March 8, the National Institutes of Health is promoting efforts to reduce disparities in organ transplantation. This is particularly important among African-Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians, all of whom are disproportionately affected by kidney failure — yet are less[Read More…]
Surgeon General Releases New Report on Youth Smoking
More than 3.6 million kids smoke cigarettes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. The fight against youth tobacco use was accelerated today by Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, with the release of the Surgeon General’s Report, Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults. This report details the scope, health consequences and[Read More…]
Large Solar Flares Generate Geomagnetic Storm
EU–(ENEWSPF)–8 March 2012. A pair of unusually large solar flares early yesterday generated a Coronal Mass Ejection that will reach Earth around mid-day today. It will likely cause at least a strong geomagnetic storm that could affect satellites in space and trigger auroral displays. The effects at ground level are[Read More…]
NRC Issues Annual Assessment Letters for Nation’s Nuclear Plants
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2012. Yesterday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued annual assessment letters to the nation’s operating commercial nuclear power reactors. As of Dec. 31, 2011, 99 of 104 nuclear reactors were performing at a high level. “We ensure nuclear power plants are safe, continually inspecting them and assessing[Read More…]
New Biological Pesticide To Enter Market
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2012. Researchers at Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU) have discovered a bacterium that could control a variety of plant diseases caused by funghi, bacteria and viruses, and are working with Certis USA, a global biological pesticide company, to develop and commercialize it by early 2013. The product will[Read More…]
NOAA: Winter Season Fourth Warmest on Record for U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2012. Warmer-than-average temperatures dominated the northern and eastern regions of the country in December, January and February, leading to the fourth warmest winter on record for the contiguous United States. The winter season was also drier-than-average for the Lower 48, with dry conditions experienced across the West[Read More…]
