Large-scale study reveals targets for obesity prevention, wisdom of walkable communities. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. Using a larger dataset than for any previous human movement study, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, have tracked physical activity by population for more than 100 countries. Their[Read More…]
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Nominate Your Neighbor for the Park Forest Sustainability Award
Applications due by September 1 to the Department of Public Works, 350 Victory Drive Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2017. Nominations are now being accepted for the Park Forest Environment Commission’s Sustainability Award. Nominations accepted for any of the following including general appearance of property, rain barrels, rain gardens, raised planter[Read More…]
Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus Offering School Physicals
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2017. The Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus, 350 Victory Drive in DownTown Park Forest, is once again offering affordable school physicals required for children entering preschool, kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade. Physical exams are conducted by a family nurse practitioner. Dates available are: July[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
First approval for this rare blood disorder in nearly 20 years Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) for patients age five years and older with sickle cell disease to reduce severe complications associated with the blood disorder. “Endari is[Read More…]
New Study: Weak U.S. Standards for Ground-level Ozone, Particulate Matter Contribute Directly to Thousands of Premature Deaths
New England Journal of Medicine Study Released Same Month Trump EPA Delayed Plans for Meeting More Protective Ground-level Ozone Standards BOSTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2017. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that weak U.S. standards for ground-level ozone and particulate matter contribute directly to thousands[Read More…]
Addiction Experts: Comprehensive Insurance Coverage is Critical to Stemming Opioid Crisis
Addiction Experts Oppose Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 6, 2017. Our nation’s escalating opioid crisis – with more than 144 people dying every day from overdose – will not abate without access to comprehensive substance use disorder treatment in private insurance and Medicaid. The Senate’s version of healthcare repeal would cripple national efforts to address this public health epidemic.[Read More…]
Parents Of Premature and Special Needs Children Speak Out Against Proposed Healthcare Bill
Repeal of ACA threatens those with pre-existing conditions, reliant on Medicaid DETROIT –(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2017. Michigan Representative Debbie Dingell met with several children born prematurely or with special needs and their parents for a roundtable discussion of how proposed health care reform would affect them. Children with special needs like[Read More…]
Hubble Pushed Beyond Limits to Spot Clumps of New Stars in Distant Galaxy
An illustration portrays what distant star-formation regions might look like up close. According to new research, the regions are clumpy and span about 200 to 300 light-years, contradicting earlier theories. Courtesy of: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2017. When it comes to the distant universe, even the[Read More…]
New CDC Report Shows Deaths from Cancer Higher in Rural America
First report to detail cancer differences and mortality gap between rural and urban areas Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—July 6, 2017. Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows slower reduction in cancer death rates in rural America (a decrease of 1.0 percent per year) compared with urban America (a[Read More…]
FDA Clears Expanded Use of Cooling Cap to Reduce Hair Loss During Chemotherapy
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2017. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the expanded use of a cooling cap, DigniCap Cooling System, to reduce hair loss (alopecia) during chemotherapy. This is the first cooling cap cleared by the agency for use in cancer patients with solid tumors. “We are[Read More…]
